This father got to spend the whole day with his wife having fun! We started off with a wonderful brunch at the St. James Hotel in Red Wing. We sat on the veranda overlooking the Mississippi river and the trains passing by. After that feast we strolled around Red Wing looking at the beautiful classic [...]
April 30, 2013 – 12:55 pm
The weather forecasters have been talking today about possible snowfall—-amounts that might need to be shoveled. With our warm weather last weekend this is not good news. Everyone here has been feeling much better with these recent warm days. Our work sites have been drying up nicely. A bunch more snow will not be welcome [...]
Last week Ellen and I were at our cottage near Moose Lake, MN. The town looks great after the huge flood of the Moosehorn River, but the people there are still dealing with damages. Many homes and businesses suffered from the sudden rise in the lake and river. Our hearts go out to all of [...]
Ellen and I were at our lake cottage near Moose Lake over the weekend. As you may have read in the papes or heard on the news Moose Lake was subjected to intense flooding late last week. They had something near 20″ of rain in about 10 days, overwhelming the Moosehead Lake and Moosehorn River. [...]
Yesterday Ellen and I decided to travel over to visit Red Wing. It was a lovely morning and we thought it would be fun to see what the Mississippi River looked like after all the area rains. We first stopped at the St. James Hotel downtown for their brunch. With perfect weather we requested seating [...]
Last weekend Ellen and I were at our lake cottage in the Carlton County area of Minnesota. The woodland flowers were out in full bloom. The trillium were spectacular and full. It is a bit early for them to be so full, but I’m guessing the warm spring got them going early. The little blue [...]
Last week Ellen and I spent the weekend at our lake cottage. Saturday was such a beautiful day that we decided to drive down to Sandstone and hike around in the old quarry. There was a large sandstone quarry operating in Sandstone for decades. I believe it stared sometime in the mid-1800′s and operated right [...]
October 3, 2011 – 6:05 am
Sunday was a glorious day in Minnesota. Ellen and I decided to spend most of it at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum west of Minneapolis. We enjoy visiting the Arboretum in the early fall. This visit was perfect in that there were still many annuals and perennials blooming, and of course the fall leaves were turning. [...]
