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Old Port Brewing

Old Port Lager Label

Old Port Lager Coaster

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Becks Mill

Brenda and myself started volunteering at Becks Mill - An old mill from 1808 that recently restarted operations.
First I skimmed the leaves out of the retaining pool fed by the cave spring.

Then I opened up the water and let it start powering the overshot waterwheel and turbine.

Then I went down to the mill and started [...]

Salem Speedway

This past weekend we raced at the Salem Speedway with the #26 Arca team.

Racing videos

Journey of Remembrance

Today my family and I traveled to Rockport Indiana and witnessed the launching of the flatboat recreating Lincoln’s 1828 journey to New Orleans.

While Lincoln was building his flatboat he stayed in one of my ancestor’s homes. A humorous story about Lincoln and my family can be found here
A plaque was also dedicated commemorating the [...]

Going Nuts

The gathering of nuts is progressing nicely. After running over the walnuts in the driveway for a few weeks, I raked up over nine 5 gallon buckets with their husks removed. They are now drying out and hopefully be ready for cracking in a week or two. I also gathered another 10 buckets of walnuts [...]