By Mary Fairchild This was my favorite play area from my 2011 guided Coastal Maine trip (2011 report). The sea kayaking community needs, perhaps most of all, to guard against any shift from safety to one of recognition and getting paid. Known as “Ocean Camp Maine,” my second guided trip to Maine, September 2013, was set up quite differently…
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Kayaking Cobscook Bay and Coastal Maine
By Mary Fairchild As every mariner knows, to truly discover the character of Maine and her people one must approach them from the water. Christopher Little At one time, according to maritime superstition, it was believed that having a woman on board your boat angered the seas and that she was an omen of bad luck for everyone. This past week we had…
Gab CEO Andrew Torba’s Plans for Religious Supremacy
CEO of Gab.com Andrew Torba describes his social network as a champion of free speech, individual liberty and the free flow of information online and all are welcome. Sign up, join some “trains” and gather large followings of people instantly and continually. Purchase promotional t-shirts and then “conquer the world.” Mixed between religious pictures, current…
Wagons West: Kepler, Stemple and Fransen Genealogy
By Mary Fairchild The unique stories of our ancestors open up our knowledge of history with greater detail in rich and heart-warming ways. Please enjoy my latest compilation of ancestor letters, notes, and photographs that I have been graciously supplied with. A special thanks to my sister-in-law, Kathy Nicholls, who spent countless hours making copies with me…
The Ancestors and Descendants of the Turuc and Schlacter Families
By Mary Fairchild LINK TO MANDULA & TURUC FAMILY PHOTOS HERE Peter Turuc b 14 July 1875 Romania d 28 March 1939 Gary, IN m. Mary Mandula b. ABT 1880 Romania. They had three children: Vasil b. ABT 1900 Romania. Vasil was sponsored by his grandmother, Maria Mandula, and immigrated to Gary, Indiana. He married, changed…