Friday, August 5, 2011
Hello loyal follower(s)
This trail is one of the better trails, eleven and one half miles round trip, near our cabin (about 20 miles away). It goes along “a string” of lakes that used to be open pit iron ore mines. The mines were a major source of iron ore during the second world war in the 1940’s.
Cyndy and Mr Nut on the trail
Cyndy with one of the many lakes (open pit mine) in the background.
In the early 1950’s, an ballon experiment was conducted in the Portsmouth to see how a human would react to being in or near space for 24 hours. Because of wind problems they needed a deep hole to launch their balloon.
Mr Nut with the Portsmouth mine lake in the background. The lake is about 400 feet deep
You are looking at the bottom of Portsmouth mine before it was allowed to flood making the lake of today.
Next Tuesday we will make our Wisconsin run to see Michael and Charles, two of our sons. Oh yes, Mr Nut is still in pain from the Sciatic nerve problem.
À bientôt,
Mr Nut
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