It's been a while, hasn't it? Back in February 2025, we decided that it was time to close Treasures by the Locks, and the months after were a whirlwind of preparation and panic. We ran an auction through MaxSold for most of the store's stock—the leftovers that we didn't want to try to sell on our own went to 1-800-GOT-JUNK and we walked away from 7 May Street at the end of May. I fully
Edmund Fitzgerald at Soo Locks
When the SS Edmund Fitzgerald was commissioned in 1957, she was designed with size in mind: upon her launch in 1958 she was the largest freighter on the Great Lakes and immediately became the flagship of Oglebay Norton, the company that sailed her. They put her to work hauling iron ore from Minnesota to be processed at various ports along the Great Lakes. The Fitz was a familiar sight at the
A Birthday Postcard and Almost-Milestone
I recently turned 39. This has nothing to do with the birthday postcard that I'm sharing today, other than the fact that a birthday was recently had. I hid my birthdate on Facebook to avoid the influx of notifications and was surprised that I didn't completely escape (thank you again for your kind wishes, Aunt Peggy & Shona!), but thankful all the same. I wouldn't be able to remember
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