After the Labor Day weekend, many historic and museums close for the season or have limited hours, but this year many have been closed all summer because of the virus. This historic site has the Eskolin House which is a Finnish dovetail corner log cabin, built in the early 1900’s and was occupied by Nestor and Elsie Eskolin from 1917 until the 1960’s. Great Lakes Captain George Eskolin, who served for 40 years, was raised in this home.
The Eskolin House
The brick building may be old, but it could provide some shelter from rain or snow. And for change, today’s snow went to the south so I didn’t have to shovel that white stuff again.
Old Brick Building
The old shack might not be much but it could provide a little bit of shelter on this rainy day, although it probably would be mighty chilly in the winter.
Little Old Shack
A Saturday shopping experience today is a bit different than going to a general store in the 1800s, which normally meant getting the basic food staples and not the wide range of choices for an item.
General Store
On a nice sunny spring day in the lower 70s, after a stretch of cold rainy ones, I would have trouble sitting still in school. Course many of the students in this school may have be absent in the spring time as some of the boys would have helped with the crop planting. This old school was built around 1898.
Old Potter School
Today has been designated National Rosie the Riveter Day in a “collective national effort to raise awareness of the 16,000,000 women who worked during World War II.” Women filled gaps in the in the labor force left by men who had gone off to fight. The “Rosies” had worked in factories and in a variety of jobs.
Old Workshop
The snow didn’t not miss here so the ground is no longer bare so a hike through the fields and woods will take a little more effort through the deeper snow.
Hike Without Snow
In the era when a majority of adult children lived in a fairly close radius around their parents, Sundays often included dinner at grandma’s house. But now families are scattered around the country and world, so the weekly visit to the grandparents are no longer common as recreation and other activities fill the Sundays instead. It doesn’t look like this old house has had a Sunday dinner for a while.
No More Sunday Dinners
These old doors might not stop all the blowing wind and the colder temperatures, but at they offer some shelter for the winter which refuses to yield for spring.
Old Shed Doors
As winter has released its hold for a few days, one can examine the land for destruction caused by the harsh winter winds. I have noticed a lot of dead trees that have fallen this winter, some which are blocking my trails, and I’m sure there are a few less old wooden structures now too. And when they are gone, a piece of history vanishes too.
Reminders from the Past
