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Good Morning To Everyone On The Front Porch On This Cold Thursday Morning December 17th, 2020!
As I'm sitting around our apartment on my cable I've seen some interesting things like beautiful creatures posted on the internet! It could be a tropical bird, a majestic animal, a waterfall in a remote part of Africa, a giant tree or the insect I've posted below.
I think that the Front Porch followers should be able to come up with several hundred photos by New Years Day! All you need to do is save the photo to your gallery and repost it here to this topic.
ENJOY AND HAVE A HAPPY, HEALTHY 2021!
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@DaveMcK wrote:Good Morning To Everyone On The Front Porch On This Cold Thursday Morning December 17th, 2020!
As I'm sitting around our apartment on my cable I've seen some interesting things like beautiful creatures posted on the internet! It could be a tropical bird, a majestic animal, a waterfall in a remote part of Africa, a giant tree or the insect I've posted below.
I think that the Front Porch followers should be able to come up with several hundred photos by New Years Day! All you need to do is save the photo to your gallery and repost it here to this topic.
ENJOY AND HAVE A HAPPY, HEALTHY 2021!
@DaveMcK wrote:Good Morning To Everyone On The Front Porch On This Cold Thursday Morning December 17th, 2020!
As I'm sitting around our apartment on my cable I've seen some interesting things like beautiful creatures posted on the internet! It could be a tropical bird, a majestic animal, a waterfall in a remote part of Africa, a giant tree or the insect I've posted below.
I think that the Front Porch followers should be able to come up with several hundred photos by New Years Day! All you need to do is save the photo to your gallery and repost it here to this topic.
ENJOY AND HAVE A HAPPY, HEALTHY 2021!
We had a two hole outhouse at our summer cottage for several decades.
""Living Beside ‘The River’ is a wonderful blend of Exceptional International Freighter Sites and Sounds!" Posted by a Canadian Facebook friend of mine.
News from my home town of Ripon, Wisconsin.
We’re thrilled to announce that Ripon Public Library will be one of the 1,280 Carnegie Libraries receiving a $10,000 gift from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, NY.
This gift honors the lasting legacy of Andrew Carnegie and the libraries he helped establish, as part of the Carnegie Corporation’s nationwide celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.
While Ripon Public Library’s history begins in 1880, it was in 1902 that a $12,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie helped fund the construction of Ripon’s standalone public library building. That building still stands downtown today, now home to the Ripon Chamber of Commerce and Ripon Main Street, Inc.
Though our library moved to our current location in 1972, we’re proud to continue our legacy as a Carnegie Library, and this generous gift will help us continue offering programs, services, and resources that enrich the community.
This library was built in my home town of Ripon., Wisconsin.
Do you have one built where you grew up?
Did a lot of ice skating when the mill pond was frozen over in the winter time! This was when I was much younger and still living in Ripon, Wisconsin.
Fall colors in Green Lake, Wisconsin
Madison, WI
Yes, multiple Wisconsin communities host annual Apple Festivals to celebrate the fall harvest, including prominent celebrations in Bayfield, Gays Mills, Two Rivers, and Deerfield, among others. These festivals often feature apple-themed foods, music, parades, and craft vendors, drawing visitors to various parts of the state.
Here are some examples of Apple Festivals in Wisconsin:
- Located on the Bayfield Peninsula, this festival is a large event celebrating the local apple harvest with a parade, carnival, live music, and food vendors.
- Known as the "Apple Capital of Wisconsin," this festival in the Driftless Area features parades, carnivals, and numerous food and craft vendors.
- This festival celebrates the season with fresh apples, baked goods, live music, and an arts and crafts fair.
- Hosted by Bittersweet Blessings Farm, this event offers an apple pie contest, cider pressing demonstrations, and live entertainment.
- The Door County Historical Society hosts a festival in mid-to-late September with apple-themed activities, historical insights, and food.
These festivals highlight Wisconsin's significant apple production, with large clusters of orchards found in areas like Door County, Gays Mills, and the Bayfield Peninsula.
Fresh apple pie is the heart of many of these festivals.
USCGC EAGLE.
The Regina Maris Brigantine in full sails.
Photo credit: Alex Wolf.
The USCGC Eagle (WIX-327), originally named Horst Wessel and often referred to as the Barque Eagle, is a 295-foot (90 m) barque built in 1936. It serves as a training vessel for aspiring officers of the United States Coast Guard.
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Sunsets are better by the harbor. Do you have a favorite sunset near you. Mine is out of a couple of windows in the dinning room in our retirement center.
The Kruzenshtern is a four-masted barque, originally built in 1926 at Geestemünde in Bremerhaven, Germany, under the name Padua, after the Italian city.
Photo by Milena Stevens
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Mount Rushmore is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, near the town of Keystone. Specifically, it's within Mount Rushmore National Memorial. The memorial is about 23 miles southwest of Rapid City, South Dakota.
My folk's, sister and I visited here in the 1950s.
Majestic figures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln, surrounded by the beauty of the Black Hills of South Dakota, tell the story of the birth, growth, development and preservation of this country. From the history of the first inhabitants to the diversity of America today, Mount Rushmore brings visitors face to face with the rich heritage we all share.
Old slide photo my dad took.
The majestic Fryderick Chopin sails gracefully, embracing the rhythm of the waves.
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🌟Introducing the Schooner Opal—an impressive tall ship that embodies the spirit of adventure on the high seas with that awesome backdrop and rough sea conditions, makes her look more resplendent!
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⚓️ Meet 'Tall Ship Fryderyk Chopin—a majestic vessel that captures the spirit of adventure on the open seas! Photo credit Richard Sibley.
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Lake Erie, despite being the shallowest of the Great Lakes, holds a significant number of shipwrecks, with estimates ranging from 500 to 2,000. The shallow waters and propensity for strong storms have contributed to the high density of sunken vessels, many of which remain undiscovered.
Santísima Trinidad..
Spanish first-rate ship of the line with 112 guns. This was increased in 1795-96 to 130 guns by closing in the spar deck between the quarterdeck and forecastle, and to 136 guns around 1802 (plus 4 small guns on the poop), thus creating what was in effect a continuous fourth gundeck although the extra guns added were actually relatively small. She was the heaviest-armed ship in the world when rebuilt, and bore the most guns of any ship of the line outfitted in the Age of Sail.
More Tall Ships on the West Waterfront of Sturgeon Bay! What an incredible opening day!
We had a two hole outhouse at our summer cottage for several decades.
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