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July & august

MINNESOTA MOMENTS July/August 2008
VOLUME V, EDITION 3

From the Publishers

features

26 | Minnesota Moments gives Cold Spring Hometown Pride Award - Hardware, Granite, Baking, Brewing, and Baseball family traditions and loyalty to the community run deep in Cold Spring.

37 | A house this couple flipped For - A family falls in love with a winter remodeling project intended for resale.

42 | Quilt auctions still a buzz word in rural communities - Quilting is art, social, and therapy.

50 | We travel to southeastern Minnesota in Part 2 of our series - In Berne - A little bit of Switzerland in Minnesota.

columns

moments in time

8 Glory days,
by Mike Nistler


10 Everyday life,
by Diane Wimmer

20 Sammy the snake,
by Myrna CG Mibus


22 Lists, memories, tell story of a specific time, place,
by Laura L. Hansen

departments

 		  

LETTERS 5

BOOK REVIEW 6
Easy summer reading.

CALENDAR 11
A list of a few must-do’s this summer in Minnesota.

FACES AND PLACES 12
Check out what some of your fellow neighbors are doing around the state.

IN THE KITCHEN 44
This food is to die for.

TRAVEL 50
Berne Fest — A little Switzerland in Minnesota.

OUTDOOR MOMENTS 58
A horse adventure.

GUYS & GARAGES 60
A “cut” above the rest.

BACK IN THE DAY 60
What’s everybody looking at?

PICTURE THIS 64

September & October Preview

  • In our next issue we’ll continue our series on Minnesota counties with a look at northwestern Minnesota as well as doing a travel feature on the scenic Minnesota River hamlet of Henderson.
  • Also, We feature photographer Doug Ohmen of New Hope who has chronicled such topics as churches, courthouses, cabins and barns, all taken in Minnesota.

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