On a recent trip to Washington D.C., Jim and Kathleen Morris met up with Island resident Cheryl Ganz, who is chief curator of philately at the National Postal Museum of the Smithsonian … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2013
Circumnavigation of the Island: on the Ice With Lee Engstrom & Friends
On March 12, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., Lee Engstrom and friends Bill Benson, Merrill Lundberg, Jim Morris, and Dave Ranney, set out on the beach at Sunset Resort to circumnavigate the Island. Friends, Don … [Read more...]
Island 1950s Baseball: a Conversation with Jake Ellefson and Ray Hansen
Islanders have been playing baseball since 1875 when the boys from St. Martin’s Island came over for a game. After that, games were mostly played between Island players. In 1903, Will Jess organized … [Read more...]
