Last week’s Photo Challenge rang a bell with many readers.
Ed Simek’s image showed the large bell that sits outside the Saugatuck fire station — officially, it’s “Saugatuck Hose Company Engine Company 4” — on Riverside Avenue. (Click here to see.)
The bell is a favorite with kids who wander over from nearby Saugatuck Sweets. They also enjoy the restored 1940s-era fire truck — and the friendly, welcoming vibe from all the firefighters there.
Of course, sometimes they have to leave the station on a call. That’s why — as tempting as it is to inch forward — you should never block the road in front of the bell.
Andrew Colabella, Fred Cantor, Diane Silfen, Matt Murray, Wendy Cusick, Tom Risch, Mary Ann Batsell, Amy Schneider and Rick Benson all knew the answer to this very easy Photo Challenge.
Tomorrow is Presidents Day. (Or Presidents’ Day — the jury is out on that apostrophe.)
In its* honor, we present Anne Bernier’s Photo Challenge. Way back in the day, George Washington** really did sleep here. This plaque commemorates his visit.
(Photo/Anne Bernier)
So today’s Photo Challenge is: Where in Westport would you find Marvin Tavern today?
And if you’d like to get into the weeds, answer this one too: Why doesn’t the plaque call it Marvin’s Tavern?
*Not, for some reason, it’s.
** Whose February 22 birthday has been co-opted as a federal holiday, by all 44 presidents who followed him.