8 9 17 16(Random Pointless Photos)

You can find this concrete marker among the trees north of Big Maple Lake.


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This spot is (supposed to be) the meeting point of Sections 8, 9, 16, and 17 (of Township 35 North, Range 7 West).



So it also marked the meeting point of the Chester and Nolte farms … both of which eventually became the Wasy farm, and all of which is now Deep River County Park.


Here are Buddy and Robbie ignoring that concrete post and its aging metal guardian.




East of this spot, in what may be the tippy-top of Section 16, or the bottom of Section 9, among the ruins of the Nolte/Wasy farm, I found this:





A tree had grown up through the concrete floor of an outbuilding, then fallen over, and in doing so pulled up a section of the floor, exposing orange terra cotta tile under the concrete.


Here's Big Maple Lake.




Here's an artistic shot of sunlight sparkling on Big Maple Lake.




Here's Robbie getting in the way of the sparkles.