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Podcast: Grandpa Hill's True Stories
Episode: Grandpa Burns Down His Fort - Childhood Story
Description: In the winter of 1968 Grandpa Don and his friend Bill Lecuru in Rochester Michigan built a fort of sticks and newspaper in the woods near
Bill’s house. Grandpa was 14 and the fort was not warm enough for the two boys to stay warm so a very small fire was
needed, inside of the fort. Like a teepee.Â
Don was not thinking about how strong the draft would be. Shortly after they were starting to
get heat off the fire sparks went up and lit the newspaper on the inside of the fort. Within a couple of seconds...