October 2021 was a beautiful month with many blessings.
We had a few days off work so helped prepare for a fall activities. I made some apple dumplings and savored some competition chili.
We did some hiking at Oak Openings Preserve Metropark. We enjoy spending time at Mallard Lake, shown above. We love the area as it offers 70 miles of trail with a stands of isolated pines. The preserve is home of a popular treehouse village.
We walked through Fort Amanda Memorial park. Fort Amanda was major supply depot for the American army during the War of 1812. A granite monument was built in 1915 at the site of the original fort.
We also found an interesting marker on our travels that signified we were near land that was once (1835 )one of Johnny Appleseed's nurseries.
I read one book during the month The Space In Between.
We leafed through stacks of books at the bookstores. My husband purchased a book about ice hockey while I added to my collection of old books.
On my list for fall reading, sport, is Blake Sebring's latest's book Perfect.
When the Fort Wayne Komets played the San Diego Gulls in the 1993 International Hockey League Turner Cup Finals, no one gave them a chance. Though the Komets were 8-0 during the first two playoff rounds, the Gulls were the best team in minor-league hockey history with 62 regular-season wins and a squad filled with experience from thousands of National Hockey League games.
But the Komets did the impossible – the unthinkable – and completed an unbelievable 12-0 sweep.
Relive one of the most unique and notable sports achievements from the stories of the players, coaches, management and even a few fans. Which member of the squad became a baker? Which one considered suicide? Which one went to prison? Which got married the next day? Which had to play a game the next night? Who coached the U.S. in the Olympics? What were the goaltender’s quirkiest quirks? And what Tom Petty song sparked the whole thing?
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