May/June 2022
Simply Delicious by Cyndee Dather
Memorial Day Weekend is “my” official first day of summer and entertaining can begin for me. Dual purpose and/or presentation of food items is the theme. Lazy Day Lemonade is sweetened by your choice of sugar, maple syrup, grenadine, honey or sugar substitute. Pick one or a combination. Love peanut butter? And bacon? Layer marshmallow…
Read MoreKylie’s Book Nook
People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry I have so much to say about this beautiful book! I was in a huge reading slump when I picked this one up, and couldn’t find a book that captured my attention. People We Meet on Vacation by Emily Henry could not have been a better choice…
Read MoreDive Deep Into the Passionate World of Award-Winning Author, H.D. Thomson
Multi award-winning author, H.D. Thomson loves everything about books. This local author has a passion for creating other worlds where tortured heroes and ordinary people are placed in extraordinary circumstances and over time rise to the occasion. “Diving deep into other worlds and becoming the characters I create, where I lose myself in the writing…
Read MoreGenerations Have Enjoyed Memorial Park in Spirit Lake
For years, children of all ages have found Memorial Park in Spirit Lake a favorite place to relax and have fun. Today, on any hot, summer day, you will find boys and girls running through the streams of water at the popular splash pad or playing on the nearby, colorful playground equipment. In years’ past,…
Read MoreJackson Center for the Arts Brings Color to Town With Interactive Art Walk
“Greetings from Jackson!” This colorful mural placed on the south side of the Senior Dining Center welcomes guests entering from the south. The bright colors illuminate the seven 4×8 panels, representing what many love and know about their community. One of four interactive murals designed by local artist Blaise Jacobsen and organized by the Jackson…
Read MoreThe Thrill of the Water
Boji Surf Co Embodies the Okoboji Boating Lifestyle Splashes of water rise high into the air, the board skimming over the surface, twists and turns and a thirst for another peak. The thrill of riding the crashing waves entices many water enthusiasts! For Rob Rodriguez, owner and founder of Boji Surf Co., wake surfing has…
Read MoreLake Life Review
Do we have the place for you this summer! Actually anytime of the year! For this issue, we went into the Alley’s of Arnolds Park and found the Throwing Post. Have you been? YOU HAVE TO TRY IT! There is nothing to be afraid of. Just newly sharpened axes being thrown hard enough to stick…
Read MoreBig Dreams Become Reality with Oak Hill Outdoor Marina
Play, Shop, and Party LOAKAL! Cultivating an ongoing family passion for entrepreneurship and the joy of outdoors, Oak Hill President and Owners Tim and Jennifer Sather have taken a childhood passion and dreamed big with Oak Hill Outdoor and Marina. Originally from Round Lake, MN, Tim has fond memories of helping deliver Sathers Candy to…
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