150 Years Ago Today
One hundred fifty years ago thirty eight Dakota warriors were hanged in Mankato, Minnesota, in the largest mass hanging in U.S. history. Three hundred and three braves were condemned to death by a military tribunal at the close of the 1862 Dakota Conflict. Bishop Henry Whipple gathered information proving most were innocent. He contacted President […]
Scandinavian Christmas Recipes
When I think of Christmas, I remember the Scandinavian foods from my childhood: Krumkakke (a round crispy tube cooky), lefse ( soft flat bread made from potatoes and served with brown sugar and butter), pickled herring, lutefisk with melted butter, fattigmand (poor man’s cookies), and klub (potato dumplings with bits of salt pork in the […]
Talking Writing
Yesterday I visited two high school classes in Pillager, MN, and shared my work and writing journey. What joy to find fellow writers among the students. When it comes to writing, age no longer matters. A writer is a writer is a writer. I was still flying high after my morning with the English and […]