Brainerd Writer’s Alliance Fall Festival 2013
Although I’m not usually a violent person, I have been investigating ways to kill the passive voice in my writing. On Saturday, I shared my discoveries with other writers at the Brainerd Writers Alliance Fall Conference held at the Brainerd Library. The Conference celebrated writing of all genres and levels of expertise. Winners of […]
Cold Spring Grasshopper Chapel
This chapel in Cold Spring, Minnesota, stands testimony to a miracle that happened in 1877. Crop failures due to Rocky Mountain Locust infestations occurred in 1873, 1874, 1875, and 1876. Each year the hoppers ate everything in sight, laid their eggs, and flew away to torment another place. When the eggs hatched, the hatchlings could […]
Great fun at the Minot Hostfest
What a great time at the Minot Hostfest! Scandinavian enthusiasts from all over the world gathered to celebrate our shared heritage. The bunads of Norway are specific to geographic locations, almost like a state flag in America. It was fun to see the different dresses from different places. And of course it is always […]