Slaughter Slough Kiosk to be Unveiled on May 21st Murray County is in the process of planning a kiosk unveiling at Slaughter Slough on Friday, May 21, 2010. The unveiling event is scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. with a short program recognizing the historical significance of Slaughter Slough. The new informational kiosk, made possible […]
The Elders, 1849
[v=GgLhlgROtPY] A bit o’ St. Patrick’s Day treat. This is The Elders, 1849, at Iowa Irish Fest last year. Buy it here. 1849 Lyrics by Mike Bliss ©2000 They traveled across the angry sea in 1849 With all that they could carry They traveled sick, they traveled blind Their home, the starving island, just a […]
Happy Birthday, Abe Lincoln
A little Presidents’ Day humor, circa 1994. [v=Vvy0wRLD5s8] . h/t to the boss. Sorry for the sparse content recently. Deadlines, you know. And frankly the flotsam and jetsam of economic development haven’t been all that interesting the last few weeks. Or I’m just spending much too much time shoveling snow. -jc .
Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves – Trailer | Movies & TV | SPIKE.com I’ve never liked Kevin Costner, but last week I traveled the country this movie was shot in. Thunderstorms danced across the prairies. Look left, look right, off the modern Interstate, the naked plains stand against man and time. View Larger Map .
Remembering Tiananmen Square
This image is seared in my memory. A single man, daring to stand atop history. Not yelling “Stop!” (that was the job of William F. Buckley, Jr). Simply standing, 5 June 1989, on Bejing’s Tiananmen Square in an act of peaceful defiance to tyranny and oppresion. June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square Massacre by 0110110x I’m […]
A Ghost Town Again
Minnesota Historical Society cutting back.
In Search of…the Holy Grail
My favorite conspiracy theories (or Just because I’m paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get me.)
Our Irish Elders
[v=7FaWX-Mvdn8] In 1849, Thomas William Maloy married Anna Kenny, somewhere in County Roscommon, Ireland. They soon departed Eire’s green shores for a better life in America, settling on a small farm in Upstate New York. The Maloys—along with untold other Irish ancestors known and unknown—left all they knew and loved for the great unknown. Thomas & Anna […]
Living too close to town
[v=_tmcUsSbmuo] Edward Abbey died 20 years ago today. The American Spectator has a nice essay that sums up my love-hate admiration for the Conservative Anarchist of the Desert Southwest: Cactus Ed was a prickly sort; a conservative anarchist, if you will, who on one hand could support eco-terrorism (a favorite motto was: “Keep America Beautiful […]
Mapping Minnesota
Minnesota Historical Society video on new exhibit of historical maps, including 1765 French globe.