tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59926427543962434312024-03-05T12:20:50.244-05:00Three Rivers Daily PhotoThree Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.comBlogger318125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-21248258143338147022011-12-30T11:49:00.001-05:002011-12-30T11:51:24.644-05:00Polite Graffiti<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJ6xo8CvkidFvbQ8RQ9N-XfuoB0NBmFP6hyphenhyphenCP320mIu_p2bM4NOHHgzq82zhrAbSvMBCuArwCMF-Z1HZgoRAkWcR9AjAw5wPp4cPBp4w4d8i8xeXagDasvR6np1ygECM3Vo_Vb1hgJSw/s1600/2011_1230.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaJ6xo8CvkidFvbQ8RQ9N-XfuoB0NBmFP6hyphenhyphenCP320mIu_p2bM4NOHHgzq82zhrAbSvMBCuArwCMF-Z1HZgoRAkWcR9AjAw5wPp4cPBp4w4d8i8xeXagDasvR6np1ygECM3Vo_Vb1hgJSw/s400/2011_1230.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691964870777150850" /></a><br />Odd bit of graffiti on a downtown Three Rivers building.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-17782764519984769332011-12-04T12:38:00.003-05:002011-12-04T12:52:44.429-05:00Three Rivers Holiday Trees<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-5iBe0HAKPJ0ANbaGyjeX9Zbtfot2AZdUDOz-K0N7iX0IBqdu12QL-hGsUSU-h-GA8hMkfPfN9LMPchuc7pnTaDSUja1uAwkE3A7iq_JEgjGsKD0Sb7Fq8Shu1Z1gdAJbTFC9fV2hi8/s1600/2011_1204.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_-5iBe0HAKPJ0ANbaGyjeX9Zbtfot2AZdUDOz-K0N7iX0IBqdu12QL-hGsUSU-h-GA8hMkfPfN9LMPchuc7pnTaDSUja1uAwkE3A7iq_JEgjGsKD0Sb7Fq8Shu1Z1gdAJbTFC9fV2hi8/s400/2011_1204.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682330631755742450" /></a><br />Merchants downtown have store-thematically decorated trees in their windows, unveiled yesterday and with the community voting for their favorites today. Some are very clever! I especially liked the popcorn decorated tree at the movie theater, the chair-tree at Second Wind Furniture (made out of old chairs!), the art-tree at the Three Rivers Artists Guild's Gallery. And this one, though it takes a bit more explanation-this is a recycled office tree, with ornaments cut from old office computer circuit boards, snowflakes from recycled office paper, and a garland of packing peanuts. Very clever! At <a href="http://loveyourmotherstore.com/" target="blank">Love Your Mother</a>, 39 North Main Street, Three Rivers, a store specializing in earth friendly products and gifts made from recycled stuff.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-43178316272454204352011-11-25T13:37:00.004-05:002011-11-25T13:41:11.423-05:00Last minute shopping<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zga1RsHqgH-of0DGKq22hHtTG0hDn5CDXCKck5WHxIr_8JiBtW5ibz65lR9EYjlkQmiYAKoAeF08ApGnDqBsYHu93BGA3Mf3VDZ-acnp3C-cBQbahXItbvxmpadzI_xxi3nrOWQ4hyg/s1600/2011_1125.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5zga1RsHqgH-of0DGKq22hHtTG0hDn5CDXCKck5WHxIr_8JiBtW5ibz65lR9EYjlkQmiYAKoAeF08ApGnDqBsYHu93BGA3Mf3VDZ-acnp3C-cBQbahXItbvxmpadzI_xxi3nrOWQ4hyg/s400/2011_1125.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679005105886352898" /></a><br />Actually I took this the day before Thanksgiving, a mom doing some last minute shopping in the family station wagon with the little kids in tow. Amish style. If you are a busy mom, imagine taking care of all that - and the horse, too.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-48052893587246547442011-11-24T23:36:00.001-05:002011-11-25T13:37:42.969-05:00Veggie Thanksgiving<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXITqzCuBnhYXEpCWK99TdSphGNZ1B2C8sX_GhBBRKaUVuR8aUZGYZRj1dglnYe6_W74GEuMPP1M-ixWEa6ycZDwybKkgtym_a0dVIarYJmPFFMTmpn7WQta9fhhkR3HBmvhsPCWOHw4/s1600/2011_1124.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikXITqzCuBnhYXEpCWK99TdSphGNZ1B2C8sX_GhBBRKaUVuR8aUZGYZRj1dglnYe6_W74GEuMPP1M-ixWEa6ycZDwybKkgtym_a0dVIarYJmPFFMTmpn7WQta9fhhkR3HBmvhsPCWOHw4/s400/2011_1124.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679004411406682530" /></a><br />Instead of Turkey, a nice fat stuffed pumpkin!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-68414683349676620172011-11-22T11:11:00.001-05:002011-11-22T11:13:27.884-05:00Snowflakes arrive<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyfxfe-ZnfvFTn3ifEmEeQr7wMy0QwMok-IYuU6pm5vx02xRqk_Z0gca_FvpP1m8Bm0XG5C8XCizQJutZiwRZ6S5ELRm8Q26CiD79V_UHzlM1G47f2VF_2dldBztEBQqUqZGcXI5uP0Y/s1600/2011_1122.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyfxfe-ZnfvFTn3ifEmEeQr7wMy0QwMok-IYuU6pm5vx02xRqk_Z0gca_FvpP1m8Bm0XG5C8XCizQJutZiwRZ6S5ELRm8Q26CiD79V_UHzlM1G47f2VF_2dldBztEBQqUqZGcXI5uP0Y/s400/2011_1122.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677853615164410210" /></a><br />Spotted downtown this morning - a crane and crew hanging giant lighted snowflakes across the street.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-1250513437363160392011-11-06T15:42:00.002-05:002011-11-06T15:44:03.925-05:00Runnin' on the River<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILswwS-Wx-55162gYdIJ582F7F0Lzl-5vqmGRGx0kA_4Kv3l_QjQU2_9QxssE4kmQNAWDjE6b2kgl5Sfp_2r8o2s_PROjCAARt4Mpj_htVAXKTJPhAjolix0uwbFr8yUS6YQoVizS7JQ/s1600/2011_1106.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILswwS-Wx-55162gYdIJ582F7F0Lzl-5vqmGRGx0kA_4Kv3l_QjQU2_9QxssE4kmQNAWDjE6b2kgl5Sfp_2r8o2s_PROjCAARt4Mpj_htVAXKTJPhAjolix0uwbFr8yUS6YQoVizS7JQ/s400/2011_1106.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671986301147392962" /></a><br />Jet skis on the Portage River in the late fall sunshine. Watch out for those rocks...<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-60034775065756731522011-10-19T12:04:00.003-04:002011-10-19T12:12:27.767-04:00Area artists out of town<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbm71P0bEmePNb_3Q0VnfQ9L2W3-9PCVFt-IjT9D3CxafQZ3XeF-hM7lzRHs0DMT1gl3OZhoTHTFCrV_tYH19dGcXkWjWAjOAeXhkEAE04Tf_WdOP9s8sYruvYTOYfi9_t8w-OppqHMl8/s1600/2011_1019.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbm71P0bEmePNb_3Q0VnfQ9L2W3-9PCVFt-IjT9D3CxafQZ3XeF-hM7lzRHs0DMT1gl3OZhoTHTFCrV_tYH19dGcXkWjWAjOAeXhkEAE04Tf_WdOP9s8sYruvYTOYfi9_t8w-OppqHMl8/s400/2011_1019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665235011461453746" /></a><br />The Three Rivers area Watercolor Circle traveled to the Elkhart "Midwest Museum of American Art" where the juried regional show (<a href="http://midwestmuseum.us/elkhart-juried-regional" target="blank">http://midwestmuseum.us/elkhart-juried-regional</a>) is currently on display. There we saw the work of the fabulous (fabius) Helen Mac. Pop over to her blog, <a href="http://helenmac-fabiusdaybyday.blogspot.com/">http://helenmac-fabiusdaybyday.blogspot.com</a>, to see what else she is up to!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-24946696013737484322011-09-25T16:35:00.002-04:002011-09-25T16:35:00.298-04:00YAB (yet another bridge)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKh28K6yoM535KyTBgE42N-vOsFTOejpL1VT-50axCDBWr5-LYTskexG-mKsHvaMv5PgTT-szmtEHvJEH-KQDy_AcLee4CDAJPSIhima7lfpnMpACsmEF4B_2NEDa7sKOl3YLcv-BFKcY/s1600/2011_0925.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKh28K6yoM535KyTBgE42N-vOsFTOejpL1VT-50axCDBWr5-LYTskexG-mKsHvaMv5PgTT-szmtEHvJEH-KQDy_AcLee4CDAJPSIhima7lfpnMpACsmEF4B_2NEDa7sKOl3YLcv-BFKcY/s400/2011_0925.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648977034227811298" /></a><br />This is the abandoned railroad bridge from yesterday, taken from the bank of the St. Joseph River.<br />Still a lot of bridges left -- I may need to come back to this topic!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-32027927613984381502011-09-24T09:33:00.001-04:002011-09-24T09:33:00.189-04:00Abandoned<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBPq0Uob9xIWlvSo0hQexO4HC1fblBg6BBw1IVCohm_mxGwlSPJ5FOwAuWLdaJ0gHFwnNQv9pqzO1A00Uif-i4QfxxWBdKQsV12aPliviOxEKJk0KnDlyAdjx2JfQLnkoAlt0B3h-vGg/s1600/2011_0924.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVBPq0Uob9xIWlvSo0hQexO4HC1fblBg6BBw1IVCohm_mxGwlSPJ5FOwAuWLdaJ0gHFwnNQv9pqzO1A00Uif-i4QfxxWBdKQsV12aPliviOxEKJk0KnDlyAdjx2JfQLnkoAlt0B3h-vGg/s400/2011_0924.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648976656928993074" /></a><br />This is a bit of the past, forgotten. And strangely beautiful that way.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-14471600567245939882011-09-23T09:24:00.002-04:002011-09-23T09:24:00.386-04:00Rocky River Rocks<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKKD2Goyf_iGdUmYS0fMEZMvX-kaIAtY4NMqldy3SSmcPFXXViFChNDJwaOKAb0MosupAySB5ZGh7HhtJlNDmTcEJe63aix_rnJNBeSEf5yL4DZaEuQpPswht4yvQb9qZMMgIQVuizPc/s1600/2011_0923.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaKKD2Goyf_iGdUmYS0fMEZMvX-kaIAtY4NMqldy3SSmcPFXXViFChNDJwaOKAb0MosupAySB5ZGh7HhtJlNDmTcEJe63aix_rnJNBeSEf5yL4DZaEuQpPswht4yvQb9qZMMgIQVuizPc/s400/2011_0923.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648975098322606850" /></a><br />Fun to do this in a kayak. Under the bridge in Scidmore Park.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-85183962198950245992011-09-22T08:43:00.000-04:002011-09-22T08:43:00.347-04:00Downriver<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-b6PJ0Y83XqwhOcYlpIypANA2fwG7_eCDivemIT0lp6YU_mJwCGVLTpjAy0hpAeqKTX2drwXRTI31Q-YGgVA-9z3BHgwb5Ds7kOIJeZ6vdsvCDSi1euirAfz8VXAwBVvdQsr1GTubWg/s1600/2011_0922.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv-b6PJ0Y83XqwhOcYlpIypANA2fwG7_eCDivemIT0lp6YU_mJwCGVLTpjAy0hpAeqKTX2drwXRTI31Q-YGgVA-9z3BHgwb5Ds7kOIJeZ6vdsvCDSi1euirAfz8VXAwBVvdQsr1GTubWg/s400/2011_0922.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648964104937443762" /></a><br />Looking down the St. Joseph River from the old railroad bridge. I continue to be amazed by the rivers here, the way you can be in the city but feel like you are a hundred years and a thousand miles away from modern life. Just get out on the river!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-86954302420417237812011-09-21T09:32:00.004-04:002011-09-21T09:32:00.522-04:00Horse and Buggy Days<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Tnt7daLH_rpMcz88sdmM5UqH-JTDIrFj5puNakRCiDOeIGQH0cyXFYOqSkfcwK8IEXTnGmQgo_C-gev5daN_wWV_yEwmF7WYmQriVTJPoE8VvA5nmwYWTN327APk5vcAVUq9tSkUd68/s1600/2011_0921.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Tnt7daLH_rpMcz88sdmM5UqH-JTDIrFj5puNakRCiDOeIGQH0cyXFYOqSkfcwK8IEXTnGmQgo_C-gev5daN_wWV_yEwmF7WYmQriVTJPoE8VvA5nmwYWTN327APk5vcAVUq9tSkUd68/s400/2011_0921.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648962194067147474" /></a><br />On Labor Day for the Bridge Walk the Woman's club handed out a brochure/passport for the bridges. A comment on it read, "In the early 1900s South Main Street was named Flint Avenue. It was "The Avenue", a lovely shaded street during the hose and buggy days."<br /><br />Whoah on the nostalgia -- although the trees seem to have been street-widened away, with Amish about the area, the horse and buggy days never left!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-61771265549297004992011-09-20T09:28:00.000-04:002011-09-20T09:28:00.122-04:00Hoffman St. Bridge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSY-DTziUhnUxzNu4yjrCAlVKwWGM0hYxsE1K6NauvOmzUyiy5mnNAQKvhTV0vYXkJHLiheO2FIoOcc87Rk13VKW5Q0ErkDJsMj9QUZdWnoa7QRzQRytJtufZFSRjn9ZhDpcP42SL_er4/s1600/2011_0905.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSY-DTziUhnUxzNu4yjrCAlVKwWGM0hYxsE1K6NauvOmzUyiy5mnNAQKvhTV0vYXkJHLiheO2FIoOcc87Rk13VKW5Q0ErkDJsMj9QUZdWnoa7QRzQRytJtufZFSRjn9ZhDpcP42SL_er4/s400/2011_0905.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648958952550085602" /></a><br />A view from the water of the Hoffman St. Bridge over the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_River_%28Kalamazoo/St._Joseph_Counties%29" target="blank">Portage River</a>, with a bit of the old abandoned powerhouse showing.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-6108790402522673422011-09-19T09:18:00.000-04:002011-09-19T09:18:00.600-04:00Another bridge to nowhere<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXo-H5ah2unaNKVHIjJG1u5K69R_s3kfPRT3d073oimmYAwHjnnnBjBj53K8msuFup4L1NDFtJcCEIOUoBCsplw9Ksuiz8kIiq1IhP9V8vx0qYfuxWFyYJYRAOQXQr4uBV2yoX-rxQZiw/s1600/2009_0905rrbridge.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXo-H5ah2unaNKVHIjJG1u5K69R_s3kfPRT3d073oimmYAwHjnnnBjBj53K8msuFup4L1NDFtJcCEIOUoBCsplw9Ksuiz8kIiq1IhP9V8vx0qYfuxWFyYJYRAOQXQr4uBV2yoX-rxQZiw/s400/2009_0905rrbridge.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648944155230071842" /></a><br />This is the abandoned railroad bridge that parallels the Broadway Bridge over the St. Joseph River. I wonder where it used to go? Taken the day of the Bridge Walk.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-9072939047150051802011-09-18T09:34:00.000-04:002011-09-18T09:34:00.976-04:00Three Rivers History Mural (6)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__uhOS2dcEWwdCEQTMRt2AjmH45HMWiGWLJXT_VrmvgBbhhGSCb9s1yifEiGShzSvwtWKNZJjHCOAzRn8NPLxIfsNyxwkeCOGqccVHfLVvR7x-x2nFE42C-Larq7aJ38C6j5Xx4P4dvE/s1600/2011_0917.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi__uhOS2dcEWwdCEQTMRt2AjmH45HMWiGWLJXT_VrmvgBbhhGSCb9s1yifEiGShzSvwtWKNZJjHCOAzRn8NPLxIfsNyxwkeCOGqccVHfLVvR7x-x2nFE42C-Larq7aJ38C6j5Xx4P4dvE/s400/2011_0917.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648621164598019042" /></a><br />The last view of the mural shows in the background more houses, a church and a bit of downtown. This section is quite damaged. Children are shown in the park, enjoying the <a href="http://threeriversdailyphoto.blogspot.com/2010/01/waiting-for-summer.html">Popcorn Stand</a> which is now by the petting zoo. The Popcorn Stand for years provided support - and jobs - for developmentally disabled people.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-72355136019331992082011-09-17T09:28:00.000-04:002011-09-17T09:28:00.313-04:00Three Rivers History Mural (5)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmg1wss_tmzygN64Z1-BZOBVFfg3Va4kCKtSpCxY1c2u1GmUzrkCCMdnjqgWqEn2jzAGADzGqN4jUnsg3WyAcrOg6AT03yyFKs5cIYsQ4UsmVsehK7KfI7-P4HiOBcv609mnbVmHqnvY/s1600/2011_0916.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvmg1wss_tmzygN64Z1-BZOBVFfg3Va4kCKtSpCxY1c2u1GmUzrkCCMdnjqgWqEn2jzAGADzGqN4jUnsg3WyAcrOg6AT03yyFKs5cIYsQ4UsmVsehK7KfI7-P4HiOBcv609mnbVmHqnvY/s400/2011_0916.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648619877962390866" /></a><br />Past the suffragette and the lighthouse, there's a minister (I think - someone will have to write and tell me who this represents), more houses, and a pleasant scene of a modern-day family in the park.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-6803395318603816822011-09-16T09:26:00.000-04:002011-09-16T09:26:00.185-04:00Three Rivers History Mural (4)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00fNoeRosJ-2MtTaQjXfNuIuupV7Doe2oQyzHvN9XiV_vyzNKk4_CnpteZ4Ll4T-E-kOzBOVq86dcyeRQvjmrsBhp-bvnANco6LjNuxy6udhBMAfiuYy3SLOsokBgt6qmOojo7azj3c8/s1600/2011_0915.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj00fNoeRosJ-2MtTaQjXfNuIuupV7Doe2oQyzHvN9XiV_vyzNKk4_CnpteZ4Ll4T-E-kOzBOVq86dcyeRQvjmrsBhp-bvnANco6LjNuxy6udhBMAfiuYy3SLOsokBgt6qmOojo7azj3c8/s400/2011_0915.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648617900886545906" /></a><br />More houses are seen in this section of the mural, indicating the arrival of the first development called "<a href="http://threeriversdailyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/08/moab.html">Moab</a>" (links to photo of actual monument located on the corner of Constantine and Broadway.) Continuing along we find suffragettes, and next, in the background, Three Rivers' iconic lighthouse. I am not sure about the significance of the baseball team!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-16576683338301289472011-09-15T10:00:00.000-04:002011-09-15T10:00:07.830-04:00Three Rivers History Mural (3)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigj8PkHCsk850AKOewKoH2t43NkX38eEIEui-5Os3K4AxhJA8PjcfbArYE-MCe1DcLmzB_a5YANYCkrnbakOj8MeBNdwnlKUCC34T2CKCaRC4QqyqcnoScd4Hy_7b-HASzndkRh4DXjeI/s1600/2011_0915.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigj8PkHCsk850AKOewKoH2t43NkX38eEIEui-5Os3K4AxhJA8PjcfbArYE-MCe1DcLmzB_a5YANYCkrnbakOj8MeBNdwnlKUCC34T2CKCaRC4QqyqcnoScd4Hy_7b-HASzndkRh4DXjeI/s400/2011_0915.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648616908237045330" /></a><br />The next section of the mural shows the arrival of the first US emigrants to the area. They came to farm, and building mills was also high on their list when they saw the abundant water power. Families established themselves. The first recorded settler wedding in Three Rivers was in November, 1830; Mary McInterfer was married to David Winchell. The first school was in the log cabin of the McInterfer family. At this early date, power dams for mills were being constructed on local rivers. A mill is shown at the right of this section of mural, along with the proud owner and his family. On the river is seen one of the "arcs" or flatboats used to ship logs down to the mouth of the St. Joseph River, where they could be picked up by seagoing vessels for export. Boats were also constructed that transported flour and grain to Chicago; the shippers' family names were prominent in the history of Three Rivers - <a href="http://threeriversdailyphoto.blogspot.com/2010/02/gar-and-cane.html">Prutzman</a>, Moore, and Millard. Moore & Millard's first boat for shipping to Chicago was named "Kitty Kiddungo", which has to be a good answer to a trivia question!<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-57269962007625346422011-09-14T09:13:00.000-04:002011-09-14T09:13:00.506-04:00Three Rivers' history mural (2)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiVji8q8bq2i48DBYYnuWQ8B9lwlmOSZEWI3J8mDXZ486dw3bpKTlwQvK7RSG3EUa0yi8_2FT6M6rwN6rqx1rU65k8LgkBJpOSAUgjfRoOs69pwHowT8uh40UA2I67HoSttAz6DlPfBA/s1600/2011_0913.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRiVji8q8bq2i48DBYYnuWQ8B9lwlmOSZEWI3J8mDXZ486dw3bpKTlwQvK7RSG3EUa0yi8_2FT6M6rwN6rqx1rU65k8LgkBJpOSAUgjfRoOs69pwHowT8uh40UA2I67HoSttAz6DlPfBA/s400/2011_0913.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648616106115908642" /></a><br />The next section of the mural shows the arrival of the first traders, mostly French, and the establishment in the late 1600s of the first Christian mission and church along the banks of the St. Joseph River in what is now Three Rivers. The mission is marked by a river trail marker on the St. Joseph River.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-41552553768076198692011-09-13T09:00:00.001-04:002011-09-13T09:00:15.824-04:00Three Rivers' history mural (1)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdViKfkRFkL9pSwlCeAThgRLUUzmyR_uL_3tT3LSH8MI_mEFu_ebZ6W_MuorsGS7ENMYS3yhpQigHWu7kComSyqzpgCUHVCWj62GJyvXSzKuhiMoEYxsBtqCSndb9f8JwkbfKt8DHXwA/s1600/2011_0912.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdViKfkRFkL9pSwlCeAThgRLUUzmyR_uL_3tT3LSH8MI_mEFu_ebZ6W_MuorsGS7ENMYS3yhpQigHWu7kComSyqzpgCUHVCWj62GJyvXSzKuhiMoEYxsBtqCSndb9f8JwkbfKt8DHXwA/s400/2011_0912.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648610569243089570" /></a><br />The first section of the mural shows a Native American man looking west across the undeveloped river. Although no particular people is represented - the figure is only symbolic - the first French Traders and US settlers found that the Pottawatomi had beaten them to the area by 100 years or more. The Pottawatomi were farmers and traders, driven to the area from their original homeland near Detroit by the Iroquois in disputes over valuable fur hunting areas. Other disputes were recorded from oral histories, including the <a href="http://threeriversdailyphoto.blogspot.com/2009/10/great-battle.html">Great Battle</a> for which there is a marker in the park.<br /><br />The Pottawatomi are the "fire keepers" of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anishinaabe" target="blank">Anishinabe</a> Three Fires Confederacy. The nearby Pottawatomi town of Nottawasepi, now called Mendon, was as large as many US cities in the west at that time. They were settled farmers and were Christian from the 1600s. Many Pottawatomi tried to hang on to their land through filing lawsuits and other legal and political maneuvers, but most lost their land in the tragic "Indian Removal" period spearheaded by still-controversial president Andrew Jackson. Today, most Pottawatomi live in the west, but a few "bands" (family groups) that refused removal - or escaped and returned - remain. One local group purchased a large tract of land about an hour east of Three Rivers, and remain there. There are many interesting - and bloodcurdling - stories about the collision of the US settler and Pottawatomie cultures, but they are a little hard to find. Local historian Sue Stillman in the 1930s wrote in her history of Three Rivers some of the stories, when it was still fairly close to living memory.<br /><br />Before the Pottawatomie, other peoples lived here, but the archeology record is sketchy (and much of it was plowed under.) The Miami peoples were known to live here, and before them, peoples of the Mississippian Mound Culture. Along undeveloped stretches of river the "wild rice", a staple grain, that they planted may still be found in large tracts. In more settled areas, the emigrant farmers pulled it out, seeing it as blocking navigation - and not knowing what it was.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-73869342523644644502011-09-12T09:00:00.000-04:002011-09-12T09:00:03.047-04:00Bridge mural<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5msxC2HAbbhOKkxhU1FSHk5bUN33PRBF2A0NG_qzfOO32NrmpE0Kq8BI0xsbtT_C5G-rkkAh49XHGs9JkefrA9YKqP0sES4b-wHQ9ifNphnxh7jN6pz1Yx33rATjENYnylYxhQbteRRk/s1600/2011_0907.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5msxC2HAbbhOKkxhU1FSHk5bUN33PRBF2A0NG_qzfOO32NrmpE0Kq8BI0xsbtT_C5G-rkkAh49XHGs9JkefrA9YKqP0sES4b-wHQ9ifNphnxh7jN6pz1Yx33rATjENYnylYxhQbteRRk/s400/2011_0907.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648548981667748914" /></a><br />The Peeler Street Bridge that spans both a river and the railroad tracks has on its abutment a very long mural giving an outline of the history of Three Rivers. I will post closer up pictures of it this week - mostly taken last in winter, when it was easier to see. Email me if you know about the history of this mural! It is growing more faded and has a lot of water damage, I hope repairs are planned.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-79692994569534025692011-09-11T09:11:00.002-04:002011-09-11T09:11:00.449-04:009-11<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqWJoAID170PERw1HM2TRVbHTr7wgv1xLb21Kb0rhWD658NJ44QA5bArALO3JGFRdHkSP_2FaJUl6vnIMTE6vdiOkancdWWrYtOu9lOz20sxudN8mERLUkafzL8dH6gY8XWexcqKdDGU/s1600-h/2009_0912.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqqWJoAID170PERw1HM2TRVbHTr7wgv1xLb21Kb0rhWD658NJ44QA5bArALO3JGFRdHkSP_2FaJUl6vnIMTE6vdiOkancdWWrYtOu9lOz20sxudN8mERLUkafzL8dH6gY8XWexcqKdDGU/s400/2009_0912.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380563331153839154" /></a><br /><br />I'm repeating a photo here because it is one of my favorites; an appropriate and very moving 9-11 memorial created by the Three Rivers firefighters.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-17421530409316683252011-09-10T08:07:00.003-04:002011-09-10T08:07:00.610-04:00Bridge Walk - 6th Street<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1xJvbMhsuoqCDU1kzvF99wG1M0i_2eUBQ1D0nqVRgP84LtZD6-ywXCIE_FbJwqOaCPlF9J1U0EKPLAGsDvGx-Xa3ed_SkZuwlbLCeObFwnwUPBdB6RgHs_KrLFPEFW3IeqhGD1FaKzA/s1600/2011_09056thst.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1xJvbMhsuoqCDU1kzvF99wG1M0i_2eUBQ1D0nqVRgP84LtZD6-ywXCIE_FbJwqOaCPlF9J1U0EKPLAGsDvGx-Xa3ed_SkZuwlbLCeObFwnwUPBdB6RgHs_KrLFPEFW3IeqhGD1FaKzA/s400/2011_09056thst.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648954573924604978" /></a><br />Here's my attempt to look two ways at once - Bridge Walkers crossing the 6th Street Bridge, which has a beautiful view downriver on one side and an equally nice view upstream to the power dam on the other side. Jan McEnroe was stamping Bridge Walk passports here.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-36335727543801769732011-09-09T07:35:00.005-04:002011-09-09T07:35:00.930-04:00Bridge Walk - Hoffman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsltXlLZil4LCRycI_f_V6UKJRvCkv0t1CMXGNtzp3fVHIsY03oE4xPC5p4jlStkFWMu9yAq4hmZ6VY-RL2sFo_iDbh2HRZ6HL30ciFTzS0L_8wPId2bphRSppkH5HhjK1vy8e7lLpkI/s1600/2011_0905hoffman.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsltXlLZil4LCRycI_f_V6UKJRvCkv0t1CMXGNtzp3fVHIsY03oE4xPC5p4jlStkFWMu9yAq4hmZ6VY-RL2sFo_iDbh2HRZ6HL30ciFTzS0L_8wPId2bphRSppkH5HhjK1vy8e7lLpkI/s400/2011_0905hoffman.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648946429827204418" /></a><br />Some Bridge Walkers on the Hoffman Street bridge over the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_River_%28Kalamazoo/St._Joseph_Counties%29" target="blank">Portage River</a>. According to the Passport, the bridge is 91 feet long and was built in 1917. You can also "drive" over it on Google Maps.<br />My favorite part of the walks was talking to people who had stories to tell about growing up in the area and their memories of the bridges and rivers. Here a woman told me that just upstream was an old swimming hole where kids would swim 'au naturel' and "get in trouble for it!"<br /><br />A look downstream, where a sandbar has formed under the bridge. Hazard to navigation?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1a-DuKu-UcKmEGBAx1oybnhY2hoU387J8B9XLVlYdKsfBB0LZrntFHvpYCRupuChSf-0wEji42sPCyfTzxHWK2Np7iPZgcYf255R3OoBi5q87sDh_ER-mIqpZ_GbG6HyJb_8fO1iodA/s1600/2011_0905sandbar.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi1a-DuKu-UcKmEGBAx1oybnhY2hoU387J8B9XLVlYdKsfBB0LZrntFHvpYCRupuChSf-0wEji42sPCyfTzxHWK2Np7iPZgcYf255R3OoBi5q87sDh_ER-mIqpZ_GbG6HyJb_8fO1iodA/s400/2011_0905sandbar.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648950430677373218" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5992642754396243431.post-86005028112198254672011-09-08T09:19:00.006-04:002011-09-08T09:19:00.186-04:00Bridge Walk - Broadway<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXCa4XwwOSyMb5NdLbH73Iijwz_4bab5gbxu5Rm1PMkXsZUfy7cR_t6u251qXOHn8WsCzF3P76BKtrRhI5gpS_RtHKLuPtgNzN3DqMvutDVTBh8p962VbwUa6oHihMXUcGuvIBjdWL90/s1600/2011_0905broadwa1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXCa4XwwOSyMb5NdLbH73Iijwz_4bab5gbxu5Rm1PMkXsZUfy7cR_t6u251qXOHn8WsCzF3P76BKtrRhI5gpS_RtHKLuPtgNzN3DqMvutDVTBh8p962VbwUa6oHihMXUcGuvIBjdWL90/s400/2011_0905broadwa1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648945476267258898" /></a><br /><br />There are two parallel bridges over the St. Joseph on Broadway, one for the roadway and the other, a spookily abandoned railroad bridge. The road bridge, according to the Three Rivers Woman's Club Passport brochure, was originally built in 1878! It was "updated" in 1990 which accounts for the modern look.<br /><br />One woman passed me on the sidewalk, map in hand, and said "I'm going the wrong way!" Oh no, people were walking the trail in both directions. Here are some walkers on the Broadway Bridge, where Jo Barton and her daughter (above) were stamping passports.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlHEBLdoB0_7628Ko3OiJWsa6jo4jJg10KPbCOsZalH1Ihq-up6tU-neAVTPqsAeoR6gFcLtMm8CuSicmXApq6U93XAFtKIpAywhPWIdDVfsYbrBJdgZnXQsjOZmiJg1aDFZgnqctFbDY/s1600/2011_0905broadway.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlHEBLdoB0_7628Ko3OiJWsa6jo4jJg10KPbCOsZalH1Ihq-up6tU-neAVTPqsAeoR6gFcLtMm8CuSicmXApq6U93XAFtKIpAywhPWIdDVfsYbrBJdgZnXQsjOZmiJg1aDFZgnqctFbDY/s400/2011_0905broadway.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648942738247810322" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Three Rivers, Michigan 49093</div>Three Rivers, Michiganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00391122658230604534noreply@blogger.com0