Mar/Apr 2006

Features

home

Starting Small
How a 1972 “little house” ultimately led to a “big house.”
By Vivian Clark

fiction

In the Mine
The second-place winner in LCJM’s 2005 short fiction contest.
By Susan Niemela Vollmer

gallery

Native Son
The legacy of Francis Lee Jaques continues at Aitkin’s Jaques Art Center.
By Michael Nordskog

history

Trail of Tears
The march of death to Lake Country’s Sandy Lake.
By Mike Rahn

business

Living, Breathing, Dancing
A lifetime of dance became a career.
By Beth Hautala

building, remodeling, and landscaping guide

From White to Wow!
Spice up your interiors with these decorating tips.
By Danae Blanck Anderson

Departments

16Your Thoughts
Favorite Signs of Spring
18Reflections
Trinity
20Through the Garden Gate
Red Maple Flowers
22Next-Door Neighbor
Doris Anderson
24Out-of-Doors
The Killdeer
26Seasonings
Fiddleheads
28Our Towns
Leader
68Discoveries
From the Desert to the Lake
70Recreation
One Kayaker’s Journal

More Echoes ofF the Lake

72Destinations
The Dwelling in the Woods
74Northern Niche
Conquer Closet Chaos
76Good Reading
Collecting Children’s Books
78Essay
Toes Are Meant to be Seen
81Northern Niche
Salt Lamps
90Nature
Spring: The Other Color Season

poems

8One March Day
80Sunday Afternoon

review

82Restaurant
Prairie Bay

Information Central

92Promotions
94Advertiser Directory