3183 - Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany

The sender detailed her day for me and it started with a workout, and ended with a walk. Since she is into physical activity, I thought I would look at sports or meets in Hanover and the EC Hannover Indians caught my eye.

The EC Hannover were established in 1948 as ESG Hannover. The Indians nickname was first used in 2004. The play in the Oberliga - the third tier of ice hockey - in the North Division in Germany. Hannover actually has two teams, the second being the Hannover Scorpions.

Two Canadians play for the Indians - Matthew Pistilli from Montreal, and Jayden Schubert from Abbotsford.

Pistilli played in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and was un-drafted. He was signed by the Carolina Hurricanes in 2009. He played with their farm team in the East Coast League. He also played with the South Carolina Stingrays, the Charlotte Checkers, the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, and Norfolk Energy. He then signed with the Danish club Esbjerg Energy in 2015.

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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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