Picture from the Daily Interlake On Tuesday September 15, 2009, the Taste of Home Cooking School will be held at the Northwest Montana Fairgrounds. That means it’s been about a year since M won the 2008 Taste of Home Kid’s Recipe Contest for her original S’mores Cake. Excited to see Mallory’s picture this morning, […]
Where there’s spirit, there’s community, and there’s definitely spirit at the Northwest Montana Fair. People from all around the county set up camp at the Flathead County Fairgrounds in anticipation of the events. Pig wrestling, mutton bustin’, PRCA rodeo, demolition derby, Indian relay races, and of course rides make this week long event complete. This […]
While on a recent huckleberry picking outing at Big Mountain near Whitefish, a man came up the hill. He asked if he could take pictures of us for the local newspaper, The Whitefish Pilot. It was huckleberry days, and he needed some pics of pickers. The photographer shot a lot of pictures and I […]
Freebies…gotta love em! And the free pass to Woodland Waterpark is one of the best…if you live in the Flathead Valley that is. All M & E had to do was join the summer reading program, and read a measly 10 hours to get the swim pass. M & E like to read, so it […]
Okay, I told you this post wasn’t going to be about Michael Jackson, and I intend to keep my word. Just because he’s the most popular search on the internet today and his televised memorial has occupied all of the major TV stations doesn’t mean I have to participate and write about him on […]
James Monroe has put the small town of Eureka, Montana on the map with his “Bubba Burger” creation. His burger has won honors as the best burger in the “Ultimate Hometown Grill Off”. On Friday, Monroe will be preparing his mesquite-fired patty with spicy Cajun sausage, jumbo shrimp, chipotle sauce, and cheddar cheese on […]
Father’s Day is Sunday. Don’t get Dad a shoe cake, neck tie, or Polo shirt. Get him something he really wants. If you’ve been listening over the years, your dad has probably given you hints or told you flat out what he wants. My dad has a bad back, so new golf balls are […]
Our tomato plants Since we think the dry 80 degree weather around here is really hot, Dad proved to us that we were wrong. He gave us a speech on how back in the New Orleans area of Louisiana, where we come from, it is much hotter. He told how 100 degrees here, doesn’t […]
Northfork Cabin A new tourism ad campaign costing $800,000 touts Montana’s wide open spaces and unspoiled wilderness with the slogan of “There’s Nothing Here”. Marketers are trying to lure the well educated and passionate traveler looking for an experience that is “not manufactured” says Peterson, marketing manager for the state’s tourism bureau. He says, “They […]
Confederate Cemetery at Beauvais House, Jefferson Davis’ home located in Biloxi, MS As Memorial Day nears, we looked up the history of Confederate Memorial Day. Our native home, Louisiana, holds its Confederate Memorial Day on June 3. How did they choose the date? Well, June 3 is the birthday of the President of the Confederate […]
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