Today we drove down out of lake country, to the edge of the prairie in Wadena. When we asked if anyone had done any farming, many many hands went up (unlike the Brainerd Lakes area, where lots of folks had ancestors in the logging camps, but no one had done any farming!) The concert was at Humphrey Manor because the Wadena Library wasn't big enough. We had a great, attentive audience. Afterwards, someone asked if we might do a different time period for our next project, perhaps the early 1900s. Very interesting idea!
And one lady pointed out that my question on the Minnesota history quiz on the handout, "In 1876, what outlaw robbed the bank at Northfield?" was ambiguous. My correct answer was Jesse James, but as she pointed out, he didn't rob it. He ATTEMPTED to rob it, but did not succeed!! I've got to start watching my p's and q's, that's for sure!
After the show we headed back up north. As the sun went down, we were driving through farmland, with hay bales neatly sitting in the fields. By the time it was dark, we were back in forest / lake country. A huge orange moon rose in the east, with Jupiter shining brightly to the right of it. In Bemidji, we took the cut-off for International Falls, and stopped in Blackduck.
Two shows left on this leg of the tour. Saturday 10:00 am at the Blackduck Golf Course, and
Saturday 4:00 pm at the Bemidji Public Library. Then back to Minneapolis. Today we decided we want to move up north!
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Looked up at the sky here in Bemidji tonight, and there's the moon and Jupiter again. What a couple!
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