First Fishing Party at Smith’s Island on the Mississippi 1904

My grandmother was a member of the first fishing party with this group of people on August 14, 1904. They lived in the northeast area of Missouri, and traveled to Davenport, Iowa to Smith’s Island, possibly by railroad.

The online description of Smith Island:

SITE CHARACTERISTICS

Nationally recognized, the site is comprised of low water marsh along the trail and includes indigenous species of lowland forest habitats unique to the area. Small areas of re-established prairie species in the recreation area itself. Trail is primitive with little development on the surfacing. Signage and other amenities do exist. Ample areas for fishing off the bank

SITE SIZE

Roughly 40 acres of forest and marsh

Products:

ArtPlay Palette Frondescence (ap2)

MultiMedia Frames No 11 (2)

Tree Notions No 1

Camping Notions No 1

Urban Stitchez No 20

Urban Threadz No 31

Paper Textures No 22 (9)

Outdoor WordART Mix No 2 (WA 2, and 1A-2)

ArtsyKardz Sayonara (2)

Process:

Placed ap, added papertexture 22-9. Brought in MM Frame group and clipped my photo to the mask, with hue/sat and levels adjustments. Added AK with some layers removed to 2nd clipped mask behind my text. Added tree and camping notions, creating cluster groups, with urban threadz and stitchez. Finished with the WA.

Thank you for looking.