Cass County MI

12.09.07

Riding in the dark to Castalia, Ohio
Cass County MI, Erie County OH, Sandusky County OH (0)
On Labor Day weekend 1998 I did a ride to Castalia, Ohio near Sandusky, and then partway back. Myra said she had been to Sandusky once and wasn't interested in driving there again to pick me up, but some place like Adrian would be OK. The story I was following ended up being one of the most momentous of the Black Hawk Slept Here project for me, because of the additional archival information it led me to. But this bike ride itself was an especially memorable one. It was the first time I set foot ...
06.16.07

Bacon house?
Cass County MI, Garver Lake - 2007 (1)
Last weekend's bike ride was in part to search for places connected with Frederick Garver, who served in the militia from Cass County during the Black Hawk war. I've started a WikiAtlas page for him The Cass Counties have information about him. Actually, it's Frederick Garver Sr. that they have information about. It was probably his son who served in the militia. But I don't have any information that says where he lived. He owned a fair amount of land, so it's hard to narrow it down. I tried to play detective using plat maps that ...

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