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rickster: I like your idea. I do tend to live in the past. I remember the bridge, we crossed it in the early 50's in our 1952 Chevrolet on our way to Ely once a year. We stopped at the spring in Soudan to pick up water (1quart in my father's canteen bought from Virginia Surplus when it was located on 2nd Avenue between the Co-Op store and the Co-Op Mortuary, and 2 quarts in a mason jar "Atlas") and then we stopped at the wayside rest east of Soudan. My father made coffee over an open fire in a black & white enamel coffee pot and the cups were also black & white enamel. That was our version of a vacation trip. Tower was booming in those days, the White House always had people coming and going, they had 3 car dealerships (Arrowhead Garage, Burgess Chevrolet and Grahek Ford), and another tavern on the east end, I think it was Skala's. A clothing store, a drug store, 2 large grocery stores, the Marjo Hotel. Take me back to the 50's, I'd feel much better than I do today.

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