Between these pages you will find some crazy critters whose antics are sure to make you smile. There are some stories to ponder for a while and two tall tales just for fun. Living close to nature from the old forests and cold lakes of a north central Minnesota to the deep south of the Florida panhandle, then to the Black Hills of South Dakota, here is a sampling of a funny, simple life. Like characters in a play, there are freakish fish, evil squirrels, and lots of dogs. Then, there is the honor of knowing some of the First People on White Earth Reservation, the elders who know much; whose...

Dolly kept her diary from 1954 until 1975, documenting her life in north-central Minnesota. If you have wondered what it was like to live without electricity, running water or telephones, her story will give you an insight. Between these pages is the story of her daily toil, her family's love, and how they survived after leaving Chicago. The Schumacher family blazed trails through the forest and did their best to make passable roads by using ingenuity and used equipment. They fished and hunted for food, often using the meat for trade for things they did not have. For instance, out on the...

Dolly kept her diary from 1954 until 1975, documenting her life in north-central Minnesota. This is the second part of her journey, faithfully transcribed by her granddaughter. The little resort was running at full tilt now, and we hear about lasting friendships and lots of new friends being made. Bud and Bob worked with the rural electric company, blazing a pathway through the forest to make way for the electric line and the resort was the final stop for that. The phone lines went up quickly, used by several small resorts and farmers who lived on the Ponsford prairie. Both the power and the...