Mystery photos

MYSTERY PHOTO: Looks like something you want to avoid, if real

MYSTERY PHOTO: Looks like something you want to avoid, if real

Wow! Look at the size of this creature!  Looks like it is big enough to eat someone alive! Ever seen it before? Can you tell us where it resides (so that we can avoid that area?)  Figure all this out and send your guess to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown.

The recent Mystery Photo was easily spotted by several people. Bob Foreman of Grayson sent in: “The photo is of Lake Como in northern Italy, very near Switzerland. 

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by · April 19, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Try your luck in identifying this beautiful scene

MYSTERY PHOTO: Try your luck in identifying this beautiful scene

Isn’t this a beautiful scene? Wouldn’t it be nice to be at this place, and enjoy the scenery of the water and the mountains. No doubt you would also enjoy the good food and the hospitality of the locals. But where is it?  Send your ideas along and include your hometown. Send to elliott@brack.net.

Lou Camerio of Lilburn was first to recognize “….the Au Sable Light Station on Lake Superior near Grand Marais, Michigan.

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by · April 15, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Time to figure out where another lighthouse is located

MYSTERY PHOTO: Time to figure out where another lighthouse is located

Yep, we like lighthouse photographs. It’s time to locate another lighthouse. Figure out where this one is located and send your answer to elliott@brack.net, including your hometown. Question: how long do you think it will take GwinnettForum to picture all the lighthouses in the USA?

Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. provided an answer to the recent Mystery Photo.  He writes: “This mystery photo is of a row of medieval, half-timbered cottages in a former fishermen’s district, now known as Klein-Venedig (German for ‘Little Venice’), on Bamberg’s Island City along the banks of the Regnitz River.

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by · April 12, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Perhaps these buildings can give you a clue

MYSTERY PHOTO: Perhaps these buildings can give you a clue

This edition’s Mystery Photo has few distinguishing clues, and features a town with prosperous  buildings. Try to figure out where this photograph was taken. Send your answers to ellott@brack.net, and include your hometown.

Fran Worrall of Lawrenceville nailed the last Mystery Photo. She writes: “It’s Whites Chapel AME (African Methodist Episcopal) Church, located in Haralson County, Ga., near Tallapoosa.

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by · April 8, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Dilapidated structure asks for its location 

MYSTERY PHOTO: Dilapidated structure asks for its location 

Today’s Mystery Photo has seen better days. Tell us what you can find out about this Mystery, and send your information to elliott@brack.net, including your home town. 

That different Mystery Photo in the last edition was the Awakening Sculpture in  Oxon Hill, Maryland.  A similar setting is in Fort Washington, Maryland, George Graf of Palmyra, Va. tells us. The photo came from Cindy Evans of Duluth. 

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by · April 5, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY: Here’s a photo which reminds us today is April Fool’s Day

MYSTERY: Here’s a photo which reminds us today is April Fool’s Day

With today being April Fool’s Day, how about this foolish Mystery Photo?  Now try to figure out where this location is, and tell us what you know about the picture. Send your answer to elliott@brack.net and include your home town. Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. sent a good deal of detail about the most recent Mystery Photo.

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by · April 1, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Handsome structure has a distinctive story, too

MYSTERY PHOTO: Handsome structure has a distinctive story, too

Here’s a handsome structure.  In addition to its classic design, there’s something distinctive about this building. Figure out where the building is located, and what is different, and send your answer to elliott@brack.net. Be sure to tell your hometown. 

John Titus of Peachtree Corners was the first to identify the most recent Mystery Photo: “I think it is the steps in Plymouth, England from which the Pilgrims set out for America.” He is right. The photo came from Ross Lenhart of Stone Mountain.

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by · March 29, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Think outside the box to get this identification

MYSTERY PHOTO: Think outside the box to get this identification

You’ll need to think outside the box to identify this Mystery Photo. Associate the phrase “long time ago” to this photo. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown

Allan Peel of San Antonio, Tex. solved both the Mystery Photo and a second question with his answer to the last puzzle. The photo was submitted by Charles Anderson of Lawrenceville. 

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by · March 25, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY PHOTO: Today there is a second mystery for you to solve

MYSTERY PHOTO: Today there is a second mystery for you to solve

Today’s mystery seems somewhat of a double mystery. These classical columns seem to be outside doors, but then there is ironwork barring entrance.  Just what is it, and how does this work?  Figure out where the photograph was taken, and get back to us. Send your idea to elliott@brack.net, and be sure to include your hometown.

The last Mystery Photo was of the Victory Church in Norcross,  which Robert Foreman of Grayson was first to recognize, saying: “I drove by there each day when going to my office in Norcross.” 

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by · March 22, 2022 · Mystery photos
MYSTERY: Don’t let clues fool you as you identify this photograph

MYSTERY: Don’t let clues fool you as you identify this photograph

Some of the clues in this edition’s Mystery Photo may confuse you. Look beyond that and try to identify the location of today’s photograph. Send your answers to elliott@brack.net and include your hometown. Amy Perry, Lilburn easily spotted the most recent mystery: “I recognize today’s Mystery Photo. It is the Charleston City Market in Charleston, S.C.

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by · March 18, 2022 · Mystery photos