I’ve wanted to look for Amethyst near Thunder Bay, Canada, for about 15 years. Not quite a “bucket list” item, but definitely something that’s lingered in the back of my mind—something I heard about once and have been intrigued with ever since. This June, my son John and I finally Read more…
Yesterday I said goodbye to my best-friend-of-a-dog, Lacey. She was my 16-year-old German Spitz. I got her on a sunny summer day at Cabela’s in Owatonna, Minnesota. My family stopped at Cabela’s to look at hunting dogs (only look) and I spotted a pen of spitz puppies. Not hunting dogs. Read more…
Recently, I fished in the Minnesota Fishing Challenge event. It’s an annual fundraiser for a nonprofit, faith-based addiction recovery program—Mn Adult & Teen Challenge (MnTC). The nonprofit is based in Minnesota but is part of a larger organization throughout the U.S. and Canada. Beyond that, it’s part of an international Read more…