Mike E.
@michael-e-news.bsky.social
Communications professional.
Occasional sailor. Historian. JRR Tolkien fan.
Ex-HCSC. Ex-Chicago Tribune (used to sometimes pop up on WGN and CLTV).
Occasional sailor. Historian. JRR Tolkien fan.
Ex-HCSC. Ex-Chicago Tribune (used to sometimes pop up on WGN and CLTV).
It was good to find you over here, Alex. This is Eddie (Sir Edmund Hilarity). He’s a bit skeptical of new sites.
November 18, 2024 at 7:33 PM
It was good to find you over here, Alex. This is Eddie (Sir Edmund Hilarity). He’s a bit skeptical of new sites.
This trim warship, USS Wilmette, was involved in two famous events.
1. It sank a U-boat in Lake Michigan—a First World War prize, sunk as a target. (U-boats can’t ascend Niagara Falls.)
2. In its earlier civilian life, it capsized in the Chicago River with heavy loss of life—as the SS Eastland.
1. It sank a U-boat in Lake Michigan—a First World War prize, sunk as a target. (U-boats can’t ascend Niagara Falls.)
2. In its earlier civilian life, it capsized in the Chicago River with heavy loss of life—as the SS Eastland.
November 18, 2024 at 5:40 PM
This trim warship, USS Wilmette, was involved in two famous events.
1. It sank a U-boat in Lake Michigan—a First World War prize, sunk as a target. (U-boats can’t ascend Niagara Falls.)
2. In its earlier civilian life, it capsized in the Chicago River with heavy loss of life—as the SS Eastland.
1. It sank a U-boat in Lake Michigan—a First World War prize, sunk as a target. (U-boats can’t ascend Niagara Falls.)
2. In its earlier civilian life, it capsized in the Chicago River with heavy loss of life—as the SS Eastland.
Often it’s worth a little extra time to get places on a train.
November 18, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Often it’s worth a little extra time to get places on a train.
It’s nearly tree and fancy boxes in the house season.
November 16, 2024 at 11:49 PM
It’s nearly tree and fancy boxes in the house season.