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Memorial Day -- Special Day of Honor

On this last weekend in May, that was designated an official federal holiday in 1971, remember the original intent of setting the holiday, which is to honor the memory of those fallen in the line […]

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Just recently I discovered a very interesting and informative blog MinnesotaBrown, that deals mostly with events taking place on and the people living in northern Minnesota on the Iron Range area. Blogger Aaron Brown is

Friday Feature–MinnesotaBrown Blog Read More »

I don’t know about you, but with this being the first week in March, hopefully Spring will be just around the corner for us up here in northeastern Minnesota on the Iron Range. But you

Is Spring heading your way yet? Read More »

Valentine Card

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! The card above is the one Papa John and Nana Cathy received in the mail on Saturday from our 2 1/2 year old granddaughter Lily. Isn’t it just the cutest and

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Famous Relatives–Imagine my surprise when I opened the January 14, 2011 issue of the Minnesota Outdoor News, The Sportsman’s Weekly and saw an article about my second cousin, Rich Oxley, the book he’s recently published,

Oxley Sporting Photos–Monday Mention Read More »

reading by headlamp

Well, for a brief two hours this evening hubby and I got to experience some “quality time” together and to see what it was like to be without power with temperatures in the -20 degree

Experiencing the cold… Read More »

snowfall on the spruce trees

If you are a regular follower of this blog, you will notice that I seem to be very fascinated by the snowfall as it relates to the trees here in the northwoods of Minnesota, especially

Winter snowfall fascination Read More »

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