Author Archives: Ross Reller
Dandy Trail Photos – 100+ years old!
Blogger Jim Grey called a few months ago with interesting news. He had purchased a few glass plate negatives on Ebay (of all places) that were entitled Dandy Trail photos. We agreed to meet at the Traders Point Loft for … Continue reading
Bike trail push for Eagle Creek stirs controversy (HT IBJ)
Chris O’Malley May 3, 2012 With knobby tires and shock absorbers, a mountain bike peddled by a skilled rider can smite the roughest trail with a cloud of dust. Mountain bikers have salivated for years about building trails in the rolling … Continue reading
New flood images from a 1956 8mm movie
Today I went to a Pike Township Historical Society meeting. Joe Wagle of New Augusta shared a couple of 3 minute 8mm color movies his Dad made in 1956. One was of the May 1956 flood at Traders … Continue reading
Photo evidence of the village of Traders Point
source: George Wilkins and the archives of Pike Township Historical Society
Kappel family retires from operating Farm Bureau Co-op
Bill Kappel retired from operating the Farm Bureau Co-op at the end of 2011. A fixture in the Traders Point area for several decades, Bill, his wife, and their son Greg, operated the only remaining business in the village … Continue reading
Order the selected stories of Traders Point (free pdf)
<a href="https://rossreller.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/traders-point-stories-revised-05-07.pdf”>Traders Point stories revised .05.07