Menhir on the Gunflint Trail,

Jo Lorichon

VISITED SEVEN TIMES

Menhir on the Gunflint Trail, north MN. (Boundary Waters.)

As "RECOVERED" ater HAM fire, 2007

                       August, 2018

Adam Mowafy, Jo Lorichon, VP Ancient Artifact Preservation Society, Dr. James P. Scherz, Professor Emeritus, Surveying, Geophysics, UW Madison, Sue Belanger, Brooke Every (Jim’s niece).

                      August, 2018

Brooke Every, Dr. James P. Scherz, Sue Belanger, Adam Mowafy. 

                       October, 2020

3.  Jim Weiler,Dr. James P. Scherz, Janet and Scott Wolter. 

The Menhir is documented in the Chinese Chronicle “To The Gates of

Feng Tu”, 1400 AD, when they stayed at Cahokia, (Feng Tu) then journeyed north to the site where they said was a monolith. They were directed by Cahokia Elders according to their stories. They were documenting the massive resource of magnetite there, an iron that they prized. The Menhir is oriented and points to Isle Royale and the Keweenaw.

That leads me to question: If they then followed the direction and discovered our pure copper, here in the Copper Country.
I also wonder who erected this 35’ tall, 400 ton monolith and when?

Myron

Feb 21, 2021, 11:39 AM

My hypothesis is:  The MENHIR is a fragment of the upheaval caused by the impact of the Copper impartors about 13,000 years ago.  

Any impact that could fling sizzling ice to the Carolina would have been able to rise up the hot MENHIR and let it sink down through the ice into the mud below.  The orientation to Copper Country may be a coincidence or ,maybe, a result of the forces which flung the MENHIR out of Copper Country.

I think it is better to think a Cosmic Catastrophe is a better cause of the configuration than the action of super human beings.  We have evidence of the first and not, yet, the second.

There is a wonderful dolman nearby.

Google text:

"Near Copper Harbor, Michigan, USA, at the northern tip of the Keewenaw Peninsula, a large and long protrusion of rock emerges far up the hillside in deep forest. Many petroglyphs cover this rock. It sits on the ancient shoreline of Lake Duluth. One figure is a large boat rigged with a square sail.  Most viewers who trek that far into the forest proclaim it a Viking boat.

A dolmen, a large cap stone supported by three shim stones holding it aloft, is located on the Kelso River out of Sawbill Landing, Minnesota, within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) in a national forest. Canada considers these to be lithic works created by the Neolithic cultures long before recorded history. Many others have been found on this continent and around the world, suggesting they are guideposts for ancient man.

In ancient times, water levels were higher from melting glaciers. The surface of the earth was still pressed down from the Ice Ages and had not begun rebounding with the removal of all that ice. If ancient boats did traverse the Laurentian Divide (a raised area across North America dividing the direction of water flow) between the watersheds, this spot is a likely possibility. Several times I have trekked to Magnetic Rock on the border trail (prominent on the north side atop the Laurentian Divide) between Magnetic Lake and the Gunflint Trail. It was only after the Ham Lake forest fire in 2007 that the rock 'reappeared'.

 

Thoughts?

Jo Lorichon

Feb 21, 2021, 12:57 PM

One curious thing is that the angle at the top matches the angles of the menhirs in Europe...

Myron

Feb 21, 2021, 4:45 PM

Interesting. I do not have a hypothesis for that.  But I do not know about the "Menhirs" in Europe.

The Chinese Chronicle has just been translated by the Nickless’.
To The Gates Of Feng Tu

RAN SOM may mean, "RAIN DIMIMISHS."

Ft. RANSOM is an odd name. The "RANSOM" event is not known. Names of places usually persist if the people in the surrounding region use the name repeatedly. A "RANSOM" event may not have been known to many people in the surrounding region. Let us investigate the hypothesis that the "RAM SOM"syllables were Algonquin. The syllables might have been used by the "Indians" to name the place for some reason. We can look up the Algonquin syllables in the VIKING and the RED MAN volumes. For example, in volume 5, we find:

So, "RAN" appears to be an Algonquin syllable meaning, "rain." In volume six, page 112, we find:

The evelution of "SAMAKAW"to "SOM" follows known translations of words over time: 1. Vowels are interchangeable. "A"-"O" are more interchangeable than other pair of vowels. 2. Syllables at the end of the word may be may be lost over time. "AKAW"may have been lost over time. 3. People of a different language may hear different words. An English person would have been more likely to think he heard "RANSOM" than the RANSOMakaw"spoken by an Algonquin. The meaning "Rain is crushed" is just as valid as the word "RANSOM" refering to a ransom event with no ransom story known. Ft. RANSOM region lies on the N-S continental divide and on a region where yearly rainfall swiftly "becomes low" "RANSOM" is just as likely to mean "Rain becomes low" as a Ransom event with no Ransom story. Buck wrote, "Ft. Ransom was built in 1867 to protect the railroad workers from the Sioux and was named for Civil War Major General Thomas Ransom. Myron wrote, Jan 19, 2021, 10:31 AM (2 days ago) Thanks, for the info. After reading Wikipedia and discover that Ransom was never in North Dakota, Myron wrote again, "The fort may have been named for Ransom by someone who knew Ransom.  But the fort was built three years later.  Many other forts were built by then.  The names of most of them are lost.  Ransom should have been used for a fort in one of the states he actually lived in. The name in North Dakota may have been a phrase used by the people of North Dakota and someone, who knew Ransom, may have remembered the man, and applied the story of Ransom to the fort. Ft. Ransom is another "chicken or egg" situation.  You may remember the "Chicken" as recorded by people, who knew the man.  I prefer to believe the "eggs," spoken by people of the region, who knew the words. We can disagree on how the word "Ransom" came to be applied to a fort in North Dakota.  The place is now Ft. Ransom. That is a fact we can agree on. Have a good one. Myron PS: This is the third "Chicken and egg" episode that I (Myron) know about. There is "Norman" Oklahoma, which the "history" people say was named for a railroad worker. Norman lies on a river full of Old Norse names. "Wannett" (water place) is one of them. "Borger"(Boring gear) is another. As a young man, I camped at Pointsett (Nice place). My own mother wrote that Pointsett was named for a politian, who gave a speech one day. He left town the same day. Near by lakes are "Marsh," which is an Old Norse name, Norden, ditto, and Arlington, (Arrow place town. My hypothesis is that place names exist because people used them in the original (Old Norse) language. The names persisted when people with a new language moved in. Then the new people, who did not know what the old words meant, found a person with a name, which could be used to explain why "Ransom," "Norman," or "pointsett" had the names they have.

PLAGUE in AMERICA

40. At this time whites came on the Eastern sea. 40. Wonwihil wapekunchi wapsipayat. … 42. Well-Praised was chief; he fought at the south. 42. Wulakeningus sakimanep shawanipalat. 43. He fought in the land of the Talega and Koweta. 43. Otaliwako akowetako ashkipalliton. … 45. White-Horn was chief; he went to the Talega, 45. Wapashum sakimanep talegawunkik. 46. To the Hilini, to the Shawnees, to the Kanawhas. 46. Mahiliniki mashawoniki makonowiki.

CORN

24. After him, Shiverer-with-Cold was chief, who went south to the corn land.

24. Sagimawtenk taguachi shawaniwaen minihaking.

Notice: “minihaking” “ing” = “place.”  So “minihak” = small waterfall.” English “mini” = Old Norse “mini“ have same sound and meaning. “K” = “evolved sound. (“king” is easier to pronounce then “ha ing,”)  “ha ha” = sound of water falling into pool.

Minnehaha county surrounds Sioux Falls, SD.  The little waterfall is named “Minnehaha.” The Sioux came to the area after the Lenape.

                        

                           

26. After him, the Strong-Man was chief, who was useful to the chieftains.

26. Sakinawtenk alkosohit sakimachik apendawi.

28. There was no rain, and no corn, so they moved further seaward.

28. Attasokelan attaminin wapaniwaen italissipek.

CHRISTMAS 2020

For unto us is born a Savior                   2020

We wish you Christmas Blessings.  We hope that you and your loved ones are well and stay well.  Despite the pandemic we are blessed to be here at Carlton Independent Living.  We have Christmas music and Christmas decorations are appearing on many ledges beside the doors. They add to the holiday atmosphere.

Life at the Carlton Senior Living Center in Concord, CA, is slowly recovering from the COVID “Stay in your rooms” time.  Instead of meals delivered to our room, we now go down to eat supper where the tables are spaced six feet apart. The service is faster.  The food seems better. We exchange greetings with our friends, even though masks are required when we leave the room.

Birdie is still on the ‘meet and greet’ team to help newcomers.  Birdie continues her frequent walks to nearby stores.  She goes early to avoid crowds. We both go to exercise classes three times a week. We still walk through the halls and up two floors to the shuffleboard table. We usually play two games in about 15 minutes. 

 Myron continues to add to the Lenape History, which now has 659 posts.

Myron did not have COVID.  But in March he did have the opportunity to lie on his back for twelve days, while the medical staff of Kaiser Hospital at Walnut Creek drained four liters of fluid from his lungs.

Grandson Dan wrote a WordPress blog entitled ‘The Professional Patient’ about Myron’s experience.  If you are interested in reading the blog, the link is:

https://myronpaine.blogspot.com/2020/12/professional-patient.html

You should be able to read the Professional patient story by typing the link into a text editor.   Then do a “add link” by the text editor.  Then click on the link.  (When the orange page appears, you can scroll down to start reading at the Professional Patient title.

If that fails, send me an email (mydavidpaine@gmail.com). I will send you a pdf file.

TaVee was a help to Birdie during Myron’s hospital and recovery period. We moved to TaVee’s on March 2O. Birdie stayed with her until June 1. After the hospital episode, Myron stayed at TaVee’s from April 4 until June 1.  Myron was weaker than he thought he was when lying on a bed. He had to practice getting out of bed and then walking with a walker.  He called the walker his go-cart. The bright spots were TaVee’s good food, her patio, and the music. Myron thought the time was pleasant, but he was still laying on his back most of every day. We are thankful for TaVee’s competent care.

TaVee has her part time jobs of letter writing for property managers and office manager for art galleries. 

Tami still flies for United.  United moved the 757 & 767 aircraft, which she was flying, out of Washington, DC, where she lived.  This move caused Tami to upgrade to the 777 aircraft.  She relocated her domicile to San Francisco and moved into an apartment across the street.  We are happy to have her visit us more often.

Teresa and Dirk remain in North Carolina.  They have the same jobs but work from home.  They have not made the annual visit to us. 

Our six grandkids Jake, Dan, Liz, Caley, Eric and Brian, are working or studying from home.  They have had to cope with the pandemic, but are healthy.

 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

NORUMBEGA MEANS ...?

LEGENARAY             ?            PORTUGUESE
SETTLEMENT                 NAME FOR                                                 NORWAY                        

WHAT DOES “NORUMBEGA”
 REALLY MEAN?

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Wikipedia says, “Norumbega, or Nurembega, is a legendary settlement in northeastern North America which was featured on many early maps from the 1500s until European colonization of the region.”

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Wikipedia has a MAJOR problem.  Scholars, who learned the NEW WORLD MYTH as kids, write Wikipedia.  The MYTH has hardened into a paradigm. The NEW WORLD MYTH has a major belief, “There NEVER WERE NORSE  in America.” The belief is false.

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Original sources like the LOK map say that Corte Real and Columbus rode in a Norwegian crew-rowed boat in a 1472 voyage to America.

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The Norwegians did not need maps.  They had been there before, probably many times. But Corte Real tried to make a map of his observations. Corte Real wrote the word for Norway on the LOK map, a 16th century map.
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But look at this modern translation,

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Norway in English

is

Noruega in Portuguese

Look at 

Noru(mb)ega  on 16th century maps

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The word "Norumbega" meant "NORWAY" in the, 16th century. The two constants “mb” dropped from vocalization during the four centuries since the 17th century.

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The 17th century English tried to make the name “Norumbega,” mean something other than “Norway.”  Hence the “legendary” settlement.  

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I have edited “Norumbega” in Wikipedia - twice,- only to have the Wikipedia “scholars” find another 16th century map with the word “Norumbega” written on it. 

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So, the scholars said, “It  (really) was a “legendary settlement” and NOT the name of NORWAY in America. .
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I understand;  to people with the NEW WORLD MYTH in their heads, “Norumbega” cannot be the Portuguese word for “Norway” in the 16th century.  Or can it?

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Who are you going to believe?  

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A cadre of Wikipedia scholars, who learned the NEW WORLD MYTH as kids, or Corte Real, a Portuguese mapmaker, who wrote “Norumbega” on the LOK map to show the world that the Norwegians had a “Norway” in America?

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Your mission, if you accept it, is to convince the Wikipedia scholars, who have the NEW WORLD MYTH in their heads, that “Norumbega” was the 16th century Portuguese name for “NORWAY.”

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Comments:

Unknown:
June 12, 2020 at 7:43 PM
Clearly, original documents are more valid sources than subsequent interpretations by "scholars" with an agenda.

APALACHAN SHAWEE TRIBE

APALACHAN SHAWEE TRIBE

The Appalachian Shawnee Tribe (AST) is an non-Federal, group of people of Shawnee (and other natives and White) descent bound together to preserve their (Shawnee) heritage, history and language and to enjoy each others' company.

The AST has several web sites: the home site above, a Facebook group, a sales web site, and the original AST (private) web site.

The AST has recently acquired the exclusive rights to the LENAPE history via Quick Response codes.

The LENAPE were people from Greenland, who migrated to and through the Shawnee, who were already living in America.   The LENAPE migrated for 150 years to get to New Jersey via the Dakotas and Missouri.  The LENAPE historians composed a History of 184 self-verifying stanzas.

The history begins at Chapter 3 of the Walam Olum.  “Walam Olum” is a mispronunciation if “Maalan Arun,” which means, “Engraved Years.”

The “engraving” was sketches of pictographic cues, which helped the reciting historian use the correct words, so that the audience could hear the verification of the stanzas.  Sketches of one hundred and eighty four pictographs remain.  They have been saved in the Sacred Sites web site since early in the Internet era.

The Quick Response codes point to an 18-week semester of LENAPE history, which have been deciphered back to the original language.  The stanzas have been deciphered to recover over 90% of the original words.  Thus the wording shown with the Quick Reponse codes is a better deciphering of the original sounds.

Reider T. Sherwin collected nearly all the Shawnee and LENAPE words with their meaning.  So the meaning of the original sounds is recorded in the eight volumes of Sherwin’s book, the VIKING and the RED MAN.

The AST now has the Quick Response codes to the first semester of the LENAPE history, which starts about the year 1,000 and covers episodes in nealy four centuries, until AD 1363.

The AST has the QR codes available in three forms:

1.  Unique (single) episodes with the original Pictograph

     and the translation of the deciphered words.

2.   A one page layout with QRs paired with the original

      Pictograph, but NO text.  The one page can is better

       to carry in notebooks or put in files, but the viewer 

       should be familiar witlh the episodes the Pictographs

       represent.

3.  A Pamphlet that pairs the QR code to the Pictographs and 

      the translation of the deciphered sounds.  

The 18 episodes are an 18 week course for a semester, one episode per week.  Each episode has questions, which are based on the Pictographs, an ancient artifact, and the meaning of  the original words.  A post, which gives the answers, is presented after the stanzas, artifact, and word posts have been studied.

While the AST is preparing the sales presentation of the QR codes, the best way to get your copy of the QRs is to contact Chief Don Greene via the messenger feature of the Facebook AST group.  Ask him for:

 1. Single Episodes, (See list below)

2. The one page layout, or

3. the pamphlet.