Author Archives: Ron Haines

I have always thought of Popeye as a cartoon character originating in my youth who started life as muscled, spinach-eating hero who always ended up with Olive Oil while rejected Bluto sat in the wings. Not so.  He was basically … Continue reading →

This Florida sign, kidnapped long ago from its nice warm home in Palm Beach Gardens and taken to Belchertown, Massachusetts, is not handling the harsh winters very well. I first spotted it in 2013 during a paddle on the Swift … Continue reading →

This is one of the cleverest town signs I’ve seen in my travels.  It welcomes one into Echo Bay, Ontario, a small Canadian hamlet on Lake George. It’s situated near where lakes Huron, Michigan, and Superior almost meet.  I passed … Continue reading →

Roswell, New Mexico, was a couple hours out of my way.  But something drew me there… No, it wasn’t my tabloid background.  As a reporter for the National Enquirer in the late 1970s, I did work alongside many of the … Continue reading →

I stumbled across this Dick Tracy Museum a few years back in Pawnee, in north central Oklahoma.  The place wasn’t open the day I drove by, so I had to content myself with a few outside shots. Connection?  Pawnee is … Continue reading →

I like to spend July 4 in Contoocook, New Hampshire, the home of Brother Rick and his family. The tiny town is also home to a nice, all-inclusive kids’ holiday parade and a comfortingly traditional regular parade, complete with a … Continue reading →

Dubbed Ella, this statue was acquired by 21 Brix Winery in Portland, NY, way back in 2011, and placed at the entrance to the parking lot on Highway 20 to make it easier for customers to find the place.   She … Continue reading →

I ran into a baby boom over at John Prince Park on one of my paddling trips the other day.  This large county park, real close to my house in Lantana, FL, has always been my year-round, go-to spot for … Continue reading →

Starting now I can slip into a little afternoon nap and no one will be the wiser.  Granddaughter Simone has gifted me with my very own pair of Napping Glasses.  Sleeping?  Not me!

My old neighborhood in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, is getting a facelift!  Even the apartment building I lived in for a couple years has a new coat of paint. Located in the old Piazza section of town, that three-story building was … Continue reading →