UnORGANIZED TERRITORY
Cleaning up Christmas
Is Christmas over at your house? I don’t think it will ever be finished at my house. Not just because I haven’t finished my Christmas cards yet—I’m not worried about that. I think my holiday cards will include greetings for Christmas, New Year’s and Valentine’s Day this year. I’ve come to terms with that. But Christmas cleanup is driving me crazy. Full Story
SPIRITUAL REFLECTIONS
Crosses for Christmas
This Christmas, I received the gift of two crosses. Mike and Nancy gave me a Russian cross of intricately carved wood. Jeff and Jenny gave me a brass cross, hammered out of a spent artillery shell from the fourteenyear civil war in Liberia. Full Story
Historical Reflections
Julie Carlson of Joynes Department Store in Grand Marais found a wonderful collection of photos from long ago when the Grand Marais Lions Club held a Fish Derby at an area lake each winter. The year this picture was taken is unknown—do you recognize any of these happy snowmobilers? Full Story
Down Memory Lane
10 Years Ago ยท
Jan. 17, 2000 • Just before 8 p.m. on Saturday, a 17-year-old girl was killed and three people were injured in a tragic car wreck near the Rock Cut, about four miles south of Grand Marais on U.S. Highway 61. Full Story
TASTE OF HOME
Snowman Smiles
Have you ever wished you could smile out of both sides of your head at the same time? It would give a whole new meaning to the phrase two-faced wouldn’t it? Well, growing up, we used to do just this with our snowmen. One smiling face would look into my mom’s kitchen window and the other would smile at the cars passing by on the Cramer Road in Schroeder. Full Story
Whirligigs
Facing Fear
When I was a kid, I was afraid of my very own make believe monster that lived under my bed at night. My parents would turn the hall light on to keep the beast away. I remember this fear lasting several years. Around age 10, I suddenly realized my parents no longer left the light on and my monster was gone. I grew out of it of course, but it was very real to me at the time. Full Story
TAILS from the TRAIL
Trout Opener
It seems like every week the only thing to write about is wolves. I wish there was more going on up here right now but with the less than perfect snow activities, the wolves seem to take the show each week. Full Story
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