Mar/Apr 1999

Features

24Timber Frames: A Natural Fit
By Jean Borkenhagen

30The Real Thing: Bill Marchel
By Mike Rahn

34Fire in the Sky
By Jim Youngman

36Gateway to Lake Country
By Charmaine Donovan

38Wisdom and Wit: Jim Northrup
By Judi Schiller

40The Great Chefs of Lake Country
By Jane Erickson

42Maple Sugaring
By Tim King

45Lakescaping
By Brenda Maas

48Building and Remodeling Guide

Departments

2Editor’s Journal
4Contributors
4Letters to the Editor

Minnesota Musings

10True Confessions

Of Woodstoves and Web Sites

12The Real Home-Shopping Network

Family Fun

14Spring Clean-up with Your Kids

Profiles

16Joel Hanson
18Lauren Nickisch

Essay

20The Opening
60A Coyote in Spring

Our Towns

22Menahga

Yard and Garden

56Planting Memories

Poems

57
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74

Recreation

58The Rum River Rest Area

Health

62The Long Goodbye

Out-of-Doors

64Spring Beat

Reflections

66Winter is Over

Recipe

71Maple Syrup

Reviews

68Books
The Cottage Book
69Videos
The Bear
The Cure
70Restaurant
The Brothers

Etceteras

6Hotdish
72Promotions
74Bulletin Board
75Crossword Puzzle
76Calendar