2545 - Beesel, Limburg, Netherlands

Beesel is a town of about 1725 people and is found along the river Meuse and fairly close to the German border.

The Netherlands there is something called Dutch (Toer) Skating. The Royal Netherlands Skating Union organizes this. Skaters must follow marked routes on frozen canals and lakes, The Elfstedentocht is a long distance tour skating event on natural ice and is almost 200 km long. The event is both a speed skating event and a leisure tour event. It takes place in the province of Friesland and goes past all eleven historical cities of the province. It only takes place when the ice is at least 15 cm think and one time there was a 20 year gap between events. Often time the tour is announced and may start within 48 hours. The last Elfstedentocht was in 1997 and won by Henk Angenent in 6 hours and 49 minutes, while Klasina Seinstra was the ladies winner with a time of 7 hours and 49 minutes and 11 seconds..

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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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