Monthly Archives: December 2012

Frosty Morning 2

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Dave

Here is the second installment of the frosty morning photos.  In addition to the frost, several photos show frozen water droplets, evidence of the rain that preceded the snow and frost.  The rose-colored backgrounds and highlights are indicative of the … Continue reading →

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Frosty Morning

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Dave

  Last week we had a sequence of rain, snow, and frost that left the Park Rapids area looking quite spectacular.  Here is the first installment of photos from that morning.  

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Kids and Fish

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Dave

It is time to sprinkle in some of last summer’s resort photos.  Here is a Minnesota resort classic.  I’m not sure how many fish Jackson has caught in his young life, but he sure is proud of this one.  Every … Continue reading →

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Traditions

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Dave

Ryan and Liz were home for the weekend and one of our activities was cutting a small Christmas tree for their apartment.  Although we don’t cut a wild tree every year, this year we did.  Finding a natural tree that … Continue reading →

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A New Season

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Dave

The earlier video post of the lake freezing was shot about a week before this photo. There was a see-saw battle between the ice and the open water for about a week; wind and temperature influencing who was winning, but … Continue reading →

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Half Moon Trail History

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Dave

THE BEGINING OF HALF MOON TRAIL RESORT By Pat Tesch Walsh   My parents and I lived on Lake Minnetonka near Excelsior, MN.  During World War II my father (Harry Tesch) worked in a defense plant in Minneapolis as a tool and … Continue reading →

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Boot Lake Freeze-up

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Dave

Only a couple times in our 16 years have we witnessed the actual freeze-up of the lake.  Normally this happens at night when the wind dies and the temperature drops.  One morning at the end of November we woke up … Continue reading →

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Skating on Water

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Dave

  We took advantage of an unusual circumstance last weekend.  The previous week much of our lake froze smooth as glass.  However, we had a shelf of ice two to three inches thick and open water in front of the … Continue reading →

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