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 Post subject: Light House
PostPosted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 12:58 am 
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It's said that in the 1920's Al Capone often zoomed past the light in his speedboat, on his way to weekend escapes from his stressful gangster lifestyle.


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i went there that place is cool. in the winter the bridge gets covered with ice and looks amazing.

plus the have an awesome skatepark right next to it.


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I have a great pic of the lighthouse from Washington Park right after the 26 inches of snow, but I can figure out how to attach it from my computer??? Can anyone help?


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CITY-boy wrote:
I have a great pic of the lighthouse from Washington Park right after the 26 inches of snow, but I can figure out how to attach it from my computer??? Can anyone help?


You can host a few pics for free here http://www.imageshack.us

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Old Michigan City Lighthouse
The Michigan City Lighthouse, built in 1904, is connected by a pier and catwalk to the shore. These structures are all listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The photo was taken by Thomas E. Martin,
First Assistant Lighthouse Keeper from 1911 to 1934.


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 Post subject: Re: Light House
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Region Rat wrote:
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It's said that in the 1920's Al Capone often zoomed past the light in his speedboat, on his way to weekend escapes from his stressful gangster lifestyle.
I've experienced quite a few beautiful sunsets looking at that lighthouse.


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I used to go there all the time w/my girlfriend who was going to University of Valpo...........it's ok, I guess! :lol:

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expresso66 wrote:
I used to go there all the time w/my girlfriend who was going to University of Valpo...........it's ok, I guess! :lol:
Well being an avid lighthouse fan myself I can tell you that there are definitely better lighthouses. But it's all we have here in the region to my knowledge.


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8) 8) Anyways, I use to make out w/my girl there, by the side of the house. No one saw me in action....I think.

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Now he's in Michigan City...wow!


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Anyways, I use to make out w/my girl there, by the side of the house. No one saw me in action....I think.

After you blew "her" up, did she float away?

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This is sad commentary.

I use to sit there on that pier.

With my family fishing for food .

Never knowing anything about racism.

The affluent boat owners would drive so close to the pier to cut all the colored peoples lines and the only thing we could afford was cane poles.

From one end of the pier to the other was poor colored families fishing for perch for dinner for the rest of the week.

They would come by as close as they could and spray us with water and turn back out into the lake.

Our parents would not tell us why they were doing it.

We were trying to feed ourselves.

One day a boater came to close and had to make a sharp turn and his boat capsized where I was fishing.

The White man surfaced and crawled upon the pier and started crying and sat down next to me.

I did not understand and all the Black people on the pier told him that's what you get!

He hollered my boy was in the boat and he drowned.

As I look back he was being an ass.

But at the time I could not understand because no one ever told me.


My parents kept me in the dark and I went to White schools.

I never knew !

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