2016 marks the tenth year we have owned our cabin on Dead Lake in Ottertail County, Minnesota. When we first bought the place, our three sons, Sam, Joe, and Jake, joked that the reason the lake was called Dead was “because there were no girls on it.” I, too, was surprised the first time we circled the lake. With the exception of a handful of resorts, very little noise or activity was to be seen or heard. Notta one ice cream shop or restaurant to motor up to on this 7,500-acre lake was to be found. The lake, it turns…
Read MoreEagles put on spectacular loop-the-loop show on Dead Lake
“…one wing tip a space marvel…” Carl Sandburg Summer 2013 at our lake home in Ottertail County brought us bald eagles. They seemed to like our wetlands and frequented the place. If you’d like to hear what they sound like, thanks to the National Geographic website, you can do so here. At the Perham fair, a handler from The Raptor Center brought a rescued eagle for all to see. This one was blind in one eye and 30 years old. Still, it is a sight to behold. On one of our trips to the north bay, we spotted an eagle…
Read MoreTraveling by Townie on Minnesota’s Central Lakes Trail
For our 34th anniversary, Rick bought me an Electra Townie bike. No, it is not the same as my recently stolen red Schwinn LeTour, a bike cherished since the day I bought it in 1976. The Townie does not have 10 speeds, it has seven. It does not have pedal cages and thin tires. It’s a bike meant for town riding. It’s wonderful on the back and the seat is marvelous. The handlebars feel like leather. I am in love. On our way to our lake home on Dead Lake on September 12, Rick and I found an old railway…
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