The Spokesrider's real name is John Gorentz. He lives in southwest Michigan and goes on bicycling expeditions to places where he can say, "Black Hawk Slept Here." But that phrase gets interpreted very broadly. Almost any excuse to ride to a place of settlement-era history will do.
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