Detlef is a Postcrossing master! He has sent over 7800 cards and received almost as many. He becomes one of my favourites because he sent me a bowls card! He plays a game similar to bowls called Petanque. In Petanque, players use steel balls that are 800 grams heavy. After that, scoring is just like in bowls. I have attached a video to explain the game.
Detlef is from Georgsmarienhütte which does not have ancient roots. Instead, it sounds like this city is a result of the Industrial Revolution. A steel and iron mill was built and named after King George V of Hanover and his wife, Marie.
Today, Georgsmarienhütte is a city of almost 32 000 and steel production is still a large part of it's economy.
Mölln is a small city of about 20 000 located in northern Germany. The Elbe-Lübeck Canal flows through the town, and there are eight small lakes that surround the city. It was founded in the 12th century and was a part of the Old Salt Route. Salt that was produced in the salt mines of Lower-Saxony was shipped to the Baltic Sea. Till Eulenspiegel, a legendary trickster known for exposing vices and provoking thought, is said to have lived in Mölln the last year of his life. He apparently died of the plague in 1350, but his existence has never been proven. Mölln has several monuments dedicated to him.
Happy birthday to me! What a lovely handmade card from the sender. Beautiful penmanship. Am Rothenbaum is the site of the main court of the German Open Tennis Championships. The International German Open has been played at the Rothernbaum since 1892, making it Germany's longest running tennis tournament. The current stadium was built in 1999 and can hold 13 200 people.
The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal North Pierhead Light was built in 1882. There were nine keepers of the light until 1897. It was redesigned in 1903 and is 12 meters high. The Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal was started in 1872 and wasn't opened for large-scale watercraft until 1890. The canal is 2.1 kilometers long that goes from Sturgeon Bay in Lake Michigan to Green Bay. There are no locks on this canal. The canal was sold to the United States government in 1893 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains the canal.
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