It's a family tradition; with a little help from my friends.

[spartannation]

I put a new overhead door in for an elderly cousin on Friday and after the job was finished we sat down and visited for a bit. She gave me a picture of my Grandpa Forrest standing in a river holding a stringer of what look like suckers. He was born in 1905 and looks to be around 12 in the picture, so that would make it around 1917 when it was taken. I don't know where it was but it may be the Grand River, Lookingglass River or Sebewa Creek. My guess, judging from the large rocks and background, would be the Grand River upstream from Portland. This stretch would be just a couple of miles from the family farm and would make the most sense. He was an avid fisherman and I think that's where I get my affliction. I still have one of his fishing rods, an old Ted Williams, and a couple of his old lures. Thought it was a pretty cool picture and wanted to share it, problem is I can't get it to load so I sent it to Steve and hopefully he will add it for me.

[Just Steve]

[Just Steve]

Cool story Jerry and the picture is a treasure to hold on to.

I have one of my grandpa standing with a big 10 point he shot about 1927, I had it scored a few years back and it was at 149.5

These historical photos should be passed on to the next generation

[Just Steve]

As long as we're talking family tradition and old pictures.......

Grandpa Clare Ash Sr. on the left......uncle Carson Root on the Right.

[crp4570]

Congrats on two cool pics. Even then fishing’s gets you over your boot tops. Like that pipe in the deer photo.

[spartannation]

Thanks for helping me out with that. He was quite a man. He passed away when I was 16 so I never got a chance to spend time with him as an adult. He was a master story teller, it would drive my mom crazy that he would retell the same stories a multitude of times but I was able to sit and listen to them over and over. I never got tired of them.

[ready2fish]

Great story with pictures

[fiveeyes]

Ahh, the memories that have been made when afield, are some of the sweetest of all. Thank you