For this week's #wednesdaywalk adventure, as inspired by @tattoodjay, I finally got back to a historic spot in town.
I will do a better deep dive in the future on the event, but for today's walk, wanted to view the shipwreck site. It's located on the Black River, where it just starts to merge with the Mississippi River.
There have been many stories in this area about the young girl who died in the wreck many years ago. Some speculate that she is now a siren who draws young men to the cold waters above...others speculate that you can hear her yelling in this area late at night from the murky waters around. Honestly, I haven't experienced anything here, but then again, I typically avoid this area late at night.
I know I've written in the past that area has a lot of history. It does...lots of history. Granted, Europeans started to explore this area in the late 1600's and 1700's, but the Native American people resided in this area for thousands of years. Whenever I can write about it and the history, I'm all about it - especially for a #wednesdaywalk post!
Still, today wasn't all about the history...we had ducks:
Clouds and main channel buoys:
And, of course, a shot of my steel toes before they headed to the machine shop:
As I said, I plan to do a more detailed post on this area in the future, but for today, wanted to give my Hive friends a glimpse of a bit of history in this part of the world.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Wednesday and will see everyone next week!