Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Squat figure asks you where it is located
Today’s mystery is a beautiful wooden shaped figure that you might call a troll. Look at the intricate placement of pieces to make it look like a human figure. Figure where this photograph was taken and give us details about it. Send what you can about this figure to elliott@brack.net and be sure to tell us where you live.
MYSTERY PHOTO: Golden dome of classic design
Today’s photo mystery is a giant golden building of classic style, beautifully lighted against the night sky. Use your wits to figure out where this photograph was taken, then send your ideas to elliott@brack.net, to include your hometown.
Several readers recognized the last mystery, the Mercersburg Academy Chapel in Mercersburg, Penn. The photo came from Ross Lenhart of Stone Mountain.
MYSTERY PHOTO: Can you figure out where this modern art is placed?
Where’s this piece of modern art? At least it’s highlighted in a bright, open setting, not hidden in some dark corner. Send your best answer to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to include your hometown.
The most recent mystery photo baffled a lot of people, with lots of wild guesses, one person even thinking it was a specific lake in the Adirondacks.
MYSTERY PHOTO: Another gorgeous photograph for you to identify
Today’s mystery photo may be too easy for our sleuths. But isn’t it also a beautiful photograph, with the photographer catching the light just right? Put your mind to work and tell us where this is located. Send your answer to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
The previous week’s photo was recognized by Susan McBrayer, Sugar Hill: “This is Cape Arago State Park on the coast of Oregon.
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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