Tales of Cornwall

The Riddle It happened again, this cold November day as I walked my dog on the Rail Trail, just as it had last year. A r iddle presented itself for the curious and clever: “Here in Cornwall, what is gray, disappears in Spring and reappears in Fall?” Perhaps you already know the answer. When walking the trail south beyond the old iron railroad trestle, you may discern a ghostly gray shape down amongst the trees to your right. You must be paying attention because it pops up and within a few steps it’s gone. Furthermore, the phenomenon happens not just once but three times as you walk along. What IS that? By the way, as Spring turns into Summer – it just won’t happen at all. Nothing to see, move along folks! Care for a Swim, Anyone? Though it looks like an overgrown wooded area that deer are known to inhabit, there is more than meets the eye. Once when examining a local topographic map I was surprised to

See the complete set of "Who Knew?" stories see my Author Page on LebTown.com (link available here and also in the Sidebar to the upper left). The Cornwall Manor Pools Profound Possessions The Pinkerton Caper (4 episodes) Cornwall's National Guard Riot of 1887 On Being B.F. Hean (2 parts)

  Who Knew? On Saving B. F. Hean By Bruce Chadbourne – August 9, 2022     Caption: Melbourne General Cemetery c.1900, where B. F. Hean’s remains rest in a pauper’s grave. NEW Year’s Day 1896, St. Kilda Beach, Melbourne, Australia. On viewing the body lying in the sand, police constable Patrick Keaney noticed a curious set of footprints and a faint trail of blood proceeding directly away down the beach into the surf. A thought to be certain to write that into his report slipped from his mind as he turned to determine the man’s identity... [SIDEBAR – There is no namesake “Saint” Kilda, for whom the beach and district of Melbourne are named. The region got its name from a schooner “Lady of St. Kilda” which had moored at the beach in 1842.   The name originated with the archipelago of that name in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland (for more information see https://marvmelb.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-origin-of-names-st-kilda.html).  The beach area became a fashionable area for th