September & October

Minnesota Moments
September/October 2006
Volume 3, Edition 4

From the Publishers

features

30 A fever in the blood
An essay about the tradition of St. John’s University football.

37 Lynette Jensen
How a small-town girl grew up to be the queen of quilting.

50 A country farmhouse
Years of work went into the remodeling of this rural home.

74 Pet Contest
And the winner is . . .

River

columns

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

submissions

20 Street art, by John DuBois
22 The road less traveled, by Julie Haag Bulau

24 A season to love, by Kendra Meinert

27 Turning 50, by Audrey Kletscher Helbling

departments

14 FACES AND PLACES
From northern waterfalls to Worthington’s travel center, we’ll tell you where to go and what to see this fall.

54 IN THE KITCHEN
Welcome autumn with a “souper” party.

60 DIGGING IN THE DIRT
Mums and more — container style.

62 DOMESTICATE IT!
Light up your porch with these unique pumpkin lanterns.

64 TRAVEL
Meander to western Minnesota for this arts bonanza.

70 GUYS & GARAGES
Viking collector has a museum of vintage memorabilia.

78 BACK IN THE DAY
Halloween was a special time.

79 PICTURE THIS
Horsin’ around.

A look ahead to November & December

You’ll not want to miss the November/December issue of Minnesota Moments, our third holiday issue. Once again, a Minnesota artist has painted a red barn in a winter setting to grace the cover of the magazine. This year’s artist is Ruth McGrath of Sauk Rapids.