Good Post Laughing Bear, I second what you asked at the very end of your post.
I knew John Cote quiet well and drove him home to his dad's place a week before he died. I was feeling a bit sorry for him and he appeared to me of being sickly a little at the time. I liked Cote, he was a bit crazy at times, but overall a nice guy person and loved the springs as well as other special places along Deep Creek.
So go for it Katrina and replace the picture of Ronnie Bates with one of John Cote. It would be nice to read something about Cote and his long time visitation of the springs as well.