The reunion die hards - to the "bitter end"
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
Sunday at the band concert in Hudson, OH
The bandshell on the green
The reunion die hards - to the "bitter end"
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The reunion die hards - to the "bitter end"
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Saturday at the reunion
Gary's cousin Cindy planned a wonderful boat tour on the Cuyahoga River which runs through Cleveland. It was great. Gary and I had done this previously but this boat was chartered just for our reunion group and very well done.
This is our charter boat.
Here is one amazing scene as we threaded our way between two large ore carriers, shuttling iron ore from Lake Erie to a large steel mill up river.
This is the fire station on the river. In 1969, this river burned due to the oil and pollution!
This is the oldest existing mill on the river. The river is lined with hulks of former industrial buildings of days gone by - an industrial museum.
Cleveland skyline from Lake Erie
The reunion group
This is our charter boat.
Here is one amazing scene as we threaded our way between two large ore carriers, shuttling iron ore from Lake Erie to a large steel mill up river.
This is the fire station on the river. In 1969, this river burned due to the oil and pollution!
This is the oldest existing mill on the river. The river is lined with hulks of former industrial buildings of days gone by - an industrial museum.
Cleveland skyline from Lake Erie
The reunion group
Friday, July 29, 2011
Hudson, OH Reunion
We spent our first evening at the Kennedy-Paine reunion of Gary's cousins and other relatives on his mother's side of the family. About 45 are expected this year, not as many as in past years. Tonight was the welcoming picnic at a lovely park in the Hudson, OH area. Cindy Heigold is the organizer and has done and is doing a fabulous job.
This family has been doing this reunion, in various places around the country, for many years, every three years. Gary remembers going to reunions as a child. Gary's two brothers are here as well as one nephew, and his sister will arrive tomorrow, so that family is pretty well represented. But one contingent has all their kids and grandchildren here. Pretty hard to do when the kids are school age. They get the award!
We have two events tomorrow. A busy day.
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This family has been doing this reunion, in various places around the country, for many years, every three years. Gary remembers going to reunions as a child. Gary's two brothers are here as well as one nephew, and his sister will arrive tomorrow, so that family is pretty well represented. But one contingent has all their kids and grandchildren here. Pretty hard to do when the kids are school age. They get the award!
We have two events tomorrow. A busy day.
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Shipshewana, IN
We are in Shipshewana, Indiana tonight. This is a very picturesque area just east of Elkhart which happens to be where our RV was manufactured. (That RV manufacturer closed the plant in Elkhart as the result of their filing Chapter 11).
This area is the heart of Amish country. We saw dozens of carriages on the roadways as we were driving in tonight, and also lots of bicycles, ridden by the women in their pastel dresses with the little caps, and by the bearded men with their bowl haircuts and suspender pants.
We decided to have dinner at an Amish restaurant in Topeka, about 8 miles south of Shipshewana. We have eaten in the past at several restaurants here run by the Amish, but tonight was a first: we ate at one that was also patronized by the local Amish. Very interesting to be seated among them at the long tables with these nice people. We weren't where we could talk to them. They were mostly seated in large family groups.
Driving on the surrounding country roads, one can see these neat, prosperous people living their lives without modern vehicles. They have very large houses, carriage houses in the back, large barns for cows and many horses used for plowing fields, carrying things, and to pull carriages.
I got a fabulous photo of a whole line of carriages outside the restaurant, but it is on my iPhone which is currently being used to watch the Twins game on MLB.com, so I can't post it just yet. But I will.
By the way, this area of Indiana is called Michiana by the locals, a combination of Michigan just to the north, and Indiana.
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This area is the heart of Amish country. We saw dozens of carriages on the roadways as we were driving in tonight, and also lots of bicycles, ridden by the women in their pastel dresses with the little caps, and by the bearded men with their bowl haircuts and suspender pants.
We decided to have dinner at an Amish restaurant in Topeka, about 8 miles south of Shipshewana. We have eaten in the past at several restaurants here run by the Amish, but tonight was a first: we ate at one that was also patronized by the local Amish. Very interesting to be seated among them at the long tables with these nice people. We weren't where we could talk to them. They were mostly seated in large family groups.
Driving on the surrounding country roads, one can see these neat, prosperous people living their lives without modern vehicles. They have very large houses, carriage houses in the back, large barns for cows and many horses used for plowing fields, carrying things, and to pull carriages.
I got a fabulous photo of a whole line of carriages outside the restaurant, but it is on my iPhone which is currently being used to watch the Twins game on MLB.com, so I can't post it just yet. But I will.
By the way, this area of Indiana is called Michiana by the locals, a combination of Michigan just to the north, and Indiana.
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Summer 2011 Trip
First day of our RV trip to Cleveland for a family reunion and on to Eastern Canada. We left Hastings (the RV barn) at about 11:00. We are near Milton, WI tonight. We ate dinner at the RV so didn't do any sightseeing here, although this area is lovely. The drive today was wonderful. Wild flowers in the fields, in the ditches and along the sides of the highways. Mostly yellow something's and white yarrow. Weather was perfect. Everything is so green! And all the lakes and rivers are brim full. Not surprisingly, we expect rain later tonight. In spite of the late spring and heavy rains at planting time, all the corn looks really good. As an Iowa guy, Gary notices these things.
We are listening to a series of lectures on the American Revolution by Yale professor Joanne Freeman - free on iTunes. There is always more to learn! She has a lively and appealing approach, going in depth on a single theme or event or topic that brings the time alive.
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We are listening to a series of lectures on the American Revolution by Yale professor Joanne Freeman - free on iTunes. There is always more to learn! She has a lively and appealing approach, going in depth on a single theme or event or topic that brings the time alive.
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