Where it all began

Loretta George/Tribune photo Bronson City Mayor Alan Stewart, center, prepares to cut the ribbon to officially open the "Back To Where It All Started" horseshoe pitching tournament Saturday at the new horseshoe pits in Bronson. The two-day contest was a part of Bronson Day. The six horseshoe pits were constructed in January.

Loretta George/Tribune photo Terry Johnson of Bronson is a participant in the Back To Where It All Started horseshoe pitching tournament held Saturday at Bronson.

Loretta George/Tribune photo Crystal Eisele of Fredonia throws the first pitch to begin the tournament. Eisele is the great-great granddaughter of Frank Jackson, who won the first world horseshoe championship held in 1909 in Bronson.