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| Photo credits - Jennifer Dowker |
While diving in the Cheboygan River one summer afternoon, Michigan boat captain Jennifer Dowker spotted something unusual among the rocks a green glass bottle sealed with a decaying cork. Inside was a rolled-up note that had survived decades underwater.
The note, dated November 1926, read:
"Will the person who finds this bottle return this paper to George Morrow, Cheboygan, Michigan, and tell where it was found?"
Jennifer shared photos of the bottle and note online, hoping someone might recognize the name. The post quickly went viral, and the unexpected happened someone did.
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| Photo credits - Jennifer Dowker |
Michele Primeau, George Morrow’s daughter, recognized her father’s handwriting. George would have been around 17 or 18 years old when he wrote the note, possibly tossing the bottle into the river as a playful or reflective act of youth.
George Morrow passed away in 1995, never knowing that his message would resurface 95 years later, connecting strangers and family alike. Michele allowed Jennifer to keep the bottle, believing her father would have wanted the finder to treasure it.
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| Photo credits - Jennifer Dowker |
Today, Jennifer displays the bottle as a reminder of how even small gestures can echo through time, bridging a century with a single handwritten note.