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  • I do believe in ferries! #015

    I do believe in ferries! #015

    In 2010, we took a Fall trip to Wisconsin. Instead of driving through Chicago and its suburbs, we decided to travel across lake Michigan on the historic ferry  S.S. Badger.  It’s the only coal-fired steamship in the Great Lakes. They used to transport railroad cars in the hold, and load a few autos on top. The spindly ramp…

  • Old West End #010

    The Old West End is a historic neighborhood in Toledo, Ohio. The neighborhood features a festival on the first weekend in June, and Tours de Noel, both with house tours. The Old West End is just to the North of the Toledo Museum of Art.

  • Egyptian Revival Mausoleum at Woodlawn

    Ancient Egyptian style mausoleums were quite popular in this area. The collection of artifacts at the nearby Toledo Museum of Art may have influenced that, along with a general interest in Egyptian Revival art . Related articles Urshel Obelisk at Woodlawn #001

  • I do believe in ferries! #014

    In 2010, we took a Fall trip to Wisconsin. Instead of driving through Chicago and its suburbs, we decided to travel across lake Michigan on the historic ferry  S.S. Badger.  It’s the only coal-fired steamship in the Great Lakes. They used to transport railroad cars in the hold, and load a few autos on top. The spindly ramp…

  • Old West End #009

    The Old West End is a historic neighborhood in Toledo, Ohio. The neighborhood features a festival on the first weekend in June, and Tours de Noel, both with house tours. The Old West End is just to the North of the Toledo Museum of Art.

  • Gunckel Pyramid

    John Gunckel was a Toledo Philanthropist. What’s unusual was that he wasn’t a wealthy industrialist. He worked as a ticket agent for a railroad. He started the National Newsboys Association to help poor boys working as newspaper sellers and other low-level survival jobs. The three-sided pyramid was made from stones brought from all over the…

  • Old West End #008

    The Old West End is a historic neighborhood in Toledo, Ohio. The neighborhood features a festival on the first weekend in June, and Tours de Noel, both with house tours. The Old West End is just to the North of the Toledo Museum of Art.

  • I do believe in ferries! #013

    In 2010, we took a Fall trip to Wisconsin. Instead of driving through Chicago and its suburbs, we decided to travel across lake Michigan on the historic ferry  S.S. Badger.  It’s the only coal-fired steamship in the Great Lakes. They used to transport railroad cars in the hold, and load a few autos on top. The spindly ramp…

  • Vernal Pool

     A vernal pool, earlier this year. Temporary pools like this serve as breeding habitats for frogs and toads.

  • I do believe in ferries! #012

    In 2010, we took a Fall trip to Wisconsin. Instead of driving through Chicago and its suburbs, we decided to travel across lake Michigan on the historic ferry  S.S. Badger.  It’s the only coal-fired steamship in the Great Lakes. They used to transport railroad cars in the hold, and load a few autos on top. The spindly ramp…

  • Old West End #007

    The Old West End is a historic neighborhood in Toledo, Ohio. The neighborhood features a festival on the first weekend in June, and Tours de Noel, both with house tours. The Old West End is just to the North of the Toledo Museum of Art.

  • Sheep and Lambs

    Spring Lambs with Ewe