Here we are in front of the fountain of the Glensheen Mansion that we toured. It was very interesting to learn about the self-made Congdon family. Both matriarch and patriarch were children of poor pastors and began their lives in hard labor. They had a few lucky breaks, no doubt, culminating in a 27,000 sq ft mansion on what was once over 25 acres on Lake Superior. They paid their servants twice the going rate, and gave them a day off each week. The servants were even allowed to borrow carriages and automobiles to go to town on their free day. This was in remembrance of their own humble beginning. I guess that's why I didn't feel so disgusted by the grandeur and extravagance like I usually do.