There are a couple new articles about Laporte, Indiana from the South Bend Tribune and Smith Magazine !  In the South Bend Trib story, Sharon Dettmer dug up some fantastic new info about photographer Frank Pease. Take a look:

As a young man, Pease left home and traveled to Florida to join the circus.  When he returned to his hometown of LaPorte, Pease admitted that circus life was tough work.  Particularly taxing was helping the lion tamer, he told family memebers.  Full story here.

Smith Magazine gives a great summary of the atmosphere surrounding the project in the city of LaPorte:

“It’s nuts,” says Bitner, “we’ve been staring at these photos for years, and they’ve suddenly sprung to life. And as more people come forward, we’re beginning to reconstruct the town and reunite some friends from across the country—the book’s becoming a community event.”  Go have a look!