My article “From the Duluth Rose Garden to the PortLand Malt Shoppe” appeared today in the August 2024 edition of Northern Wilds. The article details a fun adventure I had with my four grandchildren when we visited the Duluth Rose Garden in Minnesota. We loved all the roses and the flowers. But we also enjoyed our trek down the Lakewalk to the PortLand Malt Shoppe where we slurped delicious ice cream.
Other than this blog, I mostly write short stories and essays, but I had so much fun writing this article. I also took the photos and wrote the captions. One of the highlights of writing this article was interviewing Carol, the co-president of the Lake Superior Rose Society, who was more than generous with her time. She is so knowledgeable about the Rose Garden and its history, plus she knows so much about roses and their history. I learned more from her than I could possibly include in my article, but her willingness to share her knowledge gave me the confidence to write about roses, which I knew so little about.
Our community is lucky to have a publication like Northern Wilds. The articles are well written and cover a variety of topics, such as outdoor activities, artist profiles, nature, ecology, tourist venues, community celebrations, and local restaurants.
Writing Near the Lake 
Congratulations on your recent published article! What a great day with kids and to write about it for others. A good trip to your local area.
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Thanks, Sally.
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Congratulations on the publication! What a great story!
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Thanks!
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Congrats! And what a lovely outing. Make me miss Superior all the more.
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Thanks! I do love living in this area.
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hey vickie I wanted you to know I can’t access the link to the magazine so others probably can’t either. I have received it from Northern Wilds yet but I assume I will get an email today and if not I will google and pull it up.
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Hi Chris, the link works for me. No one else has said it doesn’t work. So, I’m not sure what the issue is — other than there is always something goofy with computers! LOL. I appreciate you letting me know you had a problem.
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Congrats on another publication! I’m struck by how many wonderful writing outlets there are in the upper Midwest. Also, that’s a great photo 🙂 My knees often still look like that, only not from riding my bike or doing something else fun LOL
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Double fun on both sides of the Twin Ports. Lots of adventure for everyone to share.
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What a lovely adventure…I know your grandkids love hanging out with grandma.
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