The Spokesrider

This Jesuit priest re-enactor was the first constumed interpreter we talked to at the Fort St. Joseph Archaeology Open House in Niles. (Today is the 2nd day of the event.) He had a wicked-looking tomahawk (not shown) in his holster, which was an opening for him to describe some non-traditional career paths for 18th century [...]

The first time I rode southwest from Niles, Michigan along Black Hawk’s old trail, was in 1997 or 1998. I had sampled some of the Sauk Trail in Michigan (US-12) and found the road in poor repair — not pleasant to ride on in many places. Much of it has since been resurfaced, and is [...]

This is a view along the last leg of the path from the paved road to the Maria Creek Baptist Church cemetery. (The road is one between Oaktown and Freelandville, Indiana.) The gravesite of Charles Polke is near the trees, left of center in the photo, where it would be hard to see at any [...]