September
& October

MINNESOTA MOMENTS September/October 2009
VOLUME Vi, EDITION 5

features

18 | Grain Elevators
Rural “dinosaurs” tower over small towns.

26 | Home Makeover
They look good on TV, but do they really work?

columns	moments in time
6 Glory days, by Mike Nistler	14 Taking Dad to the "Rest Home, by John DuBois

departments
LETTERS 5 BLAST FROM THE PAST 13 Vikings collector scores big. CALENDAR 8 Fall events for everyone FACES AND PLACES 10 Halloween haunting, pumpkin patches and more. BOOK REVIEW 16 Mysteries and a monkey tail.	IN THE KITCHEN 34 Apples are ripe for the picking and eating. TRAVEL 40 Visit Minnesota’s Machinery Museum. BACK IN THE DAY 45 Two books look back in time. Gals and Garages 46 Pool champ has a ball in Faribault garage. PICTURE THIS 48 A road less traveled.

You’ll want to read our annual holiday issue to see how a Paynesville woman goes all out to decorate her house for the season.