2297 - Keila, Estonia

Keila is an old Estonian town of just over 10 000 people. There is evidence of human settlement in the area from 2000-3000 BCE. Around 1000 CE, the village of Keila was established along the Keila River. In 1219, the Danish conquered the area and made Keila the site for the County Church. It was dedicated to St. Michael. The original wooden church was replaced with a stone structure near the end of the 1200s.

During the Livonian War (1558-1583), Keila was destroyed. In 1601-1602, the plague and starvation also decimated the population. Keila remained a small church village for three more centuries.

The Soviet Union had a tank base near Keila. The locals called in Tankipolk. It was demolished a few years after the USSR left Estonia. Today a residential area is found where the old base was.

Pille-Riin is a mother with twin daughters (12 yrs) and they are all active with the local scouts. She loves Scottish Terriers and West Highland Terriers.

The card she sent is bigger than most cards and features, what I think, it an Estonian coast guard boat. The stamps on the card is a Europa stamp and is beautiful.

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3227 - Mölln, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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.

3322 - Hamburg, Germany

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.

3232 - Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America

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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