Good morning.
Today’s forecast for Whitewater is for isolated thunderstorms, with a high temperature of ninety-one degrees.
Common Council meets tonight, at 6:30 p.m. The agenda is available online.
The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that on this day in 1832,
Dodge and Henry pursue the British Band
On this date General James Henry and Colonel Henry Dodge found the trail of the British Band and began pursuit of Black Hawk and the Sauk Indians. Before leaving camp, the troops were told to leave behind any items that would slow down the chase. The troops camped that evening at Rock River, 20 miles east of present day Madison. Some sources place this event on July 18, 1832. [Source: Along the Black Hawk Trail by William F. Stark, p. 119]
I saw that one of YouTube’s featured videos for today is from Star Trek‘s original series, of an episode called Arena, where Kirk battles an intelligent lizard called a Gorn. There’s something endearing about the over-acting in the series, and the series (this episode particularly, among several others) is much a part of our popular culture.
Enjoy.