The Spokesrider

More from my May 17 ride to Moscow. Almost any excuse will do for a stop along the way. This old schoolhouse in Albion Township caught my attention. It doesn’t seem to have been converted into a residence, like so many old one-room schools have. But do the two front doors mean this was a [...]

Over at the phred bicycle touring list, there was a request for an Ordnance Survey map from England. A list member offered one that was published in 1959. I got to thinking that for my bicycle rides, I often look for maps a lot older than that. Sunday afternoon’s ride was guided in part by [...]

For yesterday’s bike ride, I looked for a destination in Eaton County. The wind forecast suggested that would be a good direction. I searched the county histories, and came up with a Black Hawk anecdote that was new to me. From the 1880 history of Eaton County, page 477, is the following material (which seems [...]