November/December 2009

Features

business

32Winter in Bloom
By Andrea Baumann
Bergen’s Greenhouse specializes in poinsettias.
WebExtra

business

34Lo, How a Rose e’er Blooming
By Nancy Leasman
Alexandria’s historic Cedar Rose Inn B&B.

gallery

36A Passion for Fossils
By Dominique Braud
Adam Lindgren’s fossils become collectible artwork.

recreation

40Bemidji—Curling Capital of the World
By Katie Carter
Curling is a vital part of this local culture.

Departments

Behind the scenes

4Editor’s Journal

6Contributors

8Letters to the Editor

14Web Extras

echoes off the lake

10Front Porch

16Our Towns
Buckman

18Seasonings
Brined Roast Turkey
WebExtra

20Through the Garden Gate
Walking Onions

22Financial
Catch Them if You Can
WebExtra

24Out-of-Doors
Encounters of the Wolf Kind
WebExtra

26Discoveries
Northland Woolens, Inc.

28Nature
Yellow Birch

42Business
Talking Turkey
WebExtra

46Health
Dental Hygiene

50Dining
A.T. The Black & White

52Recreation
Get off the Trail

Poem

59Blue Jay in Snowfall

Information Central

60Promotions

62Advertiser Directory