Image via Wikipedia It’s late at night and the house is quiet with all asleep, except for me. I have my treasured transistor radio on and it is tuned to ” WLS, 890, in Chicago” several hundred miles down the lakeshore. Its 50,000 watts blast over the air waves make it easily the Midwest’s most listened to station. It is my only salvation for living far from any neighbors or a nearby town. Growing up in rural northern Michigan could be very lonely. But …Read the Rest
janeofwisconsin.com blog Articles in November, 2010
‘Tis The Season
Bells ringing in front of stores and malls toll in the Christmas season. Christmas tree sales popping up in front of store parking lots. Wreaths and garland gaily topped with red ribbon, hang on display racks in front of grocery stores. Cold weather finally …Read the Rest
A Chicagoan’s 1890′s Paradise: Epworth Resort and Assembly
It’s a cold day here in Wisconsin, so I am letting my mind wander to the hot days of summer. I wonder about living in the post Victorian era in Chicago with a hot summer like we had this …Read the Rest
NW Michigan Orchard Farmlife in the 50′s & 60′s
Horticulture. That is what I said my father did, once I discovered the word in a list of vocations in a secondary education assessment, it was a test to see what vocation would best suit my interests and talents. As an aside, …Read the Rest
