A somber anniversary

August 18, 2012

If you live in Minnesota, likely you’re aware that we’re marking the 150th anniversary of the U.S.-Dakota Conflict. If you …

August 17, 2012

Originally posted on Tracy Rittmueller:
Make new friends, keep the old; some are silver, some are… The first Girl-Scouting Lesson I…

Where did all the trees go?

August 1, 2012

Driving on country roads or rural highways in southern Minnesota, you go miles without seeing anything other than farms and …

July 19, 2012

I’m convinced that corn breathes. It exhales on humid summer days when I’m trying to inhale. There’s not space enough …

July 3, 2012

Minnesota author Larry Millett brings Sherlock Holmes to Minnesota in his series, published by the University of Minnesota Press. I …