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may & june


Minnesota Moments
may/june 2005
Volume 2, Edition 2

From the Publishers

features

  • 22 Memorial Day
    Their stories should not be forgotten nor go untold.
  • 28 Fire up the Grill
    Is there anything Minnesotans love more than a good old-fashioned cookout? We think not. So, get the coals hot and prepare your stomach for some mighty fine food.
  • 54 Charles Kaspner
    When the world gives you lemons, make lemonade. When Mother Nature gave Charles Kapsner rain, he set up his easel indoors. See what he did with his time and talent.

bonus features

  • 40 Compulsive Collectors?
    Sauk Rapids couple shares their passion.
  • 48 A childhood dream
    A young entrepreneur with an artistic eye and a love for nature, Randy Schmitz has discovered his niche as the owner of the thriving landscaping company, Scenic Specialties.

columns

  • 10 Glory days, by Mike Nistler
  • 12 Everyday life, by Diane Wimmer

submissions

  • 16 A complicated game for simple people, by John Dubois
  • 18 Working at fishing museum the next best thing to wetting a line, by Lee Ann Doucette
  • 20 Green with envy, by Audrey Kletscher Helbling

departments

  • 14 FACES & PLACES
    From unique homes to area festivals.
  • 46 DOMESTICATE IT!
    Your house can be as clean as grandma’s.
  • 56 DIGGING IN THE DIRT
    Get your garden growing.
  • 62 TRAVEL
    Go west: Explore the Red River Valley.
  • 66 DAY TRIP
    Hjemkomst Center: Where dreams come to life.
  • 70 GUYS & GARAGES
    When this garage owner works on pipes, he’s not tinkering with his hotrod.
  • 76 BACK IN THE DAY
    A dedication to Mother’s Day.
  • 79 PHOTO SUBMISSION
    The bass tournament.

A look ahead to July/August

Hop on board the Imagination Express. Our summer issue will explore the world of imagination when, as children, the world was our playground and even though we may not have been able to travel far, there were no boundaries. At least not until Mother called us in for bedtime.

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