Small, white, clapboard building,
Steep roof with bell tower against the clear sky,
Set on a grassy acre surrounded by wheat fields.
In front there was a small, attached room.
It was here one entered the cloakroom.
A place to brush snow off coats, wipe
As I strolled the grounds of Lake Farley in Milbank Friday and Saturday to take pictures of the Farley Fest activities it was heartening to see so many people out enjoying the events planned.
I’d attempted to keep this brief, but without luck. The August 2019 front cover of The American Legion Magazine includes a teaser – simply “Origin of American Legion Baseball” (which starts immediately on page 20 – the first story in this issue’s contents indexing of articles).