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The last Mystery Photo, Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex, said: “Surprised me, as it was shot just four miles away from where my wife of 44½ years was born and raised! This photo was shot in the small tourist town of Percé at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in Québec, Canada.
“The town is most famous for Percé Rock, that huge, 1,421-foot-long, 300-foot-wide, and 280-foot-high limestone rock formation that was formed over 400-million years ago. It is one of the world’s largest in-water natural arches and is only 2,600-feet away from the shore. At low tide, tourists can be seen walking up to the rock over a sandbar, and even entering the hole formed by the arch. It can be a risky maneuverer, as the waves can come crashing in on you as you approach the hole. I know it first hand, as my family and I have approached the hole ourselves. For those not up to such a risky adventure, there are plenty of tour boats that will take you around and near “The Rock”, and drop you off at nearby Bonaventure Island, one of the largest and most accessible migratory bird sanctuaries in the world.”
Several other people recognized the photo, including first-timer Alma Ortiz, Alpharetta: George Graf, Palmyra Va.; Stew Ogilvie, Lawrenceville; Lou Camerio, Lilburn; Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill; and Sara Rawlins, Lawrenceville. The photo came from the editor during a 2015 visit.
Winn DAR chapter names Terry Manning award winner
From left are former DAR Regent Lydia McGill, Virginia Manning and Terry Manning.
A Lilburn resident, Terry Edward Pyatt Manning, has been recognized by the Philadelphia Winn Daughters of the American Revolution chapter in Lawrenceville as a non-member who has demonstrated extraordinary effort to not only honor men and women who achieved American independence, but also educate others about their service and sacrifice. He has been awarded the DAR America 250! Commendation medal and certificate.
Manning was born in Columbus, Ohio, served in the U.S. Navy and is a graduate of the Ohio State University. His work has been with the Veterans Administration, first in Cleveland, Ohio, and since 1978 in the Atlanta office, retiring in 2001. He is a former president of the Gwinnett Historical Society and cofounded the Genealogy Study Group in Gwinnett County and regularly lectures in colonial attire state-wide on subjects of genealogy and early American history.
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