A Consequential Snow Day, the Maumee River, and Mad Anthony’s.

The blizzard of ‘77 and a corresponding move south

Photo by Jonathan Kemper on Unsplash

Let’s start with a little history. “Mad” Anthony Wayne, a major general in the Legion of the United States (extension of U.S. Army) and a Revolutionary War soldier, fought in the Battle of the Fallen Timbers. This became known as the final skirmish which defeated the Native…