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Tag Archives: Edward Kunkel
Just Skating By . . .
The river frequently froze over smooth, and made wonderful skating, particularly distance skating. A favorite stunt was to skate from Davenport downstream as far as Rock River—a matter of five or six miles. Sometimes, if there happened to be a … Continue reading
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Tagged Edward Kunkel, Ice Skating, Mississippi River, Vander Veer Botanical Park, Winter
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