While road-tripping, I love reading books about the area or region that I am driving through. I’m keeping that tradition alive on this trip. These are the books in my queue: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain (audio version) “A timeless American classic that follows the journey of a young boy named Huck…
Mississippi River
Bike Repair Station
On Saturday my niece and I decided to go for a bike ride. Since she lives in downtown St. Paul, we arranged to meet at a parking lot on Shephard Road and bike along the Mississippi River. When I arrived, I noticed that one of the tires on my bike was running a bit low on…
Under Water
Thanks to record rainfalls this month, many rivers in Minnesota are spilling their banks. The Mississippi River is still two days away from cresting in the Twin Cities and Harriet Island, across from downtown St. Paul already looks like this: Yowzer!
Snapshots from the Polar Vortex
The dreaded Polar Vortex (what we used to call a cold snap) has once again descended on Minnesota. It heralded its return on Thursday by dumping close to a foot of snow on much of the state (including the Twin Cities), and until it slithers out of here we are looking at below zero temps…