Tom’s favorite place to work at Grand Portage is the Canoe Warehouse. It is probably the favorite place of most of the men because it is the place with all the tools. It doesn’t matter that they aren’t power tools – the men provide the power and the tools work! The Canoe Warehouse houses a …
From July 2016
The Wright Brothers by David McCullough
After visiting the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historic Park with its emphasis on Wilbur and Orville Wright, I was interested in learning more about the Wright brothers. So I got a book from the library, “The Wright Brothers” by David McCullough. David McCullough is one of the premier historians and writers of our time. He …
Culver’s: Welcome to Delicious
When we are traveling in the midwest, one of my favorite places to eat is Culver’s. It is not Tom’s favorite (he prefers Subway) but he indulges me from time to time, especially since we discovered fried cheese curds. On our fast trip to Ohio last month, we ate at Culver’s on our way to …
Isle Royale National Park
A visit to Isle Royale National Park is on the bucket list for most people who love national parks. Unlike most of the national parks, you can’t get to Isle Royale by road. Instead, you have to travel by ferry or seaplane, both of which are expensive. There is only one place to stay on …
The Good Samaritan
Last week Tom and I returned to Trinity Lutheran Church in Hovland for the Wednesday night vesper service. The service centered around the story of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10. The service was beautiful, quiet, contemplative, and ordered: pretty much the opposite of the service at Mt. Rose Community Church the week before. Trinity …
Someone’s in the Kitchen with Dinah
Did you ever sing that song, “Someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah, someone’s in the kitchen I know, someone’s in the kitchen with Dinah, strumming on the old banjo”? Every morning when we have staff meetings at Grand Portage I am tempted to sing that song, because the site supervisor will say, “Karen’s in the …
Mt Rose Community Church
This week Tom and I took another stab at church by attending worship at Mt Rose Community Church. We tried going to Trinity Lutheran Church in Hovland. We enjoyed their service so much the one Sunday we were able to go. One of the draws of this congregation was their Wednesday night vesper service. We …
Judge CR Magney State Park, Minnesota
The Minnesota north shore has eight state parks, each of which contains at least one waterfall. Tom and I are determined that we will visit all eight and we started with the closest one, Judge CR Magney State Park. The name is a bit of a mouthful. It was named after Clarence R Magney who …
Mount Josephine, Minnesota
Last week on one of our days off, Tom and I hiked a trail that is close to home. We walked down the road, cut up past the beaver pond, and headed up the one mile trail to Mount Josephine. Mount Josephine is the highest mountain on the north shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota. …
Independence Day
Happy Independence Day! This year Tom and I will be celebrating the 4th of July with a picnic followed by fireworks at dark (about 10:30). The fireworks are being shot over the lake from the other side of the harbor, so we should be able to sit out on the dock and watch them …