> > I'll be down at Harpers Ferry this weekend. Primarily paddling the > Staircase of the Shenandoah and part of the Potomac. > But I'll be doing Antietam Creek as well. This was one of the bloodiest > battles of the Civil War and it's an eerie feeling to be paddling past > Burnside Bridge and hearing the sounds of a military band and rifle volleys > from the visitor center for their memorial day celebration, knowing how many > soldiers died there.... > Incidentally, this is where Memorial Day started. Hmmmm. There is a sign in Waterloo, NY which claims that Memorial day was started there. -- John Fereira jaf30_at_cornell.edu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu May 27 1999 - 09:37:43 PDT
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