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Manea signal box casts a watchful eye over shiny new 755335, which is about to depart Manea towards Peterborough.
From the sign:
"Trees with unusual shapes were often used by Indians as landmarks to identify important trails. This 300 year old Bur Oak (quercus macrocarpa) marked the northernmost point of the portage trail, which connected the Cuyahoga (whose coarse was once much closer to the tree) and Tuscarawas rivers. The Erie, Seneca, Shawnee, Ottawa, Delaware and Mingo tribes traveled to the Ohio River by this route. They removed their canoes from the Cuyahoga River here and carried them overland for eight miles--south to Summit Lake. Later, white settlers used the same signal tree to find their way between the rivers."
While Mom and I sat admiring this tree, a bald eagle circled high in the air above us. We watched until it flew off and became a dark speck in the clear blue sky.
Still dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, Mom and I took a trip to Cuyahoga Valley to again see the fall color (sadly, not as extravagant as it could have been) and enjoy some time away from home.