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March 17, 2018
BIRDING in MINNESOTA-WEEKEND in the DEEP SOUTH! OKABENA LAKE.

BIRDING in MINNESOTA-WEEKEND in the DEEP SOUTH! OKABENA LAKE.

It is early morning and the reflection of sound off my tin furnace chimney alerts me that the flock has grown exponentially. From it, I can hear the sounds of thousands and thousands of waterfowl. I am across the street from Worthington’s Okabena Lake. It has become the Midwest’s staging area for Birders. Thousands of …

January 9, 2018
Worthington, MN @ 150 Years – Look at Yourself

Worthington, MN @ 150 Years – Look at Yourself

It was 150 years ago when Joesph Muck and his brother caught their first muskrats near my community of Worthington. Since that time we have made some progress that has allowed many people to afford food, shelter and employment. There were attractions that brought notoriety to this region and community. It was fertile soil, amply …

May 6, 2017
REWRITING HISTORY-COMMUNIQUE’

REWRITING HISTORY-COMMUNIQUE’

I live in a small community in S.W. Minnesota and within our community we have a beautiful body of water called Okabena Lake. I’m a student of history and enjoy keenly the journals of historic explorers that traversed this region in the early days of expansion. The name Okabena is purported to be a Siouian …

May 4, 2017
Gathering of Nations – The Largest Native American PowWow in the Americas

Gathering of Nations – The Largest Native American PowWow in the Americas

AT LAST!!!! We have always wanted to exhibit at the largest Native American PowWow in the Americas – The Gathering of Nations – and at last we had been accepted. It was exciting, yet everything seemed wrong. It was too far (Minnesota to New Mexico) and too costly. It didn’t matter. We very much wanted …

November 10, 2016
The Day After-Communique’

The Day After-Communique’

I’ve got such thoughtful friends! I’ve received a few emails, wondering how I’m doing after the election? This is a big deal because a couple of them understand that we share a difference of political philosophy and they have happened to win big this past Tuesday. I’ve been on a self imposed blackout for the …

October 9, 2016
MEET the GUYS THAT OWN the SKY !

MEET the GUYS THAT OWN the SKY !

MEET THE GUYS THAT OWN THE SKY!   They wandered into my store one day and I thought I recognized them. After I greeted them, I realized these fellows are industrial crane operators. In South Western Minnesota crane operators are the big boys! This region is home to one of the largest wind generator fields …

August 11, 2016
Micro Climates – Getman Cherry Red Orchards

Micro Climates – Getman Cherry Red Orchards

I phone my artist friends and ask “will we see you in Breckenridge, Co. exhibiting at the art fair?” A long hesitation…..” Our R.V. can’t make it up that steep mountain at 12,000 ft”. We set off with a devil-may-care attitude. We travel in an RV with a turbo diesel and we can do the …

June 22, 2016
1881 – The Immigrants Are Coming!

1881 – The Immigrants Are Coming!

On St. Patrick’s Day in Cork County, Ireland, my great-grandparents were desperate, hungry and without hope. Bishop Ireland from St. Paul, MN USA was putting together a plan to help populate a small portion of the Midwest. It was his hope to attract farmers from Ireland to break the prairie and till the fertile soil. …

May 13, 2016
One of the Lost Boys of The Sudan

One of the Lost Boys of The Sudan

A customer comes into my store and I ask him where he is from? I can tell that he is probably from Kenya or the Sudan. We visit awhile and then he offers his origins, he smiles and says “I am a lost boy from the Sudan”. His name is Chang Riang and he is …

April 27, 2016
MY FRIEND BOUGHT A ROCKET SHIP!

MY FRIEND BOUGHT A ROCKET SHIP!

In a curious twist this past week we find ourselves as house guests, my host is a rocket scientist. I mean really! a rocket scientist. My wife and I are just outside of Washington D.C. & realize that every major player in the technology world is represented in this city. This fellow worked with developing …

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