An accidental garden
A few weeks ago I started writing about the petunias outside my window. I somehow got sidetracked and started talking politics. This week I'll try to finish my thoughts on the fragrant blossoms that have brightened my yard and my life this summer in my accidental garden. Full Story
A very special Camaro
John Schnatter found his car. No, he didn't forget where he parked at the mall. No, someone didn't take off with his car while he was stopped at a downtown stoplight. No, John sold his gold and black 1971 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 in 1983 to help save his father's business. He also used part of the money to open a business himself, a restaurant chain now known as "Papa John's. Full Story
Fourteen miles up the Caribou Trail is Tait Lake. The roads around the lake, Cap's Trail and Billie's Trail, were named for my aunt and uncle Mathilde "Billie" Petersen and Martin "Cap" Petersen. They once owned the land upon which today's Tait Lake residents have built their homes. Full Story
Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago · Aug. 30, 1999 • Thework crew in charge of assembling the new electric substation for the city of Grand Marais was surprised last week when one man opened a box which supposedly held some important electrical connectors only to find 14 matching pink and white baby outfits. Full Story
Bon Appetit!
I have been known to jump on a bandwagon or two. (Yes, I waved the "homer hanky" when the Twins made it to the World Series.) But my love of Julia Child did not start with the movie Julie and Julia. This admiration goes all the way back to my childhood. Full Story
