https://www.micheledbaker.com/photos daily 0.75 2016-10-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1477190073276-D21YC94X9M8DDY9CMDNU/4.jpg Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1477190073276-D21YC94X9M8DDY9CMDNU/4.jpg Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1477190078351-1LQ7QVB7YLOVJOI1K552/17.jpg Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1477190195477-33NT2TYNUOO9C5A3EYI4/25.jpg Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1477190208988-WZ3X1O37B7VK1MI0NRF6/HPIM2524.jpg Photos https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1477190279366-V1L59V1EKAWTFX0THIYI/HPIM2541.jpg Photos https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog daily 0.75 2021-06-10 https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/6/5/days-42-amp-43-the-circle-closes monthly 0.5 2021-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622899894340-MG64L7DQXAS94OEOIN2R/Dad%2B%2526%2BMissy%2Bin%2Bcar.jpg Blog - Days 42 & 43: The Circle Closes - The trip begins -- on the road to Niagara Falls https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622894205547-O28OHEZH23SPXXBE7A2J/20210424_105743.jpg Blog - Days 42 & 43: The Circle Closes - Niagara Falls (American side) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1623344226704-88ONH4OZK6793Q8EDWDD/20210424_193919.jpg Blog - Days 42 & 43: The Circle Closes - Hofbrau Haus beer and dinner, Columbus, OH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622894467401-YMNNJAUSK4I6QARVG141/20210425_190351.jpg Blog - Days 42 & 43: The Circle Closes - David & John, Red Lobster (Rockford, IL) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622894440066-FLIPTF614JBP0RICYYHF/20210427_104248.jpg Blog - Days 42 & 43: The Circle Closes - John & Gary, Pekin, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622894740334-MLUF82ZKD33MEXCTDJN0/Little+Swan+Lake+May+2021.jpg Blog - Days 42 & 43: The Circle Closes - Roger Falk, John Baker, Michele Baker, Barb Falk at Little Swan Lake Winery in Okoboji, IA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622900283175-BASK1T9CJYUM97HZM3IA/20210429_181103.jpg Blog - Days 42 & 43: The Circle Closes - John & Barb, Bergen Bar & Grill, Jackson, MN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622894748526-JJ5NQDQF8G5O7469ZV2D/David+Gary+John+2021.jpg Blog - Days 42 & 43: The Circle Closes - David, Gary and John in Pekin, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622900404324-JPP6VC95NB6D8M04AQ4F/20210523_102056_resized.jpg Blog - Days 42 & 43: The Circle Closes - Michele, John and Kevin, Brandon, MS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622900522789-1OJOX7H1R92WG0M7FWC7/20210522_155927.jpg Blog - Days 42 & 43: The Circle Closes - All Them Bakers (Fran, Kevin, Dawn standing), Michele, John, Heather, Curt (sitting) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622894642617-CNACX0DWLTWU1WD9TQY9/20210525_105203_resized.jpg Blog - Days 42 & 43: The Circle Closes - Chris Boake and John, Knoxville, TN https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622894690046-W6YS6YW977S0W8TYFFRD/20210525_163511_resized.jpg Blog - Days 42 & 43: The Circle Closes - Dave Kittle, John, JoAnne Kittle (Chattanooga, TN) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1623344428612-QD4HVK4UJI5MCOJKXJKJ/20210529_104439_resized.jpg Blog - Days 42 & 43: The Circle Closes - John, thrilled that the Las Vegas Golden Knights hockey team won game 7 against the Minnesota Wild (Yardley, PA) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622894693235-Z1QXF5C5U53NJ8S7GVHU/20210529_191558_resized.jpg Blog - Days 42 & 43: The Circle Closes - John Baker, Matt Wund, Jill Wund, Dale Stevens (sitting), Maya Wund and Olivia Wund (standing), Yardley, PA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1623343933303-IF01QFFLTPOM3YTWH2AH/Dad+face+and+dates2.jpg Blog - Days 42 & 43: The Circle Closes https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/6/2/day-41-petersham-ma monthly 0.5 2021-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622723884331-IXLNL048NYZ52VL8OBSL/20210530_211023_resized.jpg Blog - Day 41: Petersham, MA - Make it stand out Frank Strang and Mabel (Reints) Strang, circa 1905 https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/6/2/days-39-amp-40-petersham-ma monthly 0.5 2021-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622650787537-SGDFB1Z8QK1FHCC3SKDB/Drain-Field.jpg Blog - Days 39 & 40: Petersham, MA - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622651314097-1ZEUFSLLDFBJPTNKVE9F/20210531_101152_resized.jpg Blog - Days 39 & 40: Petersham, MA - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622651374926-I6TE4181PE20A7JEUREW/20210601_093437_resized.jpg Blog - Days 39 & 40: Petersham, MA - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622653074176-3YEOC63DMEAQLP160F5K/Memorial+Day.jpg Blog - Days 39 & 40: Petersham, MA - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/6/2/day-38-yardley-pa-to-stony-brook-ny-to-petersham-ma monthly 0.5 2021-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622648763715-OV7TE291VSRMISYMH3WC/WD1.jpg Blog - Day 38: Yardley, PA to Stony Brook, NY to Petersham, MA - Make it stand out Dylan & Warner’s house in Stony Brook, Long Island (NY) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622648865462-KE8APIC1MT10QUKIB12S/imagejpeg_2.jpg Blog - Day 38: Yardley, PA to Stony Brook, NY to Petersham, MA - Make it stand out Warner and Dylan (May 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622649061436-10JMFRSZGKLR4B2XBVZD/20210530_163249_resized.jpg Blog - Day 38: Yardley, PA to Stony Brook, NY to Petersham, MA - Make it stand out On the ferry to Bridgeport, CT https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/5/29/day-37-yardley-pa monthly 0.5 2021-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622334500228-3LID71VE7YVQ01HFPRQ5/20210529_104439_resized.jpg Blog - Day 37: Yardley, PA - Make it stand out The Golden Knights won 6-2. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622334112215-TICO04NZ3Q5M7S2NZQHY/20210529_191304_resized.jpg Blog - Day 37: Yardley, PA - Make it stand out Spencer, wearing a fetching unicorn horn and ears https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622334166420-AQAFNQ3PW6PHZP52WXSG/20210529_121516_resized.jpg Blog - Day 37: Yardley, PA - Make it stand out Mercury, the Leopard gecko https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622333931566-5AT8WVXL2DNP1Y078C0C/20210529_191558_resized.jpg Blog - Day 37: Yardley, PA - Make it stand out L to R: Dad (with Matt kissing him), Jill and Dale. “Peace Girl” is Maya, and the gal with the tongue is Olivia. The bananas are self-explanatory. https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/5/28/day-36-staunton-va-to-yardley-pa monthly 0.5 2021-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622252472311-ELI145WZNIMTS9V0LFDL/chicken+and+pears.jpg Blog - Day 36: Staunton VA to Yardley, PA - Make it stand out (Not Matt Wund’s) Chicken and Pears in White Wine Sauce https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/5/27/day-35-chattanooga-tn-to-staunton-va monthly 0.5 2021-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622165033476-59FD2ZQRZUALLH4HOVE3/23sushi02_600.jpg Blog - Day 35: Chattanooga, TN to Staunton, VA - Make it stand out tuna nigiri (sushi), dad’s favorite https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/5/26/day-34-chattanooga-tn-and-environs monthly 0.5 2021-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622078536242-PC503RHSPDBBV0DZX168/20210526_114920_resized.jpg Blog - Day 34: Chattanooga, TN and environs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622078693969-A0E8QZID5WDJ4BBZ7ARN/20210526_132738_001_resized.jpg Blog - Day 34: Chattanooga, TN and environs - Make it stand out Gentoo penguin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622078820096-SVF79XPYUN0IHOJYDEPT/20210526_133344_resized.jpg Blog - Day 34: Chattanooga, TN and environs - Make it stand out Trying to keep away from the Great White https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622078629508-LEJZI4T4JRSDHO6L0PXU/20210526_111452_resized.jpg Blog - Day 34: Chattanooga, TN and environs - Make it stand out American alligator https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1622078940564-KGHB9LW0P0MILCA8UBPX/20210526_135108_resized.jpg Blog - Day 34: Chattanooga, TN and environs - Make it stand out JoAnne and Dave Kittle https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/5/25/day-33-knoxville-tn-to-ringgold-ga monthly 0.5 2021-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1621995152792-6RGAA1LEB3FRJFXGGQN1/Dave+Kittle+1976.jpg Blog - Day 33: Knoxville, TN to Ringgold, GA - Make it stand out Gone fishing: Mike Kittle, Dave Kittle, Dana Kittle, Kevin Baker (about 1976) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1621994926303-I8GDSHEDLE6QIDGY6XTK/20210525_163511_resized.jpg Blog - Day 33: Knoxville, TN to Ringgold, GA - Make it stand out Dave Kittle, John Baker, JoAnne Kittle at Point Park atop Lookout Mountain https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/5/24/days-31-32-jackson-ms-to-knoxville-tn-amp-knoxville monthly 0.5 2021-05-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1621898048229-BWBJZAUHMALCF3VERZGE/20210524_115834_resized.jpg Blog - Days 31-32: Jackson, MS to Knoxville, TN & Knoxville - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/5/24/days-19-30-cape-girardeau-mo-to-jackson-ms-amp-jackson-ms-hiatus monthly 0.5 2021-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1621896291475-66RO9PVMY7CD4BE9Z9QT/imagejpeg_0001002.jpg Blog - Days 19 - 30: Cape Girardeau, MO to Jackson, MS & Jackson, MS hiatus - Make it stand out Kevin’s new sidewalk (he put this in himself) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1621897113929-0PLWSS0QPV0WYDZF1XOX/20210522_155927.jpg Blog - Days 19 - 30: Cape Girardeau, MO to Jackson, MS & Jackson, MS hiatus - Make it stand out A whole slew of Bakers just hanging around in Kevin and Dawn’s back yard: Fran Baker, Kevin Baker, Dawn Baker (standing), and Michele Baker, John Baker, Heather Baker and Curt Baker (sitting). May 2021 https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/5/10/day-18-pekin-il-to-cape-girardeau-mo monthly 0.5 2021-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1621995278541-UQWXZBP5CXDHJMU4LGPH/20210303_135354.jpg Blog - Day 18: Pekin, IL to Cape Girardeau, MO - Make it stand out RIP Geoffrey Chaucer https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/5/9/days-16-amp-17-pekin-il monthly 0.5 2021-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620602037308-MPLI8HCM30FFO4AFRIJ2/Missy+Sally+2021.jpg Blog - Days 16 & 17: Pekin, IL Sally Baker and Missy Baker (May 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620601930529-SUDY88LGQZ1W3JULXWLU/David+Gary+John+2021.jpg Blog - Days 16 & 17: Pekin, IL David Hoffman, Gary Baker, John Baker (May 9, 2021) https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/5/8/day-15-pekin-il monthly 0.5 2021-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620513240926-2H8Z8GIP1KDCXZYF30U9/20210508_090450_resized.jpg Blog - Day 15: Pekin, IL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620513469690-N8RAOYRANPPWWIV37B8X/20210508_105516_resized.jpg Blog - Day 15: Pekin, IL https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/5/7/day-14-spirit-lake-ia-to-pekin-il monthly 0.5 2021-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620418044991-8LXODW148AWDEA7CDTHQ/20210507_145139_resized.jpg Blog - Day 14: Pekin, IL Gramma Hoffman’s rocking chair (may also been Gramma Mabel Strang’s) https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/5/5/day-13-spirit-lake-ia monthly 0.5 2021-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620243055626-EMRD2ROHSUGUN1DAA3EN/cinco-de-mayo.png Blog - Day 13: Spirit Lake, IA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620242410060-MT007RWCXHC3JARS9RPO/rose+breasted+grosbeak.jpg Blog - Day 13: Spirit Lake, IA Red-breasted grosbeak https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620242476018-EZOGA3B0BVDGRNWI9Z7X/Eastern+towhee.jpg Blog - Day 13: Spirit Lake, IA Eastern towhee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620242519741-L6WMI2CX6QA255B6RIC0/baltimore+oriole.jpg Blog - Day 13: Spirit Lake, IA Baltimore oriole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620257282811-W7BUOBVSPTBO009AL7YI/20210505_164142_resized.jpg Blog - Day 13: Spirit Lake, IA Sip ‘n Stroll 2021 souvenir glass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620257508198-BWZA438XZEY2BC6MSXTL/20210505_175104_resized.jpg Blog - Day 13: Spirit Lake, IA Ham ball from Ruthven Meat Locker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620257385074-PVUGAPSUS4MHXQU3XMUC/20210505_164644_resized.jpg Blog - Day 13: Spirit Lake, IA Auntie Barb at our first stop (Sportsman’s Bar) https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/5/4/days-12-amp-13-spirit-lake-ia monthly 0.5 2021-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620146245248-TQ91Y1OKRUCI9AMYMGNG/star_wars_day_750x375.jpg Blog - Day 12: Spirit Lake, IA Happy Star Wars Day! (Click the image to find out more) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620172896387-CN6GBNW8R0SQKOJZFS8V/Saracosa+Toscana.jpg Blog - Day 12: Spirit Lake, IA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620172672905-BL5A8MNABDUEW0D963I3/20210504_184903_resized.jpg Blog - Day 12: Spirit Lake, IA Homemade goulash from Gramma Hoffman’s recipe: ground beef, elbow noodles, onions, stewed tomatoes, tomato juice. Serve with parmesan cheese and a little ground black pepper. https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/5/3/day-11-spirit-lake-ia monthly 0.5 2021-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620096655918-4JJJNJWWRE72JBCQQSXK/20210503_193455.jpg Blog - Day 11: Spirit Lake, IA A justifiably-proud Uncle Roger in his garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620096517554-990ZDHJFK6CZYKH7TA08/20210503_191735.jpg Blog - Day 11: Spirit Lake, IA Jack in the pulpit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620096389967-UOKV51PRVPSAML3H5GQI/20210503_092311.jpg Blog - Day 11: Spirit Lake, IA Dwarf iris plants in the side yard (transplants from Gramma Hoffman) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620096601471-JUYTK9QIN9GNT97ES35P/20210503_192042.jpg Blog - Day 11: Spirit Lake, IA Wood sorrel https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/5/3/day-10-spirit-lake-ia monthly 0.5 2021-05-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620143238201-6GGZZ0V98H15U0O3XNTG/20210502_123649_resized.jpg Blog - Day 10: Spirit Lake, IA Me at Barefoot Bar with a tiki god. (Note the fabulous new T-shirt.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620143928445-U2C90HZTPH71WDN0MKOV/Little+Swan+Lake+May+2021.jpg Blog - Day 10: Spirit Lake, IA Roger Falk, John Baker, Michele Baker, & Barb Falk enjoying dinner and live music at Little Swan Lake Winery, Estherville, IA (near Okoboji) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620144889239-LWYF86VSD1HU1YBU53BG/Resized_20210502_175618.jpeg Blog - Day 10: Spirit Lake, IA Beer mustache at Little Swan Lake Winery https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620145254966-EOV418HQG0E1YINS44NU/20210502_173128_resized.jpg Blog - Day 10: Spirit Lake, IA Dad and our new friend Deb dancing to the Itty Bitty Boji Band (sorry about the blur - it was too dark for a good photo!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620145661394-R1E5HJFQ3ZOY1ZJYXMNQ/20210502_180248_resized.jpg Blog - Day 10: Spirit Lake, IA Mel and Bill, the Itty Bitty Boji Band (www.ittybittybojiband.com) https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/4/30/day-9-spirit-lake-ia monthly 0.5 2021-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1619925197321-GQ8FCDB0B4GXY1LIKZSS/20210501_205417.jpg Blog - Day 9: Spirit Lake, IA Auntie Barb, sunset, on the boardwalk at Arnold’s Park Promenade (Spirit Lake, IA) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1619837237664-BI6L5TBFM41KX68J9494/U+of+O+shirt.jpg Blog - Day 9: Spirit Lake, IA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1619836702121-2DJOQ7U6PAHHPKH05TTQ/U+of+O+logo.jpg Blog - Day 9: Spirit Lake, IA Founded in 1878, this is the official seal of the University of Okoboji, and its motto: “In God We Trust, Everyone Else — Cash” https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/4/30/day-8-spirit-lake-ia monthly 0.5 2021-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1619835731117-2R6BYVTFTE0YKRF21WTG/20210430_113912.jpg Blog - Day 8: Spirit Lake, IA Uncle Roger and dad enjoying the lake(s). Incidentally, they are facing Iowa. (The water behind them across the road is actually in Minnesota.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1619836248172-JN08PMK72J857P5QW1VR/Missy_Okoboji.jpg Blog - Day 8: Spirit Lake, IA Missy proving her superior math skills: 2 + 2 = 4, y’all! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1619835167935-371NP7OZR5LETX3IOZGR/20210430_134246.jpg Blog - Day 8: Spirit Lake, IA Good luck! (Answers in tomorrow’s blog post — no cheating!) https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/4/29/day-7-spirit-lake-ia monthly 0.5 2021-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1619750602934-8VWQXOT9FYNDLJRXF2FO/20210429_181103.jpg Blog - Day 7: Spirit Lake, IA John and Barb outside Bergen Bar & Grill https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1619749830837-00T7WAWBVJ2LP3LNHW7S/20210429_174626.jpg Blog - Day 7: Spirit Lake, IA Batter dipped walleye and wild rice (Bergen Bar & Grill, Jackson, MN) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1619750510970-6R36D8ZWOCYP2TQ1ZATX/Twin+Bing.jpg Blog - Day 7: Spirit Lake, IA https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/4/28/day-6-pekin-il-to-spirit-lake-ia monthly 0.5 2021-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1619666987694-4SLD9WUVWU58691OD8Q2/map_of_spirit_lake_ia.jpg Blog - Day 6: Pekin, IL to Spirit Lake, IA https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/4/27/days-4-amp-5-pekin-il monthly 0.5 2021-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1619666246177-6SK3Y3SFDQ9X9EW6R7J6/20210427_090122.jpg Blog - Days 4 & 5: Pekin, IL Enjoying the breezy back deck at Gary and Sara’s house. (Note the new pedicure, featuring OPI’s “Go With the Lava Flow” nail color) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1619666320098-9M0T9JJ0Y707V2K9NLCJ/20210427_104248.jpg Blog - Days 4 & 5: Pekin, IL John & Gary, April 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1620173808993-RHIRJOYQWFHEANX7UN8Y/20210426_182632.jpg Blog - Days 4 & 5: Pekin, IL Cullen Baker in the train warehousing/storage room. The tunnel to the next room is behind the water heater (near Cullen’s left elbow). https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/4/26/day-3-columbus-oh-to-rockford-il-to-pekin-il monthly 0.5 2021-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1619464398068-YLIIMMH27R0D2MC5XUNT/20210425_193445.jpg Blog - Day 3: Columbus, OH to Rockford, IL to Pekin, IL Michele Baker, Ray Saathoff, John Baker, Sue Saathoff, David Hoffman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1619464291755-D4Y4CEHYU8X2K3V5ZJEY/20210425_190351.jpg Blog - Day 3: Columbus, OH to Rockford, IL to Pekin, IL The youngest brother (David Hoffman) and the oldest brother (John Baker) https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/4/24/day-2-niagara-falls-ny-to-columbus-oh monthly 0.5 2021-04-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1619314363620-0RN1OY7NYQTXG4JMY9A9/20210424_105743.jpg Blog - Day 2: Niagara Falls, NY to Columbus, OH Niagara Falls (the American side) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1619315124486-V1ETNTDR7247Y0U8WQA2/20210424_202600.jpg Blog - Day 2: Niagara Falls, NY to Columbus, OH https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1619315235304-WWULP0XEU3MIBYD93R8U/20210424_194213.jpg Blog - Day 2: Niagara Falls, NY to Columbus, OH Weissbier brewed onsite using a German recipe https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/4/23/day-1-petersham-ma-to-niagara-falls-ny monthly 0.5 2021-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1619230559726-63X2DMEVR4Y1649JG5AO/Dad+%26+Missy+in+car.jpg Blog - Day 1: Petersham, MA to Niagara Falls, NY Michele & John chase the sun. https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/4/22/and-so-it-begins monthly 0.5 2021-04-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1619232237716-HFOQJCOHGMI657DY8AB2/Missy+in+shuttle.jpg Blog - Day 0: And so it begins! (Dad/Daughter Great American Road Trip 2021) American Airlines requires each passenger to wear a mask covering his/her nose and mouth for the duration of the flight. And please ensure your seatbacks and tray tables are in the upright and locked positions for take off and landing. https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/2021/4/19/they-say-that-preparation-is-key monthly 0.5 2021-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1619231940669-1Z2XGUFK2HTVU3SQKVSJ/Charles-Henri.jpg Blog - They say that preparation is key Charles-Henri https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/category/Travel monthly 0.5 https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/category/Health monthly 0.5 https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/category/Family monthly 0.5 https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/category/Angels monthly 0.5 https://www.micheledbaker.com/blog/tag/Road+Trip+2021 monthly 0.5 https://www.micheledbaker.com/messages daily 0.75 2023-08-11 https://www.micheledbaker.com/messages/2023/8/11/book-two-is-here monthly 0.5 2023-08-11 https://www.micheledbaker.com/messages/2021/4/24/a-meditation-on-covid-19 monthly 0.5 2021-04-25 https://www.micheledbaker.com/messages/category/Spirituality monthly 0.5 https://www.micheledbaker.com/messages/category/Health monthly 0.5 https://www.micheledbaker.com/messages/tag/COVID-19 monthly 0.5 https://www.micheledbaker.com/dad daily 0.75 2022-07-21 https://www.micheledbaker.com/dad/2022/7/21/new-photos-from-july-15-17-events monthly 0.5 2022-07-24 https://www.micheledbaker.com/dad/2022/3/26/schedule-for-july-16-17-events monthly 0.5 2022-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649194544321-483263EX604U7AQPUD4N/Zoom-logo.png Dad - Schedule of June & July events - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1655145717765-9VY43PFX8RABLQVNY91P/Double-O-Saloon+copy.jpg Dad - Schedule of June & July events - Make it stand out Double-O Saloon & Grill (5555 N. Clark St., Monroe Center, IL). RSVP by July 1. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1648351943948-J5HU85XL8RAAH0N6VVRF/Immanuel-Lutheran.jpg Dad - Schedule of June & July events - Make it stand out Immanuel Lutheran Church, 16060 E. Lindenwood Rd., Lindenwood, IL 61049 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649092955003-DF5WZ3XRNZOIPV8E230C/Grubsteakers.jpg Dad - Schedule of June & July events - Make it stand out Grubsteaker’s Restaurant, 14698 Illinois Route 64, Rochelle, IL 61068 (intersection of Route 64 and 251) https://www.micheledbaker.com/dad/2022/6/4/strang-family-recipes monthly 0.5 2022-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1654335044897-CVJGPL9IKA4LL0HHNJ70/Strang+Family+Cookbook+2022.jpg Dad - COOKBOOK: Strang Family Recipes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.micheledbaker.com/dad/2022/3/26/watch-the-video monthly 0.5 2022-07-21 https://www.micheledbaker.com/dad/2022/4/20/fish-tales-stickeback-redfish-and-growing-up-well-fed monthly 0.5 2022-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1650505269654-92PAU1LB7D0CRPJ8WS2C/Dad-kitchen-table-1950s.jpg Dad - ARTICLE: "Fish Tales: Stickeback, Redfish and Growing Up Well Fed" - Make it stand out John Baker, sitting next to his baby brother Curt and playing board games (circa 1955). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1650507668719-R7Y3V2QPE9W3IMSIAQ7M/John-1953-ish.jpg Dad - ARTICLE: "Fish Tales: Stickeback, Redfish and Growing Up Well Fed" - Make it stand out John Allen Baker’s school yearbook photo, about 1959 or 1960 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1650505342038-I6VS4RXW6696JLCIG5F2/Snidely_Whiplash.jpg Dad - ARTICLE: "Fish Tales: Stickeback, Redfish and Growing Up Well Fed" - Make it stand out My mom, Frances Saathoff, as the French maid and my dad, John Baker, as Snidely Whiplash, Stillman Valley High School Play, about 1966 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1650505414077-8CSV942576DZKGZFYHZ1/John-Missy-army-cap-2a.jpg Dad - ARTICLE: "Fish Tales: Stickeback, Redfish and Growing Up Well Fed" - Make it stand out In the Army now. John Baker in 1971 in Stuttgart, Germany holding an infant Michele https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1650505790213-7EMS7JSFB5CFR58MYKEJ/Oktoberfest-1971.jpg Dad - ARTICLE: "Fish Tales: Stickeback, Redfish and Growing Up Well Fed" - Make it stand out Oktoberfest in Munich, 1971. Left to right: Raymond Saathoff, Jr., John Baker (holding Michele), my mom Fran Baker, Evelyn Saathoff and Ray Saathoff, Sr. Apparently, I was allowed a tiny sip. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1650506474553-B0KR2VK00M6CKW6NOMYA/John-fishing-1970s.jpg Dad - ARTICLE: "Fish Tales: Stickeback, Redfish and Growing Up Well Fed" - Make it stand out Dinner is served. About 1974. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1650506978335-V7M86MV82IS64NE8YF9Z/John-beer-1974.jpg Dad - ARTICLE: "Fish Tales: Stickeback, Redfish and Growing Up Well Fed" - Make it stand out 1974 Budweiser ad…?? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1650506822463-T7PBC4HZ1EQEHSGEVUXC/Missy-sidewalk-fish.jpg Dad - ARTICLE: "Fish Tales: Stickeback, Redfish and Growing Up Well Fed" - Make it stand out Michele posing with the day’s haul - about 1974. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1650506943342-32X4SDQX1KXBRSF10AQA/Bakers-Hattiesburg-1978.jpg Dad - ARTICLE: "Fish Tales: Stickeback, Redfish and Growing Up Well Fed" - Make it stand out Fran and John Baker, Kevin and Michele Baker in Hattiesburg 1977 or 1978. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1650506125504-MYRB5ZRYR1L968KW0UR8/Bakers-Hawaii-boat-2014.jpg Dad - ARTICLE: "Fish Tales: Stickeback, Redfish and Growing Up Well Fed" - Make it stand out Susan Foster, Patrick Baker, Dylan Baker, John Baker vacationing in Hawaii in 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1650507262718-I54IP3V0L274DRULN2QU/John-fishing-Turkey-Creek-2016-3.jpg Dad - ARTICLE: "Fish Tales: Stickeback, Redfish and Growing Up Well Fed" - Make it stand out Fishing at Turkey Creek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1650507207261-UHVYK3HKMG143QLWZQOX/2017-Biology-024.JPG Dad - ARTICLE: "Fish Tales: Stickeback, Redfish and Growing Up Well Fed" - Make it stand out Teaching science classes at Clark University, about 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1650506646301-UNZMPWH59J81MWD0GUDZ/John-garden.jpg Dad - ARTICLE: "Fish Tales: Stickeback, Redfish and Growing Up Well Fed" - Make it stand out Dad in his half-acre garden in Massachusetts with Olivia and Maya Wund. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1650506681483-6B7VCXAK6IVLB1BWPWXF/John-grilling-2016.JPG Dad - ARTICLE: "Fish Tales: Stickeback, Redfish and Growing Up Well Fed" - Make it stand out Still hosting parties for groups of grad students. Backyard of the house in Massachusetts, about 2016. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1650507351420-7QL5MRH17RXNJMT4T9A4/John-Michele-Niagara-Falls-2021.jpg Dad - ARTICLE: "Fish Tales: Stickeback, Redfish and Growing Up Well Fed" - Make it stand out Dad and Daughter #1 at Niagara Falls (US side) in April 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1650507380020-4S6VJD4L8Z2OU1BL7A5C/John-beer-2021.jpg Dad - ARTICLE: "Fish Tales: Stickeback, Redfish and Growing Up Well Fed" - Make it stand out Munich-style wheat beer (Weissbier) at Hofbrauhaus in Columbus, OH (April 2021) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1650507538234-EGAJE5B2SHFQ9OJGEFQU/20210429_181103.jpg Dad - ARTICLE: "Fish Tales: Stickeback, Redfish and Growing Up Well Fed" - Make it stand out Brother and sister at Bergen Bar & Grill in Jackson, MN for the Walleye Special (May 2021) https://www.micheledbaker.com/dad/2022/4/6/tributes-from-friends-amp-family monthly 0.5 2022-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1654636930403-UEC54NYQSHKU8KDWANED/Roz-%26-John-Strang.jpeg Dad - Tributes from Friends & Family - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649370922893-RCN1XJNS0HL9M2G8SIA8/Wunds-Dale-dad-NJ-2021.jpg Dad - Tributes from Friends & Family - Make it stand out John, Matt Wund (kissing him), Jill Wund, Dale Stevens. In the back are Maya and Olivia Wund. All these folks are bananas! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649618767415-PXR8OZ5CH8NPI7UJ233V/Billy-Aesook-Bill-Christine-Grandma-2012.jpg Dad - Tributes from Friends & Family - Make it stand out Billy Foster, Aesook Byon, Bill Foster, Christine (Foster) Loveridge, Jeanette “Jimmy” Foster (seated) in 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649802662879-XIUKYJX0X6PIVEZHZOFP/Foster-Baker-lab-collab.jpg Dad - Tributes from Friends & Family - Make it stand out Stickeback conference (2006?). John is kneeling in the front row, and Susan is in the middle of the first standing row. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649821888994-H2R1H2EDJMK4Y5T50PXW/EFF-Oct-2021-cover-image.jpg Dad - Tributes from Friends & Family - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649821672880-MHJ3AJ1S7KB2LCA6DJO7/david-heins-tulane.jpg Dad - Tributes from Friends & Family - Make it stand out David Heins, Tulane https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649821697140-TUUY5PFU7WUWEY5ZZIK1/chet-rakocinski.jpg Dad - Tributes from Friends & Family - Make it stand out Chet Rakocinski, University of Southern Mississippi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649821620174-RAB3BOMFS6X6X4WBEAH9/Matthew-Wund_TCNJ.jpeg Dad - Tributes from Friends & Family - Make it stand out Matt Wund, The College of New Jersey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649821767205-32QB5P3JHSL7Z1FREPRS/Rich-King-Clark-U.jpg Dad - Tributes from Friends & Family - Make it stand out Rich King, Clark University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649285702781-JSX69JFKQBFZZU6Q6DX8/Dina-Navon.jpg Dad - Tributes from Friends & Family - Make it stand out Dina Navon, former student https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649368714506-Z53HUTQYHLO8XADQZ2L2/Frank-von-Hippel.jpeg Dad - Tributes from Friends & Family - Make it stand out Frank von Hippel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649822131779-JBFNLC96P1E02IP8F6CH/IMG_4512.JPG Dad - Tributes from Friends & Family - Make it stand out Chanigapours in Petersham for a BBQ in the summer of 2016 (Mostafa in the middle in the back, and his son Shayan in front, both wearing plaid shirts & baseball caps) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649368179022-UU5DCGE41UO4S72OMV4D/Mostafa-John-Shayan-ClarkU.jpg Dad - Tributes from Friends & Family - Make it stand out Mostafa, John, Shayan at Clark in the Lassiter Building, Clark University https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649822265089-NINVHL2UPRUN7TAS0BMU/JustinGolub.jpg Dad - Tributes from Friends & Family - Make it stand out Justin Golub https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649821103098-481A515YY50GY2XDHZSM/cristin-hulslander-u-oregon.jpg Dad - Tributes from Friends & Family - Make it stand out Cristin Hulslander, former student https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649618227719-FWDHR2MDO5AN4KHND6HH/Stella-Richard.jpg Dad - Tributes from Friends & Family - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649369862687-134437Q98T59KRP8654D/kevin-laland.jpg Dad - Tributes from Friends & Family - Make it stand out Kevin Laland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1655168522357-22L955C1EEV0KWHS3RLN/CU_Seal_Red.png Dad - Tributes from Friends & Family - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.micheledbaker.com/dad/2022/3/30/a-strange-legacy monthly 0.5 2025-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1648757203758-O298T35OYZL20QPHP003/map-of-name-incidence.png Dad - "Strange" Legacy: A Brief History of the Strang Family - Make it stand out Taken from https://www.barrygriffin.com/surname-maps/irish/STRANG/ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1648756970409-TV86T8O5APTDSV45GFZE/STRANG+-+census+-+7apr1861.jpg Dad - "Strange" Legacy: A Brief History of the Strang Family - Make it stand out Handwritten page taken from Scottish census in 1861. http://www.quidnunc.co.nz/family/STRANG_census_1861.html https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1648758098813-D8EEFDB8JNVVM2P7JT0V/population-Strang.jpg Dad - "Strange" Legacy: A Brief History of the Strang Family - Make it stand out Prevalence of Strang name. 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Sitting, L to R: Iris, Fern, Edythe (“Ede”), and Estelle (“Stella”). About 1945. (?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649383899398-9P0VWYRJ7E39H70IZK89/Frank-Marg-Missy-John.jpg Dad - "Strange" Legacy: A Brief History of the Strang Family - Make it stand out Four generations of Strangs in 1971: father and daughter, father and daughter. Left to right: Frank Strang (aged about 93) and his youngest daughter, Margaret Irene (Baker) Hoffman (age 44), with her eldest son, John Allen Baker (aged 24) and his newborn daughter, Michele Dawn Baker (about 6 months). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649384547979-TK5T3GGOXD3Q3V3MD2QY/Jan_08_Dad_Michele.jpg Dad - "Strange" Legacy: A Brief History of the Strang Family - Make it stand out John Baker and eldest daughter Michele Baker in 2008 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649384644686-QS5QLVKZWPDK1Z70KOB9/Dad+%26+Missy+in+car.jpg Dad - "Strange" Legacy: A Brief History of the Strang Family - Make it stand out Great American Road Trip Day 1: April 23, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649384789091-S1HT6D4053KQWPY3DYY5/20210425_190229.jpg Dad - "Strange" Legacy: A Brief History of the Strang Family - Make it stand out John Baker and Michele Baker, April 2021 (Rockford, IL) https://www.micheledbaker.com/dad/2022/3/26/childhood-memories-by-curt-d-baker monthly 0.5 2022-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1648356053758-MDFVEP83XM4H5SD30CE5/Curt%26John+May+2019.jpg Dad - Childhood memories of my brother John, by Curt D. Baker - Make it stand out Curt Baker & John Baker (May 2019) https://www.micheledbaker.com/dad/2022/3/4/john-baker-1947-2021 monthly 0.5 2022-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1648353484350-CUCARZOW570VS4DM60AN/Baker_kids_Gary_John_Barb_Curt_1957.jpg Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out Baker family portrait: Gary, John, Barb, with Curt sitting. About 1955 (?). I think the boys may have been in Boy Scouts, as the shirts seem to be a uniform of some kind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1648353617827-8AFKHA53DOIL3VFF70ET/Snidely_Whiplash.jpg Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out Stillman Valley High School play (1964 or 1965). John in top hat as “Snidely Whiplash” and Fran (mom) as the scheming maid. In the play, the maid smacks Snidely Whiplash in the face with a “pie” (whipped cream in an aluminum pan). But Fran’s mother Evelyn made a real banana cream pie and substituted it for the stage version, so John got a face full of custard, bananas, crust and real meringue! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649539668417-QS1EQMF7FY21DV4YVF32/John-Baker-army-headshot.jpg Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out John was drafted into the army in 1971 and served in Germany as a Chaplain’s assistant and sharpshooter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649620987789-IOGW67JYZ6PPDGFKKT2C/John-Missy-army-cap-2a.jpg Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out Michele and John in Germany, 1972 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1648352641242-4H612Y3FFWNGSIVF0XZ6/JFM_2.jpg Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out John, Fran & Michele pose for their 1972 Christmas card photo. This picture was taken in Germany at our apartment outside Bad Kanstaat, close to the Porsche factory in Stuttgart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1648352783977-KTQLVOOGCL9VASBC7VIJ/JFM_Amanda.jpg Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out Fran, Michele holding new baby cousin Amanda (Falk) Bradley, and John celebrate Christmas 1974 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1648354673181-E06TJSO8IWM1JEXRN7TM/John_Michele_bluevan.jpg Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out In 1977, the Bakers took a trip cross-country from Mississippi to Oregon in this blue-green Dodge van to adopt Kevin. The van had orange curtains, fishing rods on little clamps along the long inner wall, and only front seats. Kevin and Michele jumped around during the entire trip and Fran’s mother Evelyn rode in a wooden armchair sitting loose in the cabin. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649539955383-UINQ19KPKFMP40626FAH/Bakers-Hattiesburg-1978.jpg Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out In Hattiesburg, Miss. on our way to church. (The yellow building in the background is a Shipley’s Donuts, a weekly bribe to make us behave during the service.) About 1978. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649132446849-2AY3NDCUB8N929E9AP2Y/Gary-Curt-Barb-David-John-1980s.jpg Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out Yes, everybody looked like this in the 1980s when this family photo was taken! All Margaret and Melvin Hoffman’s kids: Gary Baker, Curt Baker, Barb Falk, David Hoffman, John Baker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1648353096921-6PRC29MBTUFZLGPQVI8O/John-field-MWund.jpg Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out This photo of John was taken in 2006 at Trouble Lake (a.k.a. “Z Lake”) near Talkeetna, Alaska. We were trapping stickleback, and I snapped this photo of John as we were setting traps. — Matt Wund https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1648423381415-YOZG70QJB6GEX1LT028E/Jan_08_Dad_Michele.jpg Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out John Baker and Michele Baker visiting the family in Davis Junction, IL (2008) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1648352429176-R2TQACBJPY1QXCGCWJGF/Pictures+3916.JPG Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out “Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.” John Baker, Barb Falk, Curt Baker at the 2009 Baker/Hoffman Family Reunion in Rochelle, IL (Margaret’s apartment on 7th Avenue). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1648424036091-ZYTLOW627LD3ZA5W9KTB/Pictures+3907.JPG Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out John and elder son Kevin Baker at the Baker/Hoffman Family Reunion in Rochelle, IL (2009). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1648435299443-3BYPILIVSXC2H068EZNJ/fish-face-1.jpg Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out Fish face seems to be a genetic trait carried through the Strang line. :) Margaret and Melvin Hoffman’s anniversary party. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1649540194799-AVWPYHPL9YIUKW6VGZNP/John-fishing-Turkey-Creek-2016-2.jpg Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out John visits Steve & Yvonne Ross in Colorado, July 2012. 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Susan Foster, Patrick Baker, Dylan Baker, John Baker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1648352529830-32UX89GLDKJ6UAKNV72U/2018-John-Baker-Councilling-31.jpg Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out John at Clark University (2016?) counseling students in the biology lab https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1648354372991-6BJQSO0VX6RI7XYCXSTG/class-review-1.png Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out Candid reviews of John’s teaching at Clark University - screen capture from RateMyProfessor.com (2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1648423655232-Z02G4Z26L14ZBE4JBW1M/Petersham+Bakers+2020.jpg Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out Family portrait on the patio in Petersham, Mass. Standing: Warner Cooley, Dylan Baker, Jackie Jusseaume, Patrick Baker. Sitting: Susan Foster, Cameron Baker, John Baker. (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1648424468538-GT9LCGHIEPCR5OU9RWHK/John_Patrick_Cameron_12.jpg Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out 3 generations of Baker men at home in Petersham, Mass: John, younger son Patrick, and grandson Cameron Francis eating an apple (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1648424351443-CON62884NN8NWMUDRNCS/20210522_155927.jpg Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out A whole passel of Bakers in Brandon, Miss. in May 2021. Standing: Fran Baker, Kevin Baker, Dawn Baker. On the swing: Michele Baker, John Baker, Heather Baker. Seated in front: Curt Baker. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57eb2979579fb318fd1165c3/1654655020459-3DXXE810Q9LCB8AFZSZI/local-news-by-JB.jpg Dad - John: a life in photos - Make it stand out This article was among the papers in the attic of June & Ray Fritz, Sr. and given to us by their son, Rodney Fritz. Thanks! (P.S. 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