The leper cult occupied the Blalock Mansion in the mid-1920s. Digging out the background from unreliable sources and circulating rumors, here’s the best I can do to learn the background of this unique branch of Christianity. (To find other stories about the Blalock Mansion and its background, type Blalock into the search line at the […]
Port Edwards
Creatures Appreciate Our Christmas Lights
Creatures Appreciate Our Christmas Lights
Creatures entered our house and left a reward for aiming our Christmas trees toward the woods and creekbed where they live. As I walked downstairs I detected a new, awful, sickening odor, nearly overpowering me. The door to the back yard, locked last night, was unlocked this morning. Just inside the door, a strange object. […]
Angels and the Devil’s Tunnel at the Blalock
Angels and the Devil’s Tunnel at the Blalock
Above: The story of Solvieg and Turid at the Blalock Medical facility, immigrants from Norway and caught up in the 1919 flu epidemic, was a legend at the mansion. Turid had died but came back on a regular schedule to talk with her mom. Story of the Blalock and the flu epidemic in the category […]
Blalock Mansion: An Overview
Blalock Mansion: An Overview
Off and on I’ve written about events about this fictive Blalock Mansion on 7th Street in Port Edwards, WI. Just wanted to tell you that this week I’ll write a few stories that came from this mighty structure. If you look back at the posts I’ve written, two that you might get a chuckle from […]
Consumption Hits the Blalock Mansion
Consumption Hits the Blalock Mansion
Deathly illness at the Blalock Mansion in the mid-1890s. The family had enjoyed the mansion for nearly 10 years, but divorce, infighting, and petty jealousies made the house especially cold and hostile. Rebekkah Blalock hung in there even though husband Frederick was gone on business more than he was at home. Becky and only daughter Barbara […]