Minnesota State Fair 2010

The new pickle booth at the Minnesota State Fair, 2010. It is a nonstop 'pickle delivery' system! These pictures were taken Saturday morning around 11:00AM and it was nonstop pickle consumption at that early hour!!

A Look at the 2011 Calendar

Here is a page from my 2011 calendar; it is a little busy, but I think the kids will love it! All the animals on each page of the calendar are pictures taken when we all went to the Minnesota Zoo.

Tough Day at the Office!

Weary travelers after a day at the Minnesota Zoo!

Good Things Come in Threes!

The kids had a fun time at the Lake!

Pickle Guys at Work

The new Pickle Booth located at the Minnesota State Fair grounds, St Paul, Minnesota. As you can see it is a work in progress as the fair opening date is fast approaching, August 26, 2010. The front of the building is the lower photo and 'Pickle Guys' are adding a temporary (!) structure in the back, where the real job of processing pickles gets done.

The Turtle

Kyla and Megan on the bronze turtle at the Minnesota Zoo. Unbeknowen to them is that the turtle was a copy made in honor of the turtle from the Como Zoo in St Paul. The turtle was introduced to the Como Zoo many years ago, it was there in the 1960's, and it died at the turn of the centruy. And yes, that live turtle would let kids sit on it and they would have there pictures taken!

Lock and Dam #1

This is a inside view of Lock and Dam #1 on the Mississippi River, between Minneapolis and St Paul. the lift is around 28' which is slightly less than the lift at Kueoku, Iowa.

Apple IIe Computer

Here is a Apple IIe with a external disk drive and printer (not shown) that I received from my mother-in-law, Nora. I sold her that computer around 1985 and it still works.

I 35W Bridge

The second bridge is the new I-35 bridge, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that replaced the one that fell down a couple of years ago. The Lower St Anthony Lock and Dam is directly ahead in the picture.

St Paul, Minnesota

The St Paul Skyline from the Mississippi River in the summer of 2010.

dA Mississippi

Loading for the trip down the 'River', at Watergate Marina in St Paul, Minnesota

The Big Burn

As you may know, brothers, Pat, Tom and I ventured down the mighty Mississippi River in early July. We started at Lock and Dam #1 in St Paul and ended our trip and Lock and Dam #25 in Alton, Illinois, almost 700 miles. The travelers were on Tom's boat, a 18 foot Lund Tyee with 150 horses so we could fly. We took 3 bikes with us so we could 'get' around the small towns along the river. Our only mishap happened on the return trip when Tom's van burned. We saved the boat and trailer but lost a camera which contained 90% of the pictures of the trip. We were on the water for 8 days.

Let's Get Going

Hello Folks,

It is time to get a 'Blog' up and running. So this is a practice round. I will but in a picture and work on getting this going! Here are some pictures of doors in Chapala, Mexico!