Abandoned

Abandoned IGA Store

Empty but not forgotten.

Retired and rotting near Escanaba, Michigan.

Old Yellow number 16 caboose rotting on a railroad siding near Escanba, Michigan.

Another visit to the retired fire boat the Joseph Medill. articles.chicagotribune.com/1986-09-08/news/8603060908_1_... Joseph Medill Former Chicago fire-boat resting in a shipyard in Escanaba, Michigan. Intended to be sunk as an artificial reef and diving destination, but later condemned for such use by the potential contaminants still found on board. The book "Great Chicago Fires" gives a detailed account of the Joseph Medill's participation in fighting the McCormick building fire in 1967. Former Chicago Fire Department (Engine #37) Fire Boat Joseph Medill Built 1946 Dimmensions 92' x 23' Built By: Bay Ship Building Sturgeon Bay, WI

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Just an old photo from the files. A miner's privy outside of Creede Colorado. Just something I passed while mapping the alteration of potassium feldspar.

Definitely not a photo from this past winter! :-) Gate to an abandoned farmstead in Eagle Creek Park.