From the Jan. 9-15, 2011 American Profile Magazine. This column is run every so often and always of interest. Check it out at www.americanprofile.com under TidBits.
ILLINOIS: Eliot Porter, who is credited with popularizing color nature photography, was born in 1901 in WINETKA (pop. 12,419) north of Chicago.
INDIANA: Perhaps you were wondering how bars and restaurants keep their stainless steel, porcelain, ceramic and other surfaces so shiny. Developed by a chemist and first used back in the 1880s, Barkeepers Friend is manufactured by SerVaas Laboratories in INDIANAPOLIS.
MICHIGAN: During World War I, FRANKENMUTH (pop. 4,838) Woolen Mill made 66,000 pairs of woolen socks for soldiers. It is the state's oldest mill, operating since 1894.
Always Interesting. --RoadDog
RoadDog's RoadLog Blog: Being my travels down those great two lane highways of this nation as well as news I learn about them from media sources. Since I'm also very interested in historic preservation, there will be a lot of that as well.
The Shamrock Court Motel in Sullivan, Missouri. It can be yours for $125,000. Lots of possibilities. Actually, now you're too late. Missouri's Roamin' Rich bought it.
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