What’s a cemetery to do when it runs out of space?
If you run out of horizontal space, go vertical. That’s what they’re doing in Israeli cemeteries, according to this story …
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History! Fall colors! Cemetery walk in Mankato on Saturday, Sept. 27
If I weren’t presenting at the South Dakota Festival of Books this weekend, I would be participating in Mankato’s cemetery …
You won’t believe how popular this author photo is
My memoir takes place in a cemetery, so naturally I wanted an author photo that had a cemetery background. I …
Portrait of a grave in William Kent Krueger’s “Ordinary Grace”
I just finished William Kent Krueger’s Ordinary Grace. Toward the end, there’s a fantastic description of a grave and gravedigging …
An unexpected place to find beauty
A recent blog post by uber-popular funeral director Caleb Wilde (author of “Confessions of a Funeral Director”) resonated with me. …
Greenwood Cemetery, Bemidji, Minnesota
This wasn’t the most well-kept cemetery I’ve seen. A guy was mowing while I was there, and it looked like …
The Hanel reality tour (props to “Seinfeld”)
On Wednesday, I met with a book club who had taken a field trip to Waseca to visit cemeteries and …
Think cemeteries stay in one place? Think again
I read a story in today’s paper about a cemetery near Fargo, N.D., that is in the middle of a …
Steamer explosions and other stories
I’ve been in Waseca cemeteries hundreds of times over the years, but yet, there’s always something new to see. On …
Photo essay: Memorial Day 2014
I met my sister and niece in Waseca on Memorial Day. We started the day with a picnic lunch at …
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