The Spokesrider

On September 18, 2003, I happened upon this historical marker in Crawford County, Ohio, on my way from Nevada to Mount Vernon. It’s where William Crawford’s army fought on its retreat from Ohio in 1782. Crawford himself had been captured the previous day, and was later tortured to death near Upper Sandusky. It’s a well-known [...]

Monroe County, Michigan makes me think of bad roads and deep ditches. This photo was taken on a 3-day tour that took me there in 2003. But now when I look at the road, I have to say it’s no worse than a lot of those in my home county of Calhoun this year, especially [...]