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Dora and I participated in a small boat cruise in northern Wisconsin, organized by Stuart and Michelle Weist. Stuart is the Cruising Captain for the Catalina 22 National Sailing Association. This was the second time he and Michelle organized this cruise. It was our first time to participate. The article title is borrowed from the cruise t-shirts, “Adventure is Out There”. This cruise is an adventure.
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The two cameras pictured are both made by Kodak. They are both in nice shape and functional. The camera on the left is a 2A Folding Autographic Camera. The camera on the right is a No 2 Folding Pocket Brownie Automatic, Model B. We took this photograph in our dining room with a Nikon Z7 II. Lighting was handled by a small LED flashlight.
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Dora and I didn’t have much opportunity to sail in 2023 and we were really looking forward to a cruise sponsored by Eric and Liz McCafferty. The cruise would originate at the Cooper River Marina in Charleston with McClellanville, SC as the turn around point. It was a small group of sailors that participated in the cruise, consisting of only three Catalina 22s.
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Most people my age would remember carrying a metal lunch box to school every day. Of course, our lunch boxes were rectangular and sported images of our favorite tv and comic book heroes. Inside the lunch box would be a piece of fruit, a sandwich, a treat, and a thermos of milk. School would eventually be finished and we entered the work force.
Read more: Lunch in the Middle of a Hard Work Day, circa 1950-1960s
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If you are like me, you might know South Carolina as a peach producing state. That wasn't always so. Early in the state's history South Carolina was a major producer of cotton. Textile mills can be found throughout the South, many dating back to pre Civil War days. In the early 1900s cotton production fell, due to low prices and major problems with boll weevils.
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Dora and I found this awesome fly fishing pole with box and flies at an antique store a few months ago. These were made in Japan after WWII and served to open up fly fishing to a lot of people. We considered this quite a find as they are few and far between, especially in the condition this one is in, complete with flies. We've had this for several months and finally got around to photographing it.