View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist It is not a secret. I love winter. And fall. And early spring. When life begins again, when even I am tired of winter. When the tulips first appear. Little leaves venturing forth in the cold air; Sometimes with dirty snow still lying around. If I think of… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist On Fathers’ Day we take time to remember and honor our dads, heroes to many girls. No matter if we grew up in the 50s, 80s, or recently in the 2020s, Dads make a huge impression on their kids. Most of us girls had great dads. He might be… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune It’s the beginning of the summer season and there’s a lot going on in Pope County right now. In Glenwood, the city, the Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber and Welcome Center and the pickleball groups got together last week to commemorate the opening of the new… Read More

‘I’m reminded why we call Glenwood home’… Dear Lakes Area Chamber of Glenwood and the Community of Glenwood and the surrounding area: As a lifelong resident of Glenwood, I’m overwhelmed by the honor of the Lifetime Achievement Award I received this week. I already thought I was the luckiest guy around, but to hear so… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone Later next week Minnewaska Golf Club will be celebrating its 100th Anniversary. One hundred years is kind of a big deal, not too any operations can make that claim. The few that come to mind now are Eagle Bank, Glenwood State Bank and Peter’s Sunset Beach. In looking through a… Read More

Notes From The Capitol By Paul Anderson, State House Representative District 12B It was a legislative session unlike any that I’ve been a part of. The DFL had control of all three aspects of lawmaking, both the House and Senate, along with the governor’s office, and they ran the table on their agenda. There was not much… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist When it rains in Minnesota it rarely pours. I am talking about the legislatures support of its Natural Resources management arm. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has had about as many years with a hiring freeze as it has without. This year’s session has seen about the biggest… Read More

View From The Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist Many of you readers have heard of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday, May 25, 2023, involving Mike and Chantell Sackett of Idaho, who have fought for years with the federal government over whether land they own includes a federally protected wetland. A property 300 feet from Priest… Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist We are approaching that date. The day, or rather the morning, our world shattered. Our perfect family. I was grateful for that family. Every. Single. Day. I prayed to the Lord to keep them all safe. I don’t think I took safety for granted. Or happiness. And I… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Memorial Day is in full swing on the lake. Boats are zooming throughout Carmen’s Bay with novice skiers hanging desperately onto tow ropes, hoping they won’t fall in the bouncing waves. Temperatures will soar into the eighties today, and everyone will want to be outdoors in the sunshine. However,… Read More