Monday, May 18, 2015

It's been a while!

This morning, I found this:

Fishing on the Little Popple River

and then I went exploring, and found this:

Information on where our great-grandparents settled.

Our great-grandparents Andrew and Louisa Ekquist and their family were among the first settlers in this area, on a homestead plot on the Little Popple River. Then, as now, trout could be caught and helped feed the family those first years. According to the published information, they ate mostly potatoes and wild leeks, but we know the homesteaders were all avid berry pickers as well.