Tag: Lake Superior
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When Winter Gets Long, Celebrate the Snow and Ice: Book Across the Bay
While global warming may be a reality, it does not make the winters seem any shorter some years. By mid-February, the winter doldrums can set in, and a lack of snow actually can make those doldrums worse by revealing the dull shades of gray and lifeless brown for much longer than we care to see. …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Resolved
I struggled with responding to this week’s challenge – to share a photo which represents one of your New Year’s resolutions. I have gotten away from making formal New Year’s resolutions and didn’t think you wanted to see a photo of my messy garage that I resolve to clean and organize by the end of…
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Bentleyville ~ Magical Tour of Lights
Irritation festers as I am faced with Christmas holiday decorations before Halloween is even over. I make one exception to these premature December holiday signs that I otherwise despise . . . Bentleyville. In order to bring life to this annual magical tour of lights in Duluth, Minnesota, teams of volunteers must start constructing the scenes and…
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Spooktacular! (Travel Theme: Spooky)
Beautiful Glensheen mansion in Duluth, Minnesota hosted its second annual “Jack O’Lantern Spooktacular” last weekend. The evenings were classic bone-chilling, northern Minnesota fall weather, but they were clear with an almost-full moon for some of the nights of the event, which added to the spooky fun ambience! As you enter the grounds, one of the majestic old trees…
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Life is Made up of Moments
“Life is made up of moments, small pieces of glittering mica in a long stretch of gray cement. It would be wonderful if they came to us unsummoned, but particularly in lives as busy as the ones most of us lead now, that won’t happen. We have to teach ourselves how to make room for…
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