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The Mysterious Column
The rest of the drive to Freda was again mostly through trees. When i could see the light at the end of the tunnel, the first structure i encountered was a small low building with a few cars parked nearby....an eatery, perfect, and hopefully serving the two classics of U.P. cuisine: pasties and pie. But that would have to wait, because the diminishing daylight meant i had to see the ruins first., so i parked the car and grabbed my camera., and took this photo. There was a rusty chain link fence at the edge of formidable slope down to the level of the old industrial complex, where all the structures, except one, had been removed, leaving only a patchwork of concrete floors. i found a gap in the fence and scrambled carefully down the loose gravelly trail. Once on the ruin , the scene was completely dominated by a massive column just beyond the complex. It had been built in a series of lifts or layers of poured concrete. i estimated the layers to be 2 to 3 feet each, and started to count how many there were in all, but really could only see the first dozen or so as it started to turn darker. It was time to leave and i managed to get back up to my car, but didn't have answer to the question of how tall the smokestack was. The little restaurant did indeed have pasties ( a pie crust containing, meat, potatoes, onions, root veggies)
and PIE, wonderful pie, served in enormous portions, with vanilla ice cream on top. Savoring the treats, i planned to come back someday, with a transit, so that i could answer the height question accurately. Unfortunately, i have not had that chance, since Freda is about an 82 hour drive from our home. But using online images and google earth, i have come up with an estimate of 210 feet (64m) If anyone has an actual measurement, i would love to know.
The Mysterious Column
The rest of the drive to Freda was again mostly through trees. When i could see the light at the end of the tunnel, the first structure i encountered was a small low building with a few cars parked nearby....an eatery, perfect, and hopefully serving the two classics of U.P. cuisine: pasties and pie. But that would have to wait, because the diminishing daylight meant i had to see the ruins first., so i parked the car and grabbed my camera., and took this photo. There was a rusty chain link fence at the edge of formidable slope down to the level of the old industrial complex, where all the structures, except one, had been removed, leaving only a patchwork of concrete floors. i found a gap in the fence and scrambled carefully down the loose gravelly trail. Once on the ruin , the scene was completely dominated by a massive column just beyond the complex. It had been built in a series of lifts or layers of poured concrete. i estimated the layers to be 2 to 3 feet each, and started to count how many there were in all, but really could only see the first dozen or so as it started to turn darker. It was time to leave and i managed to get back up to my car, but didn't have answer to the question of how tall the smokestack was. The little restaurant did indeed have pasties ( a pie crust containing, meat, potatoes, onions, root veggies)
and PIE, wonderful pie, served in enormous portions, with vanilla ice cream on top. Savoring the treats, i planned to come back someday, with a transit, so that i could answer the height question accurately. Unfortunately, i have not had that chance, since Freda is about an 82 hour drive from our home. But using online images and google earth, i have come up with an estimate of 210 feet (64m) If anyone has an actual measurement, i would love to know.