My first trip to Moscow
The Soviet Union came to an end in August of 1991 with a Coup d’Etat in Moscow. My husband, Nicholas, was working there at the time as a freelance journalist. He was living with his relatives who he had first […]
My first trip to Moscow
By Kathy Gamble
The Soviet Union came to an end in August of 1991 with a Coup d’Etat in Moscow. My husband, Nicholas, was working there at the time as a freelance journalist. He was living with his relatives who he had first […]
DC day tripping: Returning for some fun and history
I moved from Washington DC to St Paul, Minnesota almost exactly a year ago. Last weekend I found myself back in the District to visit friends and attend an
The Gems of Rice Park
Rice Park takes up a city block in downtown St Paul. Minnesota. On one side is Landmark Center, the old Federal Building where the FBI had a regional office
My year in South America
When I was 15, my family moved to Bogota, Colombia. That first summer my parents and I took a trip to the coast by car. My father was a
First American Woman on Top of the World
I met Fran Yarbro when I was 17 and she was 15. We were both on the varsity volleyball team at The American School in Switzerland. We spent two hours
Defeat of Jesse James
Every year the townspeople of Norhtfield, Minnesota re-enact a robbery that took place in 1876. Cole Younger and his brothers Bob and Jim along with Jesse and Frank James and
James J. Hill’s house is something worth seeing
James J Hill was born in Canada in 1838. After working in the shipping business in St. Paul on the Mississippi River for 20 years, he, along with some other
Angels in Berlin
Last week I went to see the German film Wings of Desire, directed by Wim Wenders. The film is set in Berlin in 1987, and is mostly in black
Road Trip to the North Woods
My son and I recently took a trip to Stout's Island in Northern Wisconsin. Along the way we stopped briefly at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minnesota which
Cars, Cars, Cars – Back to the 50s
The 42nd Annual Back to the 50's car show sponsored by the Minnesota Street Rod Association took place this past weekend at the State Fair Grounds in St Paul,
