Jul/Aug 2005

Features

recreation

The Belle of the Ball
The Mississippi Belle paddle-wheeler tour boat cruises upriver.
By Tenlee Lund

culture

The Ski Hills Are Alive with Bluegrass
This summer music festival has become a must-do event.
By Tenlee Lund

fiction

Piano Lessons
Night fishing and night music change a life forever.
By Tim King

lifestyle

Strawberry Fields Forever
Tasty treats abound at your friendly, neighborhood U-pick.
By Jim Mans

nature

A Bug’s Life
Photographer Denny Schmidt closes in on the underfoot-world.
By Denny Schmidt

Departments

Your Thoughts
Summertime Traditions
Memoir
In Deeper Waters
Through the
Garden Gate
Perennials: Pass-along Plants
Seasonings
Picnic Basket Chicken
Essay
The Hierarchy of Pans
Our Towns
East Gull Lake
Out-of-Doors
The Masked Bandit
Discoveries
Telling Tales
Profile
Batterrrr UP!
Heritage
Unfolding the Flag
How-to for You
Mailbox Logic
Health
Ticked off, Again
Entertainment
Song and Dance
More Echoes ofF the Lake
Nature
Razzle Dazzle
Essay
Vacation Dreams
Recreation
Scientific and Natural Areas
Northern Niche
A Toy Drive
Golf
Tips from the Pro
Recreation
Fishing with Kids
Northern Niche
Mosquito Madness
Fishing with In-Fish
Planer Board Trolling
Recreation
Happy Trails to You
Northern Niche
Robin Hoods
Summer Fun
Starter Kit II

poems

Underwater
The Dock

review

Book
Night of the Radishes