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Steam Threshers at Rollag
The Western Minnesota Steam Thresher’s get together has been on Dan’s bucket list for years. This year we planned our trip so that we would be in the area over the Labor Day weekend.
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How Fargo of You
It may seem like a funny title for a blog post, but it captures the city. How Fargo of You: Stories from the Northern Prairie that People Who Haven’t Been here Will Never Believe is a title to a book by Marc de Celle, who moved to Fargo and discovered the Upper Midwest way of life…
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Freeport, Fairmont, and Fargo
Freeport, Minnesota is not a usual stop when traveling to Fargo. However, a Facebook friend touted the merits of the caramel rolls at Charlie’s Cafe in her post. It is just 19 miles north of St. John’s so we stopped for gas and a caramel roll. As I was taking a photo of Dan in…
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St. John’s Abbey Rest
It is always a treat to stay at St. John’s Abbey Guesthouse. It is a nice halfway point between the Twin Cities and Fargo, North Dakota. Dan graduated from St. John’s University in 1958. We sang afternoon prayers and psalms with the monk. We took our evening meal with the students in their Refectory. It…
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Heading North
Our first stop was in Ramsey, MN to see another Boyle cousin, Mickey and her husband, Wayne Adams. We enjoyed dinner and an overnight stay. We went to mass with them on Sunday and enjoyed brunch at the Mad Hatter in Anoka, MN.
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Family History in Person
Dan made arrangements to meet with his two first cousins, one generation removed. Jerry Sittaur, was an Army nurse cadet during World War II and then had a long career with a VA hospital. Mary Ellen Kennedy, taught school for many years before retiring. I scanned family photos off Mary Ellen’s wall.
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Going Home Again
It’s been two years since we visited Minnesota and North Dakota. The 2014 trip was for a funeral so we only stayed a few days. This time we are taking three weeks to see our families and friends. It is always nice to talk “Minnesotian” again. We tried an AirBNB listing having an entire house or…
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Stop Ageism Now
I am so tired of being called sweetie or honey because I have gray hair. Yes, I know “hon” is a name of endearment here in Baltimore. If you know me, most people will not describe me as sweet. Do you notice their voice takes on a different tone? I notice. What we are dealing…
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