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March 31, 2009: Spring
temperatures melted most of the snow up until this day. Then, the weatherman
promised a foot of snow and this is what it looked like when Mark was called out
to repair a radio broadcast transmitter at the beginning of the storm.
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Not to be deterred, Mark made his
way to the KFGI Radio transmitter site north of Crosby, MN, and repaired this
RCA BTF-20 20-Kilowatt FM transmitter.
Paula wasn't worried about the
weather either. She headed off to a noon meeting of the
Brainerd Rotary Club.
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Upon returning to Gilbert Lodge, the
couple found snow on the Pine trees.
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It wasn't long before Mark
was clearing snow on the driveway for the second time that day.
It has been said that Minnesota is
populated by people who do not like summer. Hmmm...I never thought
of it that way.
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Sure enough, it started
snowing again in the evening. Wow...look at the size of those snow
flakes in front of Gilbert Lodge.
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April 1, 2009: At dawn's early light, the
rain gauge is overflowing the snow and the trees are near the breaking
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More snow throwing in front
of Gilbert Lodge. They SAY spring is coming...one of these days.
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Trees on the lake side of
Gilbert Lodge are showing off their new coat of snow. Only the
fern in the Great Room at the Lodge is showing color.
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The snow was thick on
everything everywhere. One of the charms of living in Minnesota.
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That same day, Mark was
called out to do an emergency repair on the
KLKS Radio main transmitter near Breezy Point, MN. The
auxiliary transmitter kept them on the air while Mark was in route.
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