May/Jun 2006

Features

recreation

34It’s the Pits!
Kayaking in the Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area.
By Vivian Clark

gallery

40The Wisdom of Nature
The simple pleasures of nature . . . and life.
By Douglas Wood

lifestyle

46The Golden Eighty
Fritz Loven helped shape Lake Shore lore.
By Cynthia Moe

business

48Lake Country—Where the Buffalo Roam
Buffalo ranching as a way of life.
By Tenlee Lund

Departments

20Your Thoughts
Tips for Getting Organized
22Through the Garden Gate
Spring Tulips
24Seasonings
Shore Lunch
26Reflections
Gravel Roads
28Our Towns
Cuyuna
30Out-of-Doors
The Eastern Chipmunk
50Recreation
Disc Golf, Anyone?
52Essay
The Old Red & White
54Destinations
Adventures with Goldie
56Memoir
Home Sweet Cabin
58History
Babe Ruth in Brainerd, 1926
60Discoveries
Minnesota’s Little Lourdes
More Echoes ofF the Lake
62Off the Beaten Path
Pelican Woods
64Golf
Warm-up Time Is Important
66Northern Niche
Exotic Shiitake Mushrooms
68Business
A Family of Flowers
70In-Fisherman
Patterning Post-spawn
Largemouths
76Nature
Meet Milbert

poems

71Clothesline Cowboys
81Radishes in Spring
91Hummingbird Surprise

review

72DVD
Camping 101
74Book
Wild Minnesota