Just last month, my sisters and I sang at a Sweethearts’ Dinner, held in the tiny town of Terrace, Minnesota. The church basement was packed with 100 husbands and wives (and soon-to-be-marrieds), enjoying a romantic candlelight dinner. During the meal, we girls were hiding in the sanctuary, trying to control our nervousness as the time [...]

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Nearly two weeks have slipped by without my making a single entry in my weblog. This calls for some sort of explanation, doesn’t it? My face takes on a martyr-like expression, my voice employs a wheedling tone, and I begin…
… “Well, I have been very busy lately!” …

…Getting in my exercise, ice-skating on Midge Lake…

…Attending [...]

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Our second visit of the year to the city of Duluth, Minnesota — and this time we were able to spend time sight-seeing, biking and visiting with old friends. All in all, a delightful weekend. Here are a few photo memories of the fun we had…

Dinner at Thai Krathong: lots of curry and coconut milk, [...]

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On Sunday afternoon, we took the pontoon out on Cass Lake and spent an afternoon relaxing in the sand, sun and water. Dad tied the water tube onto the back our great vessel (Erica wants her christened the Indefatigable) and gave us rides around the lake. I’d never had such a nice, calm tubing experience [...]

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The river thunders by at your very feet, sending up a fine, cool mist — refreshing to a weary hiker!

Stone steps lead the way to another waterfall…

Berge girls and Kastner girls, intrepid explorers of the Northwoods.

Wild lupin! Now why don’t we have any of this ’round our place?

The weekend, full to bursting with activity, is [...]

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Upper Falls; Tettegouche State Park

The name of this beautiful flowering shrub remains a mystery to me…

Sun shining on the ferns and Breanna’s hair… Don’t you love natural light?

Water swirls by a dark cave, hollowed out of the rocky banks.

Follow the leader?

Searching for agates that may have been washed up on the beach. Even I (a [...]

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Last weekend, our family accepted an invitation to join the Kastners for a wonder-filled weekend on the northern shores of Lake Superior, the largest of the five Great Lakes. “Great” is certainly the word for it! The expanse of water stretches endlessly–like an ocean! Highway 61 runs along the coast, tunneling under great rocky cliffs [...]

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Last Friday evening, after having supper with Grandma and Justin and Audra, Dad proposed hooking up the pontoon and heading out to Big Wolf Lake for a relaxing evening of fishing. Audra took a look out the window and voiced her doubts about the weather. Thunderstorms had been popping up all day, and the sky [...]

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Last Friday, we spent the day downhill skiing at Giant’s Ridge Ski Resort in Biwabik, MN. What a wonderful day, especially as it was spent in the company of family and friends. I (figuratively) dusted off the ol’ Pinnacle Studio Plus movie editing software and created a little music video clip. Click on the play [...]

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Two weeks ago, we embarked upon our annual autumn grouse hunt/four-wheeler ride/picnic. It’s become quite the family tradition to load up our four four-wheelers onto Dad’s skid-steer trailer, pack a picnic lunch, and head north to explore the trails around Sixmile Lake. Mid-September found the leaves near their peak of beauty this year, keeping the [...]

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