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In the early 1890s a group of Finnish people arrived in south Richmond and bought land at the junction of #4 road and Finn road where these two roads meet Green Slough (now called Woodward Slough) At that time south Richmond had not been cleared, it was still dense forest containing the kind of conifers that like to get their roots wet. These Finnish men had worked as coal miners and loggers to save the money needed to buy the land and they wanted land that had access to the Fraser River so that they could work as fishermen. The dykes in Richmond were hand built and extended up both sides of Woodward Slough and past #4 road. There was no dam at the south end of this slough so it was easy for the Finns to take their boats up to their houses on what was called "Finnland Road". One of these pioneers Mike Jacobson floated two scow houses up to the acreage to house his growing family. All of them, the Eldstroms, the Ingstroms, the Haasanens, the Manninens, and the Robinsons, started clearing the land, putting in crops, and building fishing boats so that they could harvest a share of the incredibly rich salmon runs going up the Fraser River. One of the first and most important buildings put there on Finnland road was a sauna. As Jack Jacobson said for the Finns having a sauna was a kind of religion. After a day of fishing you could get clean by taking a really hot sauna and if you felt tired before then you felt revived afterwards.
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Signpost at Tomášovský výhľad (Tomášovce lookout) in Slovenský Raj (Slovak paradise), Slovakia.
Slovenský Raj is a mountain range and a national park in the karst area of the West Carparthians in central/eastern Slovakia. It is characterized by several gorges and waterfalls. There are many well-marked hiking trails in the area. Even the steepest gorges were made accessible by treads, chains, boardwalks and ladders. All this together makes Slovenský Raj a spectacular and popular hiking destination which is called a "paradise" for good reason.
Hiking tour Slovenský Raj: Prielom Hornádu, Klaštorská roklina, Klaštorisko, Tomášovský výhľad
Slovakia holidays May 2016.
These used be on many of these on the corners of my part of Fairfield County (Ohio), but they are, I now realize, few and far between. So I thought I'd better document this one before its too late.
This signpost stands at the Sokokis Lookout in Maine / USA.
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Dieser Wegweiser ist beim Sokokis Ausichtspunkt in Maine / USA zu finden.
It's amazing what a little saltwarer spray can do to a signpost. Another archive shot from near the airport in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii.
The rusty post supports three signs warning of the many ways to die on the rocks. Please only pick one!
be sure to see it large to experience the multiple layers of decay,
There are a number of signposts around the Salford Royal site directing patients and visitors to the buildings around the site.
Temporary signposts erected by WWII Allied occupation forces in Germany -seen here at World War 2 re-enactment at Wimpole Hall..
The signposts on the Bay Area Ridge Trail and in the Mission Peak Regional Park are often unreadable. Weather has removed most of the graphics. One or two look like people have vandalized them, but most of the damage seems natural. The main trails are easy but some of the less-used trails are confusing without the signs.
The last weekend of summer was spent in Dorset. The last time we will visit for a while, we've gone there every year for 4 years, we've done all the walks and though the Square and Compass is a hell of a draw, it's time for something a little bit different!
Viva La Swanage!