Friday, July 15, 2022 15 years ago Bouts of rain may have curbed the number of fair-goers, but overall attendance was stabilized at an improved Northern Minnesota District Fair in Littlefork. There were 900 exhibit entries and the horse barn was full.
I’ve ruminated about Mrs. Ham since I read about her 30 years ago. Mrs. Ham lived in Fairland, Minn., an isolated hamlet in Northwest Koochiching County. It would be a long walk from Baudette: make sure you go left when you get to the Fiero Truck Trail because it’s a long way to Big Falls. From International Falls, it’s 20 miles to Loman and then west on The Black River Road. Originally it was named Feldman for one of its first settlers but later referred to as Fairland where a Post Office was located until 1936. There were so many folks and commerce in the Fairland area at one time that some sketchy historical accounts claim there was consideration given to Fairland when the Koochiching County seat was established.
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School is gearing up for its 2022- 23 school year, which starts Sept.
The Birchdale community celebrates its second Birchdale Jubilee Saturday with food and music all day, and a concert the evening before. At 6-9 p.m.
Placement of campaign and other advertising signage on any highway rights of way is not allowed under state law, reminds the Minnesota Department of Transportation. All state, county, city and township roads and highways fall under the same state law.
Whew! It is already the middle of July. Not quite sure how the days are speeding by so quickly, but I try and encourage everyone else to try as well to spend a few minutes each day just appreciating where I (you) am and notice something beautiful. Then I pick up a book and read to slow down and recognize that humans can’t be on the run all the time.
By Evie Conat, camper Before I went to this camp, I had never really shared my poetry or writing with anyone. After I got to the camp, I immediately came out of my shell and fell in love with my surroundings at the camp.
Canada’s Remote Area Border Crossing program is to resume sometime in July, the Canada Border Services Agency reports. However, when it will be resumed is not yet known, and the CBSA’s website July 11 said more information will be provided there when the program resumes.
Rules already on the books about recreational fires in the city have been reiterated by the International Falls City Council with the earlier adoption and now second reading of the Minnesota Uniform Fire Code at its July 5 meeting.
Voyageurs National Park lifted temporary closures of the Rainy Lake Visitor Center boat launch Friday, July 8, followed by 19 Rainy Lake campsites reopening the next day, Other Rainy Lake campsites in the park remain closed due to flood conditions. Find an updated campsite closure list here: https:// www.nps.gov/voya/ planyourvisit/permitsandreservations.