Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Hills, rock and water are clues
The clues in this edition’s Mystery Photo are all natural: hills, stone and water. Is that enough for you to identify this distinctive photograph? If so, send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net and be sure to tell us your hometown.
The past mystery was solved by several people. George Graf of Palmyra, Va. wrote: “This is known as the Old Man of Storr on the Trotternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
MYSTERY PHOTO: Colorful umbrellas will protect you when here
Here’s a colorful photograph that you may have to been there to identify. So put on your best thinking outfit, and see if it will shower you with the correct answer. Send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
The last Mystery Photo came from Rick Krause of Lilburn, and Allen Peel of San Antonio, Tex. recognized it, and tells us about it: It’s the the Columbia County Courthouse in Dayton, Washington.
MYSTERY: Check out this classical structure
Today’s mystery is a building with many classical features. Try your luck in determining where this is located, and send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net. Be sure to tell the town where you live. Allen Peel of San Antonio gave us great detail on the last mystery. “It is Holland Harbor Lighthouse, often referred to as ‘Big Red’.
Gwinnett Forum | Jan. 7, 2025
“Nothing makes us feel more connected than when we are engaged in a healthy balance of thoughtful speaking and hardcore listening.”
– Belgian-American psychotherapist and relationship expert Ester Perel (1958- ) via John Titus, Peachtree Corners.
Continuing objectives
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His 2025 list:
- Move statewide non-partisan judicial and school board elections to the date of the General Election.
- More creative efforts to support the arts in Gwinnett.
- Advancement and expansion of city historical societies.
- Require establishments that serve alcoholic beverages to halt sales of such products at 1 a.m., and close by 2 a.m.
- Require the Georgia Legislature to meet only once every two years.
- Eliminate single-use plastic packaging and straws in Gwinnett and require instead the use of paper products.
- Gwinnett planners to encourage condos and townhouses instead of apartments.
Interested in Gwinnett history?
Now re-printed in its third edition, Gwinnett: A Little Above Atlanta, the award-winning history of Gwinnett County, is once again available for purchase. It sold out of its first two printings. The book won the 2010 Award of Excellence in Documenting Georgia History from the Georgia Historical Records Advisory Board. The book is available at Old Town Antiques at 93 Main Street in Lilburn.
- The history of Gwinnett is also available as an e-book from Amazon or Barnes and Noble for $9.95.
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