By Mary Fairchild Pete Stark. This is a picture of Pete Stark with our family’s ancient Indian artifact–an authentic copper celt. Pete, Vice President of the Oconto Historical Society, is an expert on the Old Copper Culture. The Old Copper Culture refers to the items made by early inhabitants of the Great Lakes region. We…
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Dinner With Frederick Schram
By Mary FairchildRob Sula, Dr. Frederick R. Schram, Jack Wittry, Jim Fairchild.–August, 2011. The Mazon Creek site is very significant because of the diversity of life compared to other Lagerstatten. Frederick R. Schram (2) In August, ESCONI members Rob and Sondra Sula, Jack and Charlene Wittry, and Jim and I met with Dr. Frederick Schram at…
Chicago Kayakers, Environmentalism, and Incentives: What’s Good For the Goose is Good For the Gander?
(Cumberland Island; 3/19/11) Cumberland Island, Georgia, is the premiere sea-kayaking destination in the Southeast. Last February, I looked forward to catching my first glimpses of the feral horses on Cumberland Island. The area is not only a birdwatcher’s hotspot, but an important location for the nesting of three species of endangered sea turtles. Just offshore, it is one of…
Geneva Kayak Center and Yorkville: Catching Waves and Whitewater in the Midwest
By Mary Fairchild Menominee River, Piers Gorge, Spring of 2010; CFS 3000. The Fox River Valley in Yorkville, Illinois, is expected to attract paddlers from throughout the Midwest as well as become an area for paddling instructors as a year-round teaching environment at the first whitewater park in the area. Ryan Rushton, L4 longboat training on the Menominee…
Baraboo’s Ringling Riverfront
By Mary Fairchild Ringling’s: ABT. 1895, left to right–Al, Alf T., Gus, Charles, Otto. Seated–John, Salome and August (parents), Ida (Mrs. North), Henry. Did you know that if you drive into Baraboo, Wisconsin, on Rt. 33 that it turns into “Ringling Boulevard?” The Ringling riverfront property is actually on Water Street, however. The city of…
While Vacationing in the Dells
By Mary Fairchild DO YOU KNOW THE MUFFLER MAN? LAKELESS LAKE DELTON HOLIDAY SHORES KAYAKING WISCONSIN’S INDIAN MOUNDS WITH ROSS M. CURRY Do you know the Muffler Man? Roadside statues came to be in the latter half of the 20th century when the West opened up to the middle class as a vacation destination. These large statues where…