tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post3493016608992070657..comments2024-03-28T20:53:54.312-05:00Comments on Orange Crate Art: “Ten hours to Chicago”Michael Leddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-69464248173802508372022-05-31T20:59:55.301-05:002022-05-31T20:59:55.301-05:00That was by horse-drawn coach; some of that was ba...That was by horse-drawn coach; some of that was based on road conditions (muddy, rutted, etc.). The canal boat was faster. :)Slywyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424323662407341123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-8613055133678263042022-05-31T08:50:25.083-05:002022-05-31T08:50:25.083-05:00Yikes! I’d be tempted to get out and walk.Yikes! I’d be tempted to get out and walk.Michael Leddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547732736861224886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343608.post-62769311578773278792022-05-31T06:58:17.348-05:002022-05-31T06:58:17.348-05:00On the Volunteer, the mule-powered boat on the I&a...On the Volunteer, the mule-powered boat on the I&M Canal (no mule, though, as he'd wisely cut himself right where the collar goes), they told a boy that it used to take 24 hours to get from LaSalle to Chicago. 24 hours! He thought they were pulling his leg.Slywyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01424323662407341123noreply@blogger.com