Another one for Ron's relatives.
Interesting note - Ron remembers hearing that his Uncle Fabian, as a young man, took a team of horses up to the 'North woods' in the winter. We're assuming that he worked with a logging operation, maybe hauling logs on a sled just like the picture.
I'm thinking I should start a collection of the tops of buildings. I seem to be drawn to them - not to climb, but to photograph. This is the courthouse in Menominee.
Another side note - Ron had heard somewhere that his Great Uncle Frank had died in Menominee and was buried there. We stopped in the courthouse and, sure enough, there was a death record that he died at 57 of a burst appendix! How sad.
Now for a couple of things that made me laugh. Have you ever seen a vending machine that dispenses live bait?
And this cute guy was in the gas station. He constantly moves back and forth, turning his wheel. The clerk said all the kids get a kick out of him. What does that say about me?
For all the inquiring minds out there, a motorized crank raises and lowers the wire, causing him to travel back and forth along it.
Thanks for the capture of the architecture of a building that few people see. Look up past the second story of older buildings for lots of decoration. Most interesting.
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We used to have a "live bait" machine sitting on the sidewalk along Main Street, one half block from the square. Not sure what category that comes under. Hip or Redneck????
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