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The Perfect, But Not So Perfect Crime

Posted on January 17, 2025 by Caryn

On January 17, 1950, eleven men conspired to steal over $2 million, which is equivalent to 29 million today, from the Brink’s Armored Car depot in Boston, Massachusetts. It was nearly the perfect crime, because the culprits were not apprehended until January 1956, Continue reading →

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The Man For The Job

Posted on July 20, 2023 by Caryn

My grandnephew, Dylan Herr is one busy guy. Dylan is the owner/manager of Red Wing Shoes in Casper, Wyoming, but now he is also managing all of his family’s Red Wing stores. Because of his new position, Dylan has been traveling to and from Colorado quite often, checking in on the stores and training new hires. Continue reading →

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Close Companions

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Caryn

For the first ten years of her life, my Aunt Laura Fredrick, was an only child. I have never been able to find out why that was exactly. There is no indication of a miscarriage or anything, but when she was ten years old, Continue reading →

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Blackthorn’s Continued Service

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Caryn

The USCGC Blackthorn (WLB-391) was a 180-foot seagoing buoy tender for the US Coast Guard. A buoy tender is a type of vessel used to maintain and replace navigational buoys. Prior to navigational buoys, Continue reading →

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Enough Is Enough

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Caryn

Some of the old west outlaw gangs were so bold that they would rob banks and such in broad daylight without even giving any thought about getting caught. They believed themselves to be invincible. One such gang, was the James-Younger gang. Continue reading →

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He’s The Boss

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Caryn

My little great grand-nephew, Max Herr is turning one year old today, and he has has a very busy year. Of course, he has done many of the normal baby things like rolling over, sitting up, and clapping his hands. Continue reading →

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Superior, In Our Hearts

Posted on March 25, 2021 by Caryn

The port city of my birth, Superior, Wisconsin was founded on November 6, 1854 and incorporated March 25 1889. The city’s slogan soon became, “Where Sail Meets Rail,” because it was port connection between the shipping industry and the railroad. Continue reading →

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The Little Church At Holyoke

Posted on July 6, 2020 by Caryn

I never got the chance to see the church in the little town of Holyoke, Minnesota, where my dad, Al Spencer and his siblings spent much of their growing up years…at least not before it fell into terrible disrepair. My dad’s parents rented a farm in the area, and the little Lutheran Church in town Continue reading →

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Superior National Forest Loggers

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Caryn

Established as a national forest in 1909, Superior National Forest is located in far northern Minnesota. Big pine timber logging began in the Superior National Forest in the 1890s and continued into the 1920s. Logging was not easy in Superior … Continue reading →

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Cloquet-Moose Lake Fire

Posted on October 12, 2018 by Caryn

Where there is a forest, there is a possibility of a massive forest fire. The area around Moose Lake in Minnesota, had just such a fire that started on October 12, 1918. The fire, known as the Cloquet-Moose Lake fire, … Continue reading →

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