Where, and what, is this Mystery Photo? Figure it out and send your answers to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
Cathy Loew of Peachtree Corners writes of the recent Mystery Photo: “I had a deja vu moment with this mystery picture. That view is mainly inaccessible from land (unless you want to maneuver the rocks).
GwinnettForum has not run through the nation’s vast number of lighthouses. Here’s one sitting on a cliff. Where is it? Send your answers to ellott@brack.net and include your hometown.
Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. writes: “The last mystery photo is of the Owens-Thomas House, part of the Owens-Thomas House and Slave Quarters National Historic Landmark in the Historic District of Savannah.
Here’s an elegant residence, somewhat symmetrical in landscape design. Tell us more about this home, and include your name and hometown when you send to ellott@brack.net.
Recognizing the previous Mystery was Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill, who wrote: “This is Gythio, Greece, on the eastern shore of the Mani Peninsula.
Here’s a single clue to this issue’s Mystery Photo: it’s not around here. Figure out where this photo was taken, and send your answer to Elliott@brack.net, including your hometown.
When is a Lighthouse not a Lighthouse? Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. sent in the recent Mystery Photo, which he explains: “It is a miniature model of the Phare de la Pointe-Mitis (Translation: Pointe-Mitis Lighthouse), a lighthouse located in a small village of Métis-sur-Mer in Quebec, Canada.
OK, let’s round out 2022 with a question for you: when is a lighthouse not a lighthouse, as in this edition’s Mystery Photo. This one comes from a reader, and poses this question. Send your thoughts to elliott@brack.net, including your hometown.
Sara Rawlins of Lawrenceville recognized the recent Mystery Photo: “Aha, a place I actually visited. It’s the back side of the Swan Coach House in Atlanta. In fact, you go through the Swan Coach House gift shop to get to the restaurant and out through some patio doors to the garden outside.
Don’t be fooled by this classical setting: it might not be where you originally think it is. Figure out where you think this photograph was taken, and send your idea to elliott@brack.net, including your place of residence.
Of the last Mystery Photo, Lou Camerio, Lilburn writes: “It is St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Macon Church, where Dee and I were married 52 years ago….
Check out these twin towers. Your job is to figure out where this photo was taken, and tell us something about the photo. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.
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 location of this week’s Mystery Photo may surprise you. Check out this architectural gem and send your answers to elliott@brack.net, including your hometown. We’ll give you special marks for details about this building.
Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill, wrote of the recent Mystery Photo: “The first hints were the Cape Cod/New England style houses along the opposite shore and what looks to be part of an American flag on the left.
“Never tell anyone that you’re writing a book, going on a diet, exercising, taking a course, or quitting smoking. They’ll encourage you to death.”
– Comic Artist Lynn Johnston (“For Better or Worse”) (1947 – ).
The family-friendly event, Duluth Fall Festival, will take place on September 28-29. This is the 41st year, and the Festival has consistently been voted one of the top festivals in the entire area, including “Best Large Festival in the Southeast’” by national publications.
There will be more than 300 arts, crafts and food booths, a huge parade, entertainment at two venues, a 5K road race, and much more. If you would like more information, are interested in volunteering, etc., go to the Festival website:
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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