A Smörgåsbord of Stories
My great Uncle Clint Lydick (1931-2022) recalled that his parents, Horace and Susan (Roy), hosted their first paying guests in 1932. That was the start of the Pike Hole Resort. The Beginning Three men from Illinois ventured to the north woods of Minnesota in … read more
Any entry-level genealogy class will instruct the novice to begin with living relatives. So, back in 1986 I started by interviewing my grandparents. They showed me photo albums, reminisced about their siblings and told lively tales about their parents. As we traveled back in the … read more
Tales of the Old Home Town Cass Lake Times R. “Grant” Utley (1897-1985), editor of the Times wrote a weekly column called “Tales of the Old Home Town.” Using his newspaper, Mr. Utley jabbed at politicians and reminisced about days gone by. Fortunately for … read more
Horace Sawyer “H.S.” Lydick (1880-1956) lived a colorful life. Newspapers devoted column-inches to his exploits, like the tale of the Two-bitted Injunction. Today’s story is not a fanciful fable. This account relies not on rumor, but on solid photographic evidence. Market Hunting Last week, … read more
My Great Uncle Clint Lydick (1931-2021) loved, LOVED to tell stories. Uncle Clint would have celebrated his 91st birthday this month. So, in honor of him, I begin a new sub-category called Stories my Uncle Clint Told Back in 2007, Uncle Clint typed up … read more