Embarrass, MN- The Finnish Heritage Homestead Tour

Delia and I took this great tour that included this Seitaniemi Housebarn that was built between 1907-1913 and is the only standing housebarn in the US. They are restoring it at present. 4 buildings that are connected together~the first is the home, the horse stable, the hay barn and the cow barn.

Here is a picture I took of a photo of the housebarn when it was a functional farm.

This is an old sauna on another farm. Next to church the sauna was the next sacred place. They often had used it for a birthplace because it was warm and sterile, and some people used it as a place to die because it was so comfortable and sacred.

Skates on the outside of the Hanka Farm

Old pump

The housebarn, sauna and the pump are listed on the National List of Historic Places.

Delia and I had a private 3 hour tour, it was the best $6 that I ever spent!!

Waskish Bible Camp, what remains.........

The chapel was turned into a garage, but they kept the chapel window!
The chapel doors on the end of the garage!
it thrilled us to see this!

The dining hall now turned cabin. The entry was in the front where they put the fireplace.

This is the boys cabin and the boys outhouse is behind it. To the right is a new home where the girls cabin was, the girls outhouse is now a storage shed for these people.

This was the Missionary's cabin or a staff cabin.

We so enjoyed talking to the local people, we have some people we want to contact to find out when the beach was gone, when they built canals to help with the flooding from the strong winds out of the west and the rain. The camp closed after the camping season 1962 because the well was so shallow. They drilled daily in the summer of that year for a new well but could never get thru the granite shelf. The Health Department closed them down. That was the year Mt. Tabor Bible Camp started and Delia and I were blessed to go to both camps that summer!! Oh the memories this all stirred in us!

Delia & Susan Celebrate 50 years of Friendship!

Friends for 50 years, a gift from God for sure!
Delia found the road to the camp, last time we were here was 49 years ago!
Waskish Bible Camp on Upper Red Lake!

There was no public beach here anymore. The locals say the beach is gone, taken by the wind. We are trespassing by walking between 2 cabins to get to the lake, no one stopped us and if they saw us, we figured they would understand our determination! We planned on taking a swim but did not dare to press out luck!

50 years!!

We found this patch of beach, but nothing like we remember.

Such a beautiful lake. We have wanted to go back to it for years, we have dreamed about it, wonder why it took us so so long?

The Southern Sisters Come Visit the Northern Sisters!!

Toni, Mary, Susan and Cathy, always a good time together!
Cathy

Toni and her garage sale finds!!

Cathy and Toni

Mary and Cathy

Mary B. had an interesting day up the shore......

A Favorite Spot on the North Shore
Mary is so interested in its beauty and charm....

Now she realizes her life will never be the same

and she is fearful someone will take it from her.....

She is looking for the person who will

take it from her......

After a nap in the grass and some encouragement she was

able to settle down and enjoy the north shore.

Sunday with Lois and Tizzy!

Tizzy and Lois, friends from Nursing School
Lunch at Nokomis with a lovely view of the lake.

By the shores of Gitchie Gumme, stood the Wigwam

of Nokomis.......

Tizzy at the Cottage!!

God's beautiful creation!

Dinner tonight with the Splans!

Jesse, Delia, Nick and Steve after being in the

BWCA for the weekend.
Dinner with these wonderful people!

Nick! I love these!!!

He'll Carry Your Load

He’ll Carry Your Load


“Pile your troubles on God’s shoulders—he’ll carry your load.” Psalm 55:22, The Message

I wonder, how many burdens is Jesus carrying for us that we know nothing about? We’re aware of some. He carries our sin. He carries our shame. He carries our eternal debt. But are there others? Has He lifted fears before we felt them? Those times when we have been surprised by our own sense of peace? Could it be that Jesus has lifted our anxiety onto His shoulders and placed a yoke of kindness on ours?
~max lucado

Stacy and Family come to Duluth!

3 generations~ Stacy, Baby Anna & Grandma Cindy
Silly Silly Brianne

Joshua

Sweet Baby Anna smiling at her Daddy

Fun with the Cousins~Joshua, Brianne, Ashley & Alex

Taylor and Maddi on the North Shore

I had to share with them some of my favorite haunts!
Sandi with Maddi and Taylor

The Two Harbors Lighthouse

Yummy Candy Shop! You must stop!!

Swimming at the Beach in Knife River and rock collecting.

Taylor and Maddi on the South Shore

Sisters Maddi 6 and Taylor 8
They were having so much fun!Beautiful Blue Eyes!

Where does a 6 year old come up with this pose?

Maddi

Taylor