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September/October 2008 | Volume 12, Issue 5

 

On the cover
John and Jane Lorentzens' cabin has Iowa roots. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN LINN.

   
GALLERY  
   
36 Playing with Fire  
  By Cynthia Moe  
  The blacksmith artists at Earth Eagle Forge.  
     
HOME  
     
40 Born of a Barn  
  By Britta Reque-Dragicevic  
  A Leech Lake cabin
destined for years of good times.
 
  Web Extras - See what it takes to build a home using wood from a dismantles barn.  
     
ENVIRONMENT  
     
46 One Man's Trash  
  By Sharon Wetteland  
  Weighing in on recycling.  
     
FICTION
     
49 Spirits in the Grass  
  By Bill Meissner  
  Excerpts from Meissner's new baseball novel.  
 
LIFESTYLE
   
52 My Son Is a Vegan  
  By Sharon Wetteland  
  How does a foodie mom cook for a vegan son?  
  Web Extras - Another vegan recipe that has become a family favorite.  
   
 
BEHIND THE SCENES   54 Health
        Suffering in Silence
4 Editor's Journal     Web Extras - Find out more about what can be done to help people who suffer with hearing loss.
         
8 Contributors   58 Financial
        Plastic Presents
10 Lake Country Letters      
      62 Featured Artist
18 Web Extras     Photographer Mark Harlow
       
ECHOES OFF THE LAKE   64 Environment
        Energy Survival Kit
12 Front Porch     Web Extras - Incorporate these handy energy-saving tips to get your home shipshape.
  Web Extras - Explore these bird migration flyways throughout Lake Country--and be sure to take your bird book with you!    
      68 Computer Corner
20 Garden Gate     Speed up Your Computer:
Part 2
  Overwintering Geraniums    
         
22 Seasonings   74 Discoveries
  Pheasant Roulade     The Kensington Runestone
  Web Extras - Pheasant Facts     Web Extras - Read more about the fascinating Kensington Runestone and join the ongoing debate.
       
24 Out-of-Doors   82 In-Fish
  The Great Egret     Topwater Sticks for Smallmouths
       
26 Our Towns    
  Fifty Lakes   POEM
     
28 Environment   78 Inside Outside
Minnesota Harvest
  The Enforcers    
       
30 Day Trips   REVIEW
  Trek to the Range      
  Web Extras - Visit these interesting places on your way to Minnesota's Mesabi Iron Range.   80 Dining
      Alexandria:
Raaper's Sports Bar & Grill
32 Essay    
  They Could Eat You      
    INFORMATION CENTRAL
         
    90 Promotions
     
    94 Advertiser Directory