The autumn colors are still bright in some areas, but stronger winds are causing a lot of leaves to fall. I was hit in the face by a big maple leaf today while taking some fall pictures.
Bright Autumn Colors
Picture of the Day for October 12, 2021
Some of the “leaf peepers” might see the colorful leaves while they are enjoying a waterfall or cascades like at Siskiwit Falls at Cornucopia, Wisconsin. The Siskiwit Falls are a series of slides and drops totaling about twenty feet.
Autumn at Siskiwit Falls
Picture of the Day for October 11, 2021
With the Monday holiday, there were more people off from work to enjoy the outdoors, including a boat scenic tour.
Seeing Duluth Harbor
Picture of the Day for October 10, 2021
The wind was gusty this afternoon and finally blew in some drier air, but it also blew a lot of leaves off the trees.
Fallen Colors
Picture of the Day for October 9, 2021
On October 9, 1859, in an area northeast of Green Bay, WI, Adele Brise saw for the third and last time, the vision of the Blessed Virgin Mary between a hemlock and maple tree. The Blessed Mother told Adele to teach the children their faith. Adele’s dad built a small wooden structure at the site of the apparition and a larger chapel was built in 1865. The present chapel for Our Lady of Good Help was completed in 1942.
Twelve years after Adele’s vision, the 1871 Peshtigo fire headed towards the chapel. The Sisters, school children and area families as well as some livestock, fled to the Shrine’s chapel for protection. Sister Adele lead them in the rosary and they lifted the statue of Mary and processed around the outside of the chapel pleading for protection. The fire raged all around the compound and flames arched over it, but the fire never touched the chapel or the people there.
Although the outside of the fence posts were charred, the five acres around the Chapel of Our Lady of Good Help had been spared from the total firestorm devastation that surrounded it.
Chapel of Our Lady of Good Help
Picture of the Day for October 8, 2021
A hundred and fifty years ago, the deadliest wildfire in recorded history occurred in northeastern Wisconsin with an estimated deaths between 1,500 and 2,500. The Peshtigo fire consumed 2 billion trees and burned 1.2 million acres as the flames reached 200 feet in the air and 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The mass grave of nearly 350 people was established because it was impossible to identify so many people.
Some people went to the river in an attempt to escape the flames, like James Mellen and his two younger brothers. For four hours he tried to keep his brothers safe from the heat and flames by wetting their hair and dunking them under water. When James brought his family to shore, he found that both his brothers had died of hypothermia.
The Peshtigo fire, the deadliest wildfire recorded, has been largely forgotten because the famous Great Chicago Fire happened the same day which was publicized more but only killed around 300.
Peshtigo Fire Mass Grave
Picture of the Day for October 7, 2021
The turkeys, while mostly absent during the summer months, have been spotted very frequently now as they have been wandering through my yard and roosting in my trees again. These turkeys stopped long enough to do a little preening.
Fall Turkeys
Picture of the Day for October 6, 2021
After a calm and foggy start, a breeze loosen some of the autumn leaves plus some leaves that haven’t had a chance to turn colors yet.
Fallen Leaves
Picture of the Day for October 5, 2021
After the fog lifted, there was some nice sunshine in the morning hours to enjoy an autumn walk in the woods before the clouds rolled back in by late afternoon.
Walk Through Autumn
Picture of the Day for October 4, 2021
The skies started out clear although the clouds filled back in by mid-morning but there were times when the sun highlighted the autumn foliage.
Sun Highlighting Autumn
