Yesterday I stopped by the Minnesota Lakes Maritime Museum in Alexandria (the doors open for the 2013 season on May 17th) to chat with the Executive Director, Bruce Olsen. After we spoke ...
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This should be Merriam Webster's definition for 'nickel tour' (notice my camera & tripod resting on the coach) but it will give anyone interested in a very nice and affordable lake cabin ...
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Yesterday afternoon a friend of mine that is a pilot and owns a plane, took off from Alexandria's Chandler Field for a quick trip to Saint Paul to watch the Wisconsin Badgers ...
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If you are reading this while in Minnesota, you possibly may have a sore back today from shoveling after last night's and today's snowfall. I do. Here is a short break from ...
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Is winter weighing on you? It is for me and spring can't arrive soon enough. Here are a few seconds at Lake Miltona's Gold Coast that I recorded during a recent summer ...
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Last Friday I met a friend at Zorbaz in Alexandria late in the afternoon for a beer and pizza. Guinness is a favorite of mine and that was my order as I ...
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A comment on one a video I uploaded to YouTube (see below) put summer and the Minnesota Lakes Maritime Museum into my thoughts. It was a brief break from winter as shortly ...
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This past weekend, before it got painfully cold outside, I went out for a ride on my Salsa Mukluk 2 for a ride armed/handlebarred with a GoPro camera attached to the handlebar ...
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Last winter in Alexandria while driving in my car to meet some people at a home for sale at Lake Brophy I passed a guy out for a bike ride along County ...
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Rubicon Mortgage is a lender based in the Twin Cities with ties to Alexandria. Brian Call, who appears in the video embedded below and is the President of Rubicon, grew up near ...
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Quite a gorgeous day everywhere in Alexandria but it is especially beautiful at Lake Ida. This photo was taken minutes ago (I am posting via my iPhone) in front of a cottage ...
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Wasn't yesterday a perfect fall day? After taking my dog out for a morning walk I decided to hop in my car and drive about fifteen minutes north of Alexandria to the ...
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Last Saturday I was chatting with a client of mine that owns a second home at Lake Victoria prior to heading out for a tour with him of the lake via Stand ...
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Commuting is the subject of this YouTube video by WNYC in New York City. I love the borough of Manhattan as well as other metro areas such as Minneapolis/St. Paul and Washington ...
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In this video you'll take a trip north on Alexandria's Douglas Street from 10th Avenue to 6th Avenue and then climb to the top of Douglas County Court House. This area is ...
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The video below was recorded at Smith Lake this spring and with a goal of showing that the shoreline is nice, the elevation mild and the lot spacious. The Academy still hasn't ...
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Lake Cowdry is a nice lake in Alexandria, Minnesota with mostly year round homes built around it. The homeowners not only enjoy life at the lake but are a short drive or ...
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Some of my fellow Realtors at my office in Alexandria were curious about my quadricopter that has a HiDef camera built into the nose so I gave them a quick demonstration at ...
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The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources reports that Lake Vermont's size is 337 acres but if you've been on this lake or seen it from the air (for a good view, navigate ...
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On a fairly quiet morning prior to fourth of July celebrations I walked over to Big Ole from my office in Alexandria armed with my new tool/toy, an AR Drone 2.0. It ...
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Earlier this week I was at a .97 acre Smith Lake lot that it listed for sale with me and I brought along a new tool/toy to try to give a bird's eye ...
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Recorded with an iPhone at the north side of the home at 7422 E Lake Carlos Drive, Carlos, MN. The MLS number is 10-9544 ...
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Yesterday, while at a new listing of mine at Lake Chippewa, one of the owners offered to give me an ATV ride on one of the many trails of the 54.65 acre ...
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