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The Fargo Airsho
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… Actually it is a plane! On July 27, 2024, I had the opportunity to once again attend the renowned Fargo Airsho! This year’s performers were brilliant. With the headliners being Vicky Benzing and her “Plum Crazy” P-51D, The United States Air Force F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team, and of course The United States Navy Blue Angels, how could it be anything but? Not only were we graced with an exhilarating show of skill by our armed forces and dazzled by Vicky and her stunts, but we were shown the spectacular flying of Pilot Tom Larkin in his Mini Jet, Kent Pietsch with his comedic…
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Inspiration Peak, Minnesota
One of the many things I love doing when traveling, and even in my spare time is hiking and going on trails. Since I was a kid, on of my favorites was going to a place called Inspiration Peak. Located not far from the Continental Divide, in Clitherall Minnesota, is the 1,750 feet above sea level peak and is the highest point in Ottertail County Minnesota. Inspiration Peak got it’s name due to the author Sinclair Lewis going there to gain “inspiration” for his novels, short stories, and plays. He wrote about the peak saying,“There’s to be seen a glorious 20-mile circle of some 50 lakes scattered among fields and…
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Mount Rushmore
The Midwest has far more than just cornfields and cows. South Dakota is home to many wonderful sites to include a grand national monument, Mount Rushmore. Now for those of you that don’t know the significance of Mount Rushmore, here’s a little overview of it’s history: the person who conceived the idea of Mount Rushmore was a historian by the name of Doane Robinson and he came up with this idea to promote tourism in South Dakota. The came up with this idea in 1923 and a year later got a sculptor by the name of Gutzon Borglum on board. the construction started in 1927 and ended in 1941 and…
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