Here’s a photo of distinctive building for our readers to ponder as the Mystery Photo. It gives the impression of possibly being in Scandinavia or some other rain-soaked area. Figure out where this building is and send your answer to elliott@brack.net, including your hometown.
First in with the answer to the last Mystery Photo was Lou Camerio, Lilburn, for the second straight issue. He recognized Mount Adams in Washington state.
Instead of a lighthouse at low levels, let’s look up this week at this gorgeous snow-capped mountain. No doubt many GwinnettForum readers have seen it. Now, exactly where is it? Send your answer to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.
Lou Camerio of Lilburn was the first to recognize a lighthouse in Burlington, Vt., on Lake Champlain.
The height of the lighthouse in today’s Mystery Photo might give you a clue as to its location. Figure out where you think this photograph was taken, then send your answer to elliott@brack.net and send along your hometown, too. … Allan Peel wrote: “Today’s mystery photo is a picture of the Groundhog Mountain Lookout Tower at Mile post 188.8 along the Blue Ridge Parkway approximately five-miles south of Laurel Fork, Va. This site includes the old Groundhog Hill Cemetery.
Here’s a distinctive photograph for you to solve. We love the way this photo is dramatically constructed, and perfectly framed. Figure out where this photo was taken and send your answers to elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
Recognizing the last Mystery Photo was newspaperman Mark Smith of Eatonton. “The picture is the Lock Dam on the canal at the County Park on the Savannah River in Augusta….”
Today’s Mystery Photo wasn’t built yesterday. It apparently is still doing what it was made for. All you have to do is figure out where this photograph was made. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to include your hometown.
The last Mystery Photo didn’t fool some people. No leaves were not blown in. Sara Rawlins, Lawrenceville, responded first: “I believe that picture is of the carpet at the Gwinnett Gas South Convention Center, taken from the second floor….”
For today’s Mystery, here’s a look at a facility where it appears someone left the doors open, and the leaves blew in. Can you figure this out? If so, send your idea to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to tell us your hometown.
Several people found similar looking Lutherans churches in other cities. It might seem that the frugal Lutherans use one set of architectural plans when building churches around the country!
Here’s a stately structure for today’s Mystery Photo. Figure out where it is located and send your answer to elliott@brack.net. Always include your hometown.
What didn’t seem like a difficult photograph found that only two regular spotters could identify. Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. recognized “A mystery photo was taken from the wooden boardwalk along the Boardwalk Trail at Lake Herrick in Athens Ga.
You can tell that today’s Mystery Photo is an older house because of the massive chimneys, meaning it took plain, everyday wood to heat this structure. Look at all the brick in these chimneys? Now figure out where this house is located. There are few identifying clues around! Send your answer to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.
The most recent Mystery Photo wasn’t some older building in Europe, though it may have looked like it. George Graf of Palmyra, Va. recognized it immediately. “That’s Gray Towers National Historic Site…
Today’s Mystery Photo is made of stone, looks ancient, and also has a certain European look. Now see if you can determine where this building is located. Send your ideas to Elliott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
Photo from Peel
Original mystery
The Mystery Photo in the June 10 edition (after one week of no Forum), was spotted by only George Graf of Palmyra, Va. He wrote: “This is the Honfleur Lighthouse, Port of Honfleur,
Though not dramatic, this lighthouse sits low on the horizon and serves its vital function for sailors. Figure out where this photograph was taken, and send your idea to ellott@brack.net, and include your hometown.
That haunted-looking ruins in the recent Mystery Photo has worldwide interest for fans of Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Holly Moore of Suwanee recognized Whitby Abbey, overlooking the North Sea in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England.
“As long as you’re working, you stay young. When I’m in front of an audience, all that love and vitality sweeps over me and I forget my age.
– American Actor and Comedian George Burns (1896-1996).
Below are links to the ballots Gwinnett voters face in the May 21 voting.
NONPARTISAN CANDIDATE ANSWERS
To read answers to four questions posted by GwinnettForum to non-partisan candidates, click here. Answers in partisan races are forthcoming.
ENDORSED CANDIDATES
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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