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september
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Features
34 | The wine ladies 40 | Photo essay 48 | Home remodel About our cover: |
20 | Discovering Austincolumns |
moments in time |
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8 Glory days 58 Back in the Day 60 Guys & Garages |
10 Moments in time: 12 Moments in time: |
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5 Calendar 6 Letters 9 Where in Minnesota 13 Faces & places: New leadership book looks at coach Gagliardi’s winning ways A Blooming Prairie taxidermy treasure 15 What’s in your boathouse 16 Neighbors: From plowing to barn restoration: |
52 Cooking in the country with Chris 56 Book reviews: Otter Tail Review, Volume Three Red Sings from Treetops A Year in Colors Green Stamps to Hot Pants Growing Up in the 50s and 60s 58 Back in the Day 63 Crossword puzzle |
64 Picture this Photo Submitted by — TARAH L. WOLFF 
Young eagle in a white pine near Lake George, Minn. Tarah L. Wolff has lived in Minnesota her entire life. She is an avid nature photographer and writer. She’s been the co-editor and layout designer for the Park Rapids-based Jackpine Writers’ Bloc for several years. She splits her time between dogs, horses, golf, blogging, writing and her work in web design and web writing. |
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Calendar | SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2010
Sept. 4
Preston
By the Light of the Lantern —
Experience historic Forestville
at dusk. Wander and explore
the site at your leisure as farm
laborers interact and unwind in
the barn, etc.
Sept. 3-4
New Ulm
River Blast and Flotilla — This free
festival celebrates the role of the
river to New Ulm. Non-stop music
Friday eve and all day Saturday.
At 1 p.m. Saturday is the “Flotilla
on the River — Water Parade”
with water vessels of all types.
Sept. 10-17
Moorhead
Greater Moorhead Days —
Community wide celebration
includes a parade, medallion
hunt, bocce challenge and more.
Sept. 17-18
New Ulm
August Schell Brewery’s 150th
Anniversary Party — A large
music festival will take place
for this event, oh, and of course,
plenty of beer.
Sept. 18
New Prague
Dozinky Festival — Come
celebrate the area’s Czech,
Bavarian and Bohemian culture.
Sept. 18-19
Cannon Falls
Frog Creek Harvest Festival —
Artists will display their crafts
and there will be plenty of food.
Sept. 25
Mankato
Fall Harvest Festival — Enjoy
the bounty of the season with
your local farmers at Mankato
Farmers’ Market. Vendors serve
an array of local fresh produce,
meats and homemade goods.
Sept. 25
Red Wing
The Greater Minnesota Giant
Pumpkin Weigh Off — Growers
from hundreds of miles around
bring their pumpkins to see who
has grown the largest. Includes a
Farmers’ Market.
Sept. 25
Luverne
Tri-State Band Festival — The
finest bands from Minnesota,
South Dakota, Iowa and
Nebraska compete.
Sept. 26
Downtown St. Joseph
Millstream Arts Festival — Festive
event with a long history and a
wide variety of visual arts, music,
dance, enticing foods, hands-on
art activities for children and
much more! 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Oct. 2
St. Paul
The Minnesota History Center
opens a new traveling exhibit
“Chocolate.” Runs through
Jan. 2.
Oct 2
Forest Lake
Harvest Howl — A day of
family fun at the Wildlife
Science Center with wolves,
raptors and other live animals,
Native American demonstrations,
local artisans selling their
wares, archery, kid’s games
and pumpkin painting contests.
Oct. 9
Williams
Potato Day — Festivities include
a parade, dinner featuring
tempting potato recipes, potato
cook-off, queen coronation and
dance.
Oct. 10
Winona
Smaczne Jablka Festival —
Apple pies and coffee cakes
are baked for this annual festival,
which translates, to “Tasty
Apples.”
Oct 22-24
Grand Marais
Moose Madness — Visit with
Murray the Moose and take part
in activities all around town.
Minnesota Moments welcomes event listings. Please send your submissions to: Calendar, P.O. Box 436, Cold Spring, MN 56320; fax them to (320) 230-5542; or e-mail them to info@minnesotamoments.com. Please include your full name, address and phone number. Items may be edited for clarity or length.
november & december
The holidays are here and we’ll show you a home that is decorated from floor to ceiling with enough stuff to make even Santa envious.