Tag: Minnesota
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Gardener’s Mecca in Minnesota: An Illustration of the “Why”
Along a lonely stretch of highway, near the small town of Zim, Minnesota, one can find a little piece of heaven for gardeners. Byrns Greenhouse is unassuming from the road, but as you pull in the driveway (or park along the shoulder of the highway on the typically busy weekends) and make your way toward…
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Who Knew Stacking Totes Could Be Such Fun?! FIRST: More Than Robots, Indeed.
I had no idea stacking plastic totes could be so exciting. FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics is an amazing opportunity for students. Adult mentors work with student team members to brainstorm strategy, teach machining and programming skills, promote and manage a team, and transfer knowledge gained from life experiences that students…
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Afternoon Dose of Vitamin D
Breaking free from cabin fever seems to have been the theme this month with some of my fellow northern bloggers. Earlier this month, Heather from “Our Adventures Up North” expressed the frustration of these often gray winter days, in this post, while Kathy of “Lake Superior Spirit” shared deep-winter thoughts from her side of the Big Lake, here, along…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: (Reverse) Symmetry
With this week’s photo challenge theme in mind, I headed out to the ice … the colder temperatures of February have created icebergs on Lake Superior and a solid pile of ice slowly building out from shore. It was 5 degrees Fahrenheit (-15 Celsius) as I parked the car late afternoon yesterday. By the time I…
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Sometimes You Need to Hear the Waves
A photo is worth a thousand words, but sometimes the picture is not complete without engagement of the other senses. Photographs are wonderful for capturing a serene sunset, or for trying to convey the beauty of Lake Superior’s icy shore as the sky turns that soft purple hue in the moments between sunset and darkness. I have…
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