Sunday, July 27, 2025

from northern to southern MN

Today was a travel day starting at Bear Island Lake near Babbitt, MN and ending on the home farm in Butterfield. A strong wind storm woke us and then we scurried home. 


Then it was time to clean up and pack up to head to my aunt Marilyn’s visitation & celebration of life in Trimont. Got to see Kyle, Kurt, Cory, Joan, Melinda, Jennifer, Sydney, Greg, Craig, Barb, Jody and David among others. Then, I drove to the home farm stopping at the cemetery to visit family and see Marilyn’s grave. She will be next door neighbor to Dad ❤️. 

Then to Kurt’s where he hosted the Ahern kids on the farm where they came home from the hospital and lived until shortly before our family took up residence. We had dinner together and enjoyed conversation. Kyle, Cory, Joan, Vance and Vander. 

Next part written by Kurt:
After dinner, a real treat for our farm, and more importantly the people that have lived here, is that cousin Craig Ahern gifted my grandson Vander the little red wagon that he had while he grew up on this farm.  His sisters talked about how much time he spent whittling while sitting in it.  Craig built tree houses that I was able to navigate when we moved here when I was six.  This summer Craig restored the wagon and gifted it to Vander.  This is priceless for us, and THANK YOU, CRAIG!! 



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