Although I’m dead tired the next day, there is a benefit to working past midnight now and then. When that happened a few nights ago, I was one of the fortunate folks who caught the beautiful Northern Lights display. As I stood on my deck, watching the strange green glow dancing between the spruce trees in my back yard, I […]
North Shore visionary George Nelson remembered
On a warm day in May, the late George “Bub” Nelson would likely be found on the greens of Superior National at Lutsen. So, it was fitting that the day chosen by the members of the Lutsen Villa Association to honor Nelson was a perfectly sunny spring day. Friends gathered on Saturday, May 2 in the beautiful Lutsen Sea Villas […]
Beyond suffering and death
I saw the bump in the road long before I recognized what it was. The guy in the white pickup truck pulling his boat down the highway, probably coming from his favorite fishing lake after opening day, recognized the deer first and swerved hard to the right. When I realized the dark form in the center of the road had […]
Paul Taylor Fleming
Paul Taylor Fleming, father, poet, writer and avid outdoorsman passed from this earth April 19, 2015 at 62 years old. Paul grew up in a military family, attending school from Indiana to Alaska. He was an all-star basketball and football player, class president and brilliant writer. He attended college at Purdue University. His reverence for the outdoors brought him to […]
Beatrice R. Griffis
Beatrice R. Griffis, 90, passed away Friday, May 8, 2015 at The Victoria House. Bea, a Texas native was born in Petrolia, Texas on August 17, 1924, and attended school in the Wichita Falls, Texas area. She married Ralph L. Griffis in January 1949 and traveled with him as he moved about the country in the construction industry. Bea worked […]
Robert ‘Kip’ Lyle Lundquist
Known to all by his childhood nickname “Kip,” a term of endearment, Robert Lyle Lundquist died in his sleep at his group home in Bloomington May 2, 2015. He was 68. Kip was born Nov. 9, 1946, along with his twin brother Russell Lee, in Duluth to Phil and Florence Lundquist of Grand Marais. His early years were on the […]
Pat LeBlanc Sr.
Pat LeBlanc Sr. of Silver Bay passed away peacefully May 9, 2015, with his family by his side, at Carefree Living in Silver Bay, MN. Pat was born on May 8, 1937 in Duluth, MN to Edmund and Hannah (Skar) LeBlanc. He was the second of 3 children. He attended school in Proctor, MN where he enjoyed playing football, basketball, […]
Elders learning and teaching
Nine Elders traveled to Mystic Lake Casino to participate in the 4th Annual Indigenous Elder Abuse Awareness Conference. This two-day conference was full of pertinent information about Elder abuse. We learned what it is, who does it, where to get help for both the perpetrator and the victim and how to stop it. The Elders who participated will be giving […]
