UPDATE (5/2/21 5:00pm): This post was updated to include a biography of our guest presenter.

The North Seattle NMRA Clinic (also known as the North End Clinic) will be holding its May meeting this coming Thursday, May 6, at 7:00pm.

This month Mike Intlekofer will be presenting on A Few Things You Didn’t Know About the Railroad Bridge at the Locks. His presentation on the history of the single-leaf bascule bridge at the Ballard Locks includes rare photos and maps of the area.

Mike Intlekofer was born in St. Paul, and his family followed the GN westward, spending some time in Minot, N.D., before finally settling in Seattle in the Magnolia neighborhood. He attended the UW and received degrees in Physics and Electrical Engineering before embarking on a career in marine electronics and medical devices. Mike now spends his time volunteering for the Newcastle Historical Society, hobby farming, restoring antique equipment, and dabbling in ham radio.

A huge thank you to Russ Segner for organizing this talk for our group.

Of course, the clinic will be virtual. The Zoom meeting will start at 7:00pm, and the lobby will open no later than 6:45 pm. Here is the information for the meeting:

Topic: North Seattle NMRA May Clinic
Time: May 6, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
https://zoom.us/j/92275515173?pwd=YWhnaU92ZmoyY1lZbG5URUhDQTUxdz09
Meeting ID: 922 7551 5173
Passcode: 157588

Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday!

Lisa Murray
Chair, North Seattle Clinic
northseattle_organizer@4dpnr.com
(P.S. Before you get too impressed I had to google the type of bridge….ha ha!)