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MacKechnie cabin at Blind Slough

This photo is of the MacKechnie cabin at Blind Slough--the site of many gatherings and hunting parties. J.L. MachKechnie was a City Councilman, forest ranger and also City Electrician for Petersburg. The cabin's log book contains many enthusiastic notations about the pleasant times had there. Comments such as "I will gladly wash dishes, carry water or chop wood any time I have the good fortune to spend a day as fine as this," were typical impressions. The final entry by the MacKechnies after selling the cabin says "Finis - 1958" and ends "not without regrets."...

 

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