Bud’s Miraculous Recovery
Despite the deep freeze, residents suffering from cabin fever and thirsting for human contact, ventured out of their dwellings and made their way to the High House.
Click on the High House Saloon for details.
A Legend is Born
“Why’nt we have a little contest?” Marvin slurred.
Click on the empty saloon to see who wins.
Gordie Howe
As I crossed the threshold of the porch, reality stayed behind on Claire Street, and I entered a world apart.
Click here for a shoemaker’s prediction.
Country Squire
“I bet you can’t get this thing over 80 mph by the railroad tracks.”
Click on the Ford for a reckless ride.
Prairie
I relate to several of W.O. Mitchell’s characters, Brian the boy growing up on the prairie, Hugh the reckless teenager, Jake the philosopher/hired man, and maybe just a little of Saint Sammy, the madman.
Click on Brian, the boy who saw the wind, for details.
Dead Ted’s
For a very modest price Ted dispensed Courage, Intelligence and Love; Ted was a veritable Wizard of Oz.
Click on the star for a link to “Dead Ted’s Bar”.
Wiggle Your Worm
My pre-pubescent friends and I were fortunate, but not one of us had the sense of a gnat.
Click on the daredevils on Moose Mountain Creek bridge for details.
Predominance
This is how Arcola Mississippi stacks up against my hometown in Saskatchewan.
Click on the Plantation address sign to enter…
Time Machine
The young man with his hands on his hips in this photo built a Time Machine in about 1968.
Click on the physics prodigy for details.
In a Town this Size
In a town this size,
there’s no place to hide.
Everywhere you go,
you meet someone you know.
– John Prine – In a Town this Size