The UM-Morris campus, past and present
In my previous post, I alluded to the fact that I was at UM-Morris, which had previously been an “ag …
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The Minnesota ag school tour
Today I’m in Morris for the Prairie Gate Literary Festival. I’ve never been to this part of the state before–I …
The 2014 Minnesota Book Awards preview
Many people don’t realize this, but few states have anything like what we have in the Minnesota Book Awards. For …
Throwback Thursday: January in Minnesota, Part 2
This is a present-day photo, but it relates to my post from last Thursday where I mentioned the machine shed …
Throwback Thursday: January in Minnesota
It’s cold in Minnesota this morning: -15 where I live. With the wind, it feels like -37. Schools are closed …
Throwback Thursday: What Dad was doing 25 years ago
Dad had a series of these simple, small date books through the mid-1980s. He used the books to track the …
Why I didn’t become a funeral director
At one point, I briefly thought about becoming a funeral director. Since Dad was a gravedigger, and I spent hours …
Digging graves in extreme cold
Minnesota is experiencing some of its coldest temps in almost 20 years. My phone is showing -20 degrees F right …
Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids, MN
Who didn’t grow up watching the annual broadcast of The Wizard of Oz? One of the networks would air this …
New roads traveled: Grand Rapids, MN
On December 14, my book took me to Grand Rapids. I signed books at Village Bookstore in Central Square Mall …
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 