Recollections #3 – More Animals and Hunting Excursions
Have you been following this series written by a Portage County resident in 1894?
Man vs. Bear!
Find out who comes out alive … https://portagenews.net/?p=390
History
Recollections #2 – Animals and Hunting Excursions
This used to be one of the greatest counties in the world for variety of game. But, they have all disappeared and gone to return no more forever. Check out chapter two in this series from Recollection of an Old Settler.
Recollections of an Old Settler
In 1804, Portage County was nothing but wilderness.
Three Indian tribes resided here; the Senecas, Taways, and Chippeways.
Read more about how Christian Cackler and his wife lived among the Indians and learned their way of life. https://portagenews.net/2013/01/14/recollections-of-an-old-settler
Would You Pass or Fail an Independence Day Quiz?
My country, ’tis of Thee, Sweet Land of Liberty Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims’ pride, From every mountain side Let Freedom ring. ~My country, ’tis of Thee (1st verse) by Samuel F. Smith – 1832 According to a 2011 poll by Marist, only 58 percent of U.S. … Read more
Thoughts on Truth and Character
9-11-12 It is not the things that are seen that are important. It is the things that are unseen. The unseen is what lives on. It is the depth of character of a person that is imparted to the things that are seen that give them beauty and meaning. America is beautiful because it was … Read more