Native Americans have treasured the pipestone quarries for thousands of years. The Dakota, the Mandan, and the Iowa tribes have all hand-quarried the spot in southwest Minnesota named for its soft red stone, which they used to carve ornate ceremonial and prayer pipes. These pipes were so highly prized in pre-Columbian America that archaeologists have unearthed them from Manitoba all the way to Georgia.
Gaelynn Lea
“My story is about what people can achieve when those around them make the most basic effort to accommodate disabilities. I wasn’t propped up. I was only given a chance to try.”
– Gaelynn Lea
March of the Pomeranians
And the Kashubian Capital Centennial in Winona
One fine summer day this year the Pomeranians will march.
Guide to Window Glass
ADX Florence is America’s only supermax prison. Cells there are reserved for the worst kinds of villains: terrorists, spies, gang kingpins, and hopefully all the people who were mean to me back when I was in middle school. A 7′ by 12′ cell contains a concrete bed, a combination sink and toilet, a shower set to a timer, and possibly a television set if its occupant has behaved especially well.
Edge Bowfishing
“Of all the sports, I’ve never met one more pure and fun than bowfishing.”
Curt Cich is an avid outdoorsman. Whenever civilization doesn’t demand his presence you might find Curt playing golf, navigating the backcountry via snowmobile, or demonstrating the effect of BB steel shot on snow geese. Curt is also a bowhunter and fisherman, although at first he was skeptical about intermingling the two disciplines.
Guide to Bird Feeders
Life is a lottery for birds. Some spend their entire existence preparing to become a delicious dinner. Others must always remain on the lookout for clouds of #5 shot. But a few are more fortunate. These are the pretty birds – the bird feeder birds – to whom we offer free seed just so we can get a better look at them.