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Adventures on Creek and Hill

This Rabbit Hole Ramblin’ first ran on July 9, 2024 Ahh, the middle of July. The true dog days of summer. Back in the hills of North Boston when I...

Andrea Borsvold

Counting Chickens and Tomatoes

Chicken owners know there is this thing called chicken math where the numbers are all made up and no one really knows the right answer. “How many...

Black Snakes & Sparklers

Most of the summers of my pre-teen years were spent up in Michigan, North Dakota.School in the Boston Hills would let out sometime during the...

Meals, Munchies and More

I was looking for a recipe for pineapple cookies that my mom used to make. Honestly, they were terrible cookies. I don’t even know what they were supposed to be like...

Meals, Munchies and More

The forecast is looking perfect for the 4th of July. The recipes this week are also looking and tasting pretty perfect too. Tostado dip is a...

Harry's House

19th century naturalist writers already knew where to find God

The Rev. Devlyn BrooksThe older I get, the more I wish I would have paid attention to the naturalist writers of America’s 19th century 35 years ago...

Finding Faith/19th century naturalist writers already knew where to...

The older I get, the more I wish I would have paid attention to the naturalist writers of America’s 19th century 35 years ago in Mr. Hassler’s...

First Lutheran Church To Host VBS “Bible Boot Camp

”On Wednesday, July 22, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM , First Lutheran Church will host a one-day Vacation Bible School (Day Camp). The afternoon will be action-packed with...

A Note to Our Readers: Why We Are Raising Subscription Rates

There is no easy way to tell the people who support us that we need to charge them more. So we're going to do the next best thing — explain exactly why, and trust you to...

Source: National Weather Service

Tornado Touches Down Near Lake Bronson, Funnel Cloud Spotted South...

A line of severe storms moved through northwest Minnesota on July 6, bringing damaging wind, hail, multiple funnel clouds, and at least three...

137th Kittson County Fair returns to Hallock July 15-19

The Kittson County Fair will mark its 137th year this week, running Wednesday, July 15, through Sunday, July 19, at the Kittson County Fairgrounds on the southwest edge of...

A JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST FILES OF THE KARLSTAD ADVOCATE AND NORTH...

100 Years Ago July 16, 1926Halma celebrated another victory over the Karlstad ball toss Sunday afternoon. After playing five innings of nice ball, Areless for Halma and...

One week of churning butter at Lancaster, summer of 1913

The Good Ole Days in Kittson County

John LagerBy Caroline (Lager) Erickson John Lager, a farm boy, and son of Per and Christine Lager, was born September 12, 1888, at Lancaster,...

A JOURNEY THROUGH THE PAST FILES OF THE KARLSTAD ADVOCATE AND NORTH...

100 Years Ago July 9, 1926An unusual accident occurred Wednesday, last week, when the little five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Knut Roisland of Erie suffered a severe cut...

RONALD LYLE DAHL, 93

Obituary/RONALD LYLE DAHL , 93

With hearts full of love and sorrow, we announce the passing of RONALD LYLE DAHL of Kennedy, MN. He died unexpectedly and peacefully on Tuesday,...

Betty Emerson, 96

Obituary/Betty Emerson, 96

Betty Emerson 96, of Hallock, Minnesota passed away at Kittson Memorial Healthcare Center in Hallock on Saturday, June 20, 2026. Betty Ann Cummins...

Kicking Bear

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