Editor’s Note: We started this story in the July 29th edition of the Northern Light Region.Here is a bit of the family's history before we start the 2nd installment of the...

Happy 33rd anniversary to a very special couple, Kevin and Ronda Doyle on August 7th. Love you. Have an amazing day. Happy birthday to a very special granddaughter,...

         Samuel Black was described as a “Giant of a Man.” He was given the assignment to explore “The Mountains of the North.” There were practically no limits to the...

My husband, Rolly, has been in love with trains for as long as I’ve known him. He dreamed of being a train engineer as a young boy, but was...

Some anglers write off August as the "dog days" of summer when it comes to walleye fishing.  A common theme on many bodies of water are weeds, warm...

The International Bridge connects us with our neighbors to the North, and has done so since its opening on the 30th of July, 1960, 66 years ago nearly to the day. However,...

Happy anniversary to a very special couple, Nate and Jenna Leigh Wasvick on August 3rd. Love you. Have an amazing day. Happy 50th anniversary to Arlyn and Bobby Stewart on...

         The Iroquois were thought to be the first hunters and trappers in the Great Rivers country; they were over two thousand miles from their Homeland.  They were...

Question: I saw your recent article about the visually impaired and white canes. I don’t think a lot of people are aware of something similar for the hearing impaired. Can...

This year, August serves a smorgasbord of celestial delights in both the morning and evening skies.     In the west, Venus is still bright, though steadily sinking into the...

The Tour de France bicycle race, and the anniversary of my Date of Separation from active duty, happen this time every year.  And those events are an annual reminder of a...

Fishing has been very good on Lake of the Woods, and the numbers tell the story. Some years, anglers have to sift through small walleyes and...

Happy birthday to a very special great-granddaughter, Lauren Kay Daignault, on July 25th. We were never so blessed as the day you were born. Love you. Have a fun-filled...

            One of the most popular – and certainly one of the largest – artifacts on the museum floor is the antique printing press. A 1908 flatbed Lee Pony Press, it...

            The Pattersons awoke at Finlay Forks. It smelled pleasantly of Indian tanned Moose hide and moccasins, traps hung from the walls, all the tools and outfit of a...