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The Stories...Just click on the links below to find out
what we have been up to. Sometimes we even surprise ourselves!
December 31, 2014: 
New Years Eve Party
December 27, 2014: 
Holiday Tradition
December 25, 2014: 
Christmas Day
December 24, 2014: 
Christmas Eve
December 23, 2014: 
Dave and Jean Schaeffer are a Fun Couple
December 21, 2014: 
A Warm Fire for the Longest Night of the Year
December 17, 2014: 
Holiday Baking
December 14, 2014: 
Holiday For Heroes at the
Mall of America
December 13, 2014: 
Mall of America
December 13, 2014: Radisson
Blu
Hotel at the Mall of America
December 12, 2014: 
Holiday Market in Downtown Minneapolis
December 12, 2014: 
Sea Life at the Mall of America
December 11, 2014: 
Bentleyville
December 11, 2014: 
Headed to Duluth, Minnesota
December 9, 2014: 
Christmas Letter
December 7, 2014: 
Pearl Harbor Day
December 6, 2014: 
Ringing Bells for the Salvation Army
December 5, 2014: 
SCUBA Diving Party at Gilbert Lodge
December 4, 2014: 
Winter Wonderland in Brainerd
December 2, 2014: 
Deer Spotted at Gilbert Lodge
November 28, 2014: 
Nisswa, MN, City of Lights Event
November 28, 2014: 
Fish House Parade at Aitkin, Minnesota
November 27, 2014: 
Thanksgiving Turkey at the Schaeffer's Place
November 26, 2014: 
Chef Paula Prepared for Thanksgiving
November 23, 2014: 
Legacy Chorale Concert
November 19, 2014: 
Paula is on Television after a Driver Safety Class
November 17, 2014: 
Winter is Here and Josie is Playing Indoors
November 16, 2014: 
Happy Birthday Karen Koltes Engen
November 15, 2014: 
The Christmas Star is on Display
November 14, 2014: 
Lake Ice and Puffy Pancakes
November 11, 2014: 
Veterans' Day in Brainerd
November 10, 2014: 
6.4 Inches of Snow. Winter is here.
November 8, 2014: 
Open House at the Franklin Arts Center
November 4, 2014: 
Election Time
November 1, 2014: 
Splitting Wood for the Winter
October 31, 2014: 
Halloween at Gilbert Lodge
October 25, 2014: 
Underwater Pumpkin Carving
October 25, 2014: 
Making Things Ready for Winter Wonderland
October 24, 2014: 
Chimney Sweeping at Gilbert Lodge
October 22, 2014: 
Lake Country Journal Cover is a Photograph by Mark
October 18, 2014: 
Oktoberfest at Ruttger's on Bay Lake
October 18, 2014: 
79th Birthday at the Minnesota School of Diving
October 17, 2014:  Haunted Trail
at the Northland Arboretum
October 16, 2014: 
Preparing for the Haunted Trail
October 12, 2014: 
More Fall Colors
October 10, 2014: 
Godson Tom and Family Stopped By
October 9, 2014: 
Open House at the Brainerd Dispatch
October 9, 2014: 
The Minnow Went to Dry Dock
October 8, 2014: 
Eclipse of the Moon
October 4, 2014: 
Stillwater, Minnesota, and Pumpkin Carving
September 28, 2014: 
Fall Colors at Mille Lacs Lake
September 26, 2014: 
Fall Colors on Gilbert Lake
September 25, 2014: 
Paula Bought a Lincoln Car
September 24, 2014: 
House Moving
September 23, 2014: 
The Zastrows and Buffy Came to Visit
September 21, 2014: 
Happy Birthday, Paula
September 19, 2014: 
Kayaking Down the Mississippi River
September 17, 2014: 
United Way Chili Cook-Off Fund Raiser
September 14, 2014: 
Camera Class as a Part of Picturing
September 13, 2014: 
Mark Won the People's Choice Award at Picturing 2014
September 12, 2014: 
Nichole Euke
September 10, 2014: 
More of the North Shore of Lake Superior
September 9, 2014: 
Grand Marais and Grand Portage
September 8, 2014: 
North Shore of Lake Superior
September 7, 2014: 
Duluth, Minnesota, on a Summer day
September 5, 2014: 
A Visit to Maddens Resort
September 4, 2014: 
Heavy Weather In Brainerd
August 29, 2014: 
Hay Harvest and Summer is Growing to an End
August 24, 2014: 
More from the Minnesota State Fair
August 23, 2014: 
Minnesota State Fair
August 22, 2014: 
Mark and Paula took in a Minnesota Twins Baseball Game
August 22, 2014: 
Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 20, 2014: 
Canadian Geese Spotted Just Before Sunset
August 15, 2014: 
Wine Tasting at Gilbert Lodge
August 10, 2014: 
Pipestone Civil War Reenactment Conclusion
August 9, 2014: 
Pipestone Civil War Reenactment Continues
August 8, 2014: 
Pipestone Civil War Reenactment Begins
August 7, 2014: 
Fagen Fighters WWII Museum
August 2, 2014: 
Breezy Point, Minnesota
July 30, 2014: 
Fair Time in Brainerd
July 25, 2014: 
Annual Relay For Life in Brainerd
July 22, 2014: 
Fisherman Paula was at it Again
July 21, 2014: 
Three of Mark's Photos Were Selected for Picturing 2014
July 20, 2014: 
His and Hers Cell Phones for Mark and Paula
July 19, 2014: 
Air Show at Flying Cloud in Eden Prairie, Minnesota
July 16, 2014: 
Country Sampler Picnic at Northland Arboretum
July 12, 2014: 
Dinner with the Schaeffers
July 12, 2014: 
Bataan Memorial March
July 10, 2014: 
SCUBA Diving near Crosby, Minnesota
July
9, 2014: 
Bean Hole Days at Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
July
6, 2014: 
Arts in the Park in Brainerd
July
4, 2014: 
Brainerd 4th of July Fireworks
July
4, 2014: 
30th Annual 4th of July at Jack and Candy Scott's Place
July
3, 2014: 
Show and Shine Antique Car Show
June 30, 2014: 
Gilbert Lake Association Meeting and Schaeffer's New Car
June 29, 2014: 
Deep Diver Paula and a Boat Rescue
June 27, 2014: 
Canadian Geese and a Brilliant Sunset
June 24, 2014: 
Minneapolis Farmers Market and Mall of America
June 23, 2014: 
Stone Arch Bridge in Minneapolis at Night
June 23, 2014: 
High Atop the IDS Building in Downtown Minneapolis
June 22, 2014: 
World War II Re-enactors at Fort Snelling
June 21, 2014: 
Railroad Museum at Crosslake, Minnesota
June 21, 2014: 
Boat Show at Crosslake, Minnesota
June 21, 2014: 
Fur Trader's Encampment at Crow Wing State Park
June 20, 2014: 
1933 Bank Robbery Remembered
June 17, 2014: 
Fishing on Mille Lacs Lake
June 16, 2014: 
100th Anniversary in Brainerd
June 14, 2014: 
Greta Engen Graduation Party
June 14, 2014: 
Smokey Bear's 70th Birthday
June
9, 2014: 
Chris Grams Stopped By
June
8, 2014: 
Neighborhood Party at Mark and Cathy Gray's Place
June
7, 2014: 
Scandinavian Music Festival at Nisswa, Minnesota
June
6, 2014: 
The 70th Anniversary of D-Day
June
5, 2014: 
Deb Holmes Stopped By
June
4, 2014: 
Deep Diver Paula
June
3, 2014: 
Brainerd Memorial Day Committee, Behind the Scenes
June
2, 2014: 
Wildlife on Gilbert Lake
May 31, 2014: 
Discover Aviation Days at Anoka/Blaine, Minnesota
May 29, 2014: 
A Man and His Dog
May 28, 2014: 
Warm weather on Gilbert Lake
May 26, 2014: 
Memorial Day in Brainerd, Minnesota
May 25, 2014: 
Memorial Ceremonies at MN Veterans Cemetery
May 24, 2014: 
Memorial Weekend Begins
May 23, 2014: 
Decorating for Memorial Day
May 21, 2014: 
The Minnow Arrived
May 19, 2014: 
Tim Gack Visited
May 18, 2014: 
Cleanup Day at Northland Arboretum
May 17, 2014: 
Armed Forces Day
May 16, 2014: 
Dock Installed at Gilbert Lodge
May 13, 2014: 
Full Moon Tonight
May 11, 2014: 
Felling Trees at Gilbert Lodge
May 10, 2014: 
Spring Cleanup and Turtles
May 9, 2014: 
Governor's Fishing Opener
May 3, 2014: 
Duluth is an International Shipping Port
May 3, 2014: 
South Shore of Lake Superior
May 2, 2014: 
Some Sights of Duluth, Minnesota
May 2, 2014: 
Gooseberry Falls on the North Shore of Lake Superior
April 29, 2014: 
Brainerd's Famous Water Tower
April 26, 2014: 
Karen Block's 60th Birthday
April 26, 2014: 
Second Annual Zombie Crawl in Downtown Brainerd
April 25, 2014: 
Northland Arboretum Fund Raiser
April 23, 2014: 
Gilbert Lake Ice Takes Two Days To Go Out
Revised 05-04-14
April 21, 2014: 
First Sign of Spring
April 20, 2014: 
The Easter Bunny Rides Again
April 19, 2014: 
Annual Easter Egg Hunt
April 16, 2014: 
More Snow!
April 12, 2014: 
Mark Tuned 67
April 10, 2014: 
Heading Home from Las Vegas
April
9, 2014: 
Mars One Project
April
8, 2014: 
There's Gold in Las Vegas
April
7, 2014: 
Eiffel Tower at Paris in Las Vegas
April
6, 2014: 
Old Downtown Las Vegas
April
5, 2014: 
More of Las Vegas
April
4, 2014: 
Mark Spoke to a Group of 80 Engineers
April
3, 2014: 
Headed to Las Vegas
April
1, 2014: 
Judy and Kurt stop over
April
1, 2014: 
Lake Ice and Lunar Bovine
March 28, 2014: 
After the Snowstorm
March 27, 2014: 
Spring Snowstorm
March 26, 2014: 
Josie is Waiting for Spring
March 25, 2014: 
Contact with Art Bell on Amateur Radio
March 25, 2014: 
Autumn Chowder
March 23, 2014: 
Sunset
March 22, 2014: 
University of Minnesota Raptor Center
March 21, 2014: 
Swan Park in Monticello, MN
March 19, 2014: 
Chef Paula does a Shrimp Scampi Dinner
March 17, 2014: 
St Patrick's Day
March 16, 2014: 
Deer Showed Up for Breakfast
March 15, 2014: 
St. Patrick's Day Parade
March 14, 2014: 
Pi Day
March 13, 2014: 
Brilliant Sunset
March 11, 2014: 
Snow and Friends
March 9, 2014:  Daylight
Savings Time!
Revised 03-13-14
March 4, 2014: Winter
Tough Weather This Year
February 23, 2014: 
A Visit to the Como Park
Conservatory
February 22, 2014: 
Snow, SCUBA Show, and a Book Signing
February 21, 2014: 
Driving to Minneapolis in a
Snow Storm
February 20, 2014: 
Snow and More Snow
February 19, 2014: 
Time to Stop Winter and Start
Spring
February 15, 2014: 
Sunrise Over the Northland
February 12, 2014: 
The Brainerd Dairy Queen Opened for
the Season
February 2, 2014:
Ground Hog Day and Super
Bowl Supper
February 1, 2014: 
Crosslake Soupfest and Winterfest
January 26, 2014: 
White-Out Weather and Natural
Gas Shortage
January 25, 2014: 
Fishing Contest on Gull
Lake
January 14, 2014: 
A
Full Moon Over Gilbert Lodge
January 12, 2014: 
Christmas Star Is Put Away
Until December
January 11, 2014: 
Trumpeter Swans at Monticello, MN
January 3, 2014: 
Beef Stew with Guinness
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