Minnesota Lake Cabin

Most days, Norm Coleman reports to work as an adviser to the Republican Jewish Coalition. He also attends meetings, makes speeches, stays in touch with former Senate colleagues, squeezes in a little fishing up at his lake cabin. And he waits. Most days, Al Franken dives into briefing books and tries to get up to speed on everything from the biggest issues of the day to the most arcane of Senate rules. He gets more time to cook with his family, hang out with friends, indulge in his passion for re

Someone asked me at dinner “What time did you get up” and as I was trying to remember what time I woke up this morning, and kinda wondering why she was asking me that, my wife answered for me: “Noon.” So I’m thinking “Why does Amanda think I woke up at noon. As a matter of fact, at noon, we were just arriving at the cabin up here …. oh … ” …brain kicks in … “we got up here a noon. Got it.” At noon. We got Up. To The Lake. … It’s a Minnesota thing. Today I heard about a

All photos by Pete Wuebker Nothing evokes the onset of spring and summer in the Northwoods more than the haunting call of the loon .  Mournful loon phrasing and trilling before dawn and at twilight can be as soothing as the rhythmic slap of wavelets against a scow.  Loon wails can make a heart begin to ache, and their hoots and yodels can signal recognition that all is well. Loons are the original “snowbirds,” spending their winters fishing in in the Gulf of Mexico, and returning to the no

T.J. and I never should have, but we got married 34 years ago today. We lived together a block from the University of Nevada, Reno, for one year prior to the event, time enough for me to know better. And I did. I knew better the week before, when I called my best friend from high school from the bank of pay phones in the basement of the Club Cal Neva in downtown Reno. I called him in Salt Lake City….. crying, drunk. By the end of the call I must have calmed down enough for him to believe that

Posted by: Loren Coleman on May 25th, 2009 Updated…the Marathon continues on Monday…Over Memorial Day weekend, 2009, History is running a MonsterQuest Marathon. The two-day festival is of this year’s episodes.All the times below are Eastern, so check your local listings.MonsterQuest: Ohio Grassman Airs on Sunday May 24 08:00 AM Just miles from the industrial cities of Ohio, there is a bogeyman that has terrified local children for over a century. According to stories and sightings, the Grassma

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By Lonnie When you are trying to get a good feel for what a summer camp is like it is a good idea to check out the Summer camp Blog. Here are just a few things you might find at Swift Nature Camp’s Blog. Camp Blog What do you know about Wisconsin? Chances are you imagine cows, Harley Davidson motorcycles and the beautiful capitol of Madison. Yet, north of all that is the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Filled with all its natural beauty. In the sky you can see eagles all around swooping down to

Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 in Photo Journal by ONE Staff We talk a lot about where skating is going, the uncertainty of the future of our industry seems to be perpetually on the minds of skaters everywhere. Recently, I started to think about my personal past with skating. I grew up in a small town in central Minnesota called Glenwood. Glenwood is about two hours north west of Minneapolis, where I live now. Skating in Minneapolis is unlike anywhere else I have ever been. Seasoned pros like Chris Farme

Note :  This is part one of a series about my true life story in dealing with the supernatural, and how it ultimately freed me from the mental/emotional bonds of a cultish religion that I attended from 9-17 years old.  For years after getting away from the church, I dealt with unusual supernatural activity that I think was tied to church issues. Other than the church and its leaders, people’s names (including my own) and specific locations have been changed to protect the privacy of the people i

From Charley Walters/Pioneer Press: There have been rumblings that a group of investors is interested in buying the Timberwolves, but owner Glen Taylor said that’s news to him and that he isn’t looking to sell… Pssst: On Thursday, Timberwolves radio analyst Kevin Lynch and TV sideline reporter Lea B. Olson were fired with seven other Wolves employees. Neither Lynch’s nor Olson’s position will be filled.   From Jerry Zgoda/Star Tribune: My best guess at this point: By