The Spokesrider

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 [...]

After Salamonie, there were more gravel roads to mark the treaty line. It was probably this sign, at the crossroads known as Boundary City, that got me started seven years on looking for the marks left on the landscape by the Indian treaties. For this particular boundary of this particular treaty (the Fort Wayne Treaty [...]

Back to the July 1 ride. After leaving Fort Recovery (finally) I rode, mostly along the treaty line roads, to Salamonia, on the upper reaches of the Salamonie River. There was more to the town than I expected, given that there are no state highways that go to it. This was part of it. Whether [...]

It didn’t take long to set up camp, but it was already late in the afternoon. The wind was from the southeast, so I picked Murray, to the northwest, as the destination. This would be good enough for a starter ride. I rode mostly on the St. Mary’s side of the Wabash River. The terrain [...]

Thanksgiving day afternoon was good for riding — with clear skies, afternoon highs in the 50s, and a light wind out of the south. The day’s destination was near the Convis Township hall. A Reuben White had farmed there. The county histories said he had served in the militia in the Black Hawk war. LeRoy [...]