533 days. Bridesmaid Gabby had done the math. 533 days from April 25, 2020, to October 9, 2021. The former date was the day she was supposed to giving this speech. That was the day we were all going to congregate in Bemidji at First Presbyterian Church to watch Kate and Jarad become husband and […]

Bemidji, Minnesota, is home to two of the tallest characters in American folklore, Paul Bunyan and Bunyan and his trusty sidekick, Babe the Blue Ox. (Brainerd, Minnesota, might challenge that claim). Bemidji is also the origin of another great tale, an amazing larger-than-life love story, which began in Oak Hall on the Bemidji State University […]

If you have followed along the last couple of years, you know I am all about a good story. Before I switched to Education, my major was journalism, because all I wanted to hear for the rest of my life were the best stories this world had to offer. As I have moved backed towards […]

 Carrie and Danny had been together awhile. A long while. But it was a great love story that began four years ago when this northern Minnesota girl met this California boy, and one that began it’s next chapter amongst friends and family one late March weekend.   As the hometown girl, it was important for Carrie […]