July 4-6
Came up later on the fourth. Hot & buggy. The fifth was around 86-degrees and humid, quite miserable. Went for a drive to Duluth which was bustling with tourists. On the way home had to stop in Holyoke and Nickerson to look for ice. Finally found some at the Duquette Store. Saturday, the sixth, had cooled off to the mid fifties and rain. Claude put up hardware cloth in the eaves to keep out rodents. Small, white, waxy flowers at the cable, nodding, might be orchids. Strawberries just peaking. Yellow flowers by birch cluster at the sandpit. Toads and frogs, heard the red squirrel and musical bird that Claude likes. Dark around 9:30. Took a dip in the Net (river) at the municipal park-quite a welcome respite from the heat. Bring a swimming suit next time.

1997
June 12-14
Official vacation. Came up We. night? Hot 80's. Duluth on Thurday. Had lunch at Grandma's and toured Glensheen Mansion. We bought a csreen door and toilet seat at Menards on the way home. We installed both immediately on
arriving at cabin. Upward mobility.

Friday
Cut firewood, cut brush on the road in and started path to the river. Walked back to river, path is barely visible from last tiem. Stepped into a knee-deep hole. Ankle is sore, but o.k. (illustration: signs of mars and venus) Humming bird
Rain, thunder and storms kept blowing through. Music at the Hitching Post.

July 4, 5, 6
Claude built perfect fire for cooking steaks and potatoes.

Sunday July 6: A.M.
sunny 48 degrees. Claude says its "played" or going to seed already.

August 31
Sunday Labor Day Weekend
Heard news of Princess Diana's death in Paris on the radio. Temperature around 85 degrees. Kingfisher at the pond. Evening primrose, indian pipes, wild sunflowers, Turtle heads, spiderwort.

Monday
Thunderstorms predicted for Minneapolis.