Woods and Water - Dick Herfindahl
Shown here is a pictures taken with my grandson, Dylan at Pickerel Lake. Here he is with a nice northern that he caught the first time he tried out his new Kayak.
There is a lot to be said for having access to so many good fishing lakes close to home. I see a lot of folks taking advantage of the nice sunny days when they are available.
In looking back to my days growing up north of town, I get a warm feeling when I look back at those days. Whenever I...
Shown here are some pictures of Brian and his boys clearing the woods.
Anticipation is sometimes the best part of a vacation. One of my old friends said that one time about taking vacation and it still holds true today. This was in the 70’s and it is still something that holds true today.
As I sit here thinking about my first trip to the cabin, I am reflecting...
Shown here is a picture of my grandson, Trevor and Dylan, cleaning fish late at night.
I am looking forward to the spring like we used to have when I was kid. Now, it seems like whenever we have warmer weather, we have gale-like winds to go along with the warm weather. If I remember right, March and April were usually kite months. If you were a little kid flying a kite in this wind...
I had said in my earlier column that it started to look like spring. Unfortunately, I was wrong. In southern Minnesota we have a suggestion of spring, but “up north” it is a different story. Just as I was starting to get my hopes up, they got another snow storm this past weekend. This kind of put...
Shown here is a nice bass that Dick caught on his lake a few years ago.
I have checked the snow depth on the DNR website, and it looks like it is almost snow-free where our cabin is. I have fallen for this scenario before, so I am a little skeptical. I ended up having to call a local independent contractor to bring his skid loader to clear the drive.
I am...
Is it winter, spring, or summer? By the weather that we just experienced over the past weekend, you can pick any of the three and you would be right. Old Mother Nature sure has a way of keeping us guessing. Even though the temperature has dropped again, I will take the 40’s and 50’s at this time...
When looking out at the latest snowfall that we received, I am reminded of March of ’65 before I went into the Navy. I was working at the Conger Creamery at the time and had just finished my can route. After that I hauled a load of skim milk into Freeborn Foods. As I left the creamery, it started...
Shown here is a picture of Dick on his pony and his neighborhood friends, Roger Rupp and Kim Dilling waiting for their turn.
Looking back at the many memories that I have of growing up in the north of town I recall many things. Like anxiously awaiting the first real melt of the spring. I am not talking about the teasers that we would get in mid-winter, but when the water began flowing in the ditch in front of our house...
I am looking forward to visiting the cabin once again. For some reason (snow) it seems like a long winter. Thanks to my two sons, I haven’t had to shovel one scoop of snow. I have to say that they take very good care of Mom and Dad.
I can’t wait until I am able to be sitting in the cabin...
Here a picture of the family at the camper. Shown here is my son Brad, grandson Dylan, grandma, son Brian, grandsons Trevor, Taylor, Grant and Brad’s dog Bud. Another picture is of my son Brad helping his daughter start a fire.
I now have a milestone Birthday in the books. You only turn 80 once so it is now behind me and I am looking forward to seeing what lies ahead. I am now looking forward to spring more than ever. Just the thought of open water makes me feel rejuvenated and ready for another fishing season.
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