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Mennotoba | Erin's Blog
2w ago
WEST RESERVE (I wrote this on the afternoon of July 13th, 2023 — my final day of this particular adventure. I’ve left my scattered narrative [...]
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Mennotoba | Erin's Blog
1M ago
WEST RESERVE Everybody starts somewhere, right? I might be about six years into writing this blog, but still feel I’m at the beginning. I think [...]
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Mennotoba | Erin's Blog
1M ago
I had to abandon that other naming convention so YOU WIN, ANDREW. Because after I said goodbye to Mr. Falk at the Winkler archives and reunited [...]
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Mennotoba | Erin's Blog
1M ago
So! I had listened to my uncle and crashed the meeting of Winkler historians over their morning coffee at Mulligan’s. They gave me more advice [...]
The post Exploring Winkler, Part 8: Winkler Archives! appeared first on Mennotoba ..read more
Mennotoba | Erin's Blog
1M ago
I knew they’d be easy to spot. After the cemetery, I showed up at Mulligan’s. I walked in, and there sat four old men, with [...]
The post Exploring Winkler, Part 7: Meeting Mr. Falk and Joe appeared first on Mennotoba ..read more
Mennotoba | Erin's Blog
1M ago
WEST RESERVE This post will be yet another testament to my lack of organization and memory. (I am truly the worst amateur wannabe historian.) First, [...]
The post Exploring Winkler, Part 6: Winkler Cemetery appeared first on Mennotoba ..read more
Mennotoba | Erin's Blog
2M ago
I returned to haunt this rewilding cemetery at dusk. Stepping carefully through the corn, I turned to check my footprints. There were none. . My [...]
The post Exploring Winkler, Part 5: Neureinland (Again) appeared first on Mennotoba ..read more
Mennotoba | Erin's Blog
2M ago
WEST RESERVE Finally a post from this adventure that is actually IN Winkler. I had left Greenfarm, wondering what I would do next. By 8:20pm, [...]
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Mennotoba | Erin's Blog
2M ago
WEST RESERVE I looked on my map. I seemed to be pretty close to Greenfarm… whatever that was. I mean, I had examined this area [...]
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Mennotoba | Erin's Blog
2M ago
Andrew is going to get after me for naming these in a very boring manner. OH WELL. So. Where were we? Oh yes. I had [...]
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