I Remember Bemidji as a Youngin'....

It was October 18th, 1983 when I came into the world and happen to be right here in Bemidji. Must be a meaning why I came to college here cuz I like it so much...

I moved to Hutchinson when I was approximently three years old. My Dad and Mom decided to move central Minnesota since my mom has family up here, and my dad has family in soutern Minnesota around Rochester. I went to school for a couple years at Hutchinson and moved to Litchfield when I was five, and graduated at Litchfield in 2002.


I liked everything about Bemidji. Going to the mall and spend tons of money at the archade, taking trips to Walker to eat at restaurants near Leech lake, the bars, playing Nintendo, Listening to hair metal music with our older cousin, good times! (The Big Hair Music Videos scared me!!)

During my childhood, I remmeber taking trips up here to visit the cousins and Grandma. Grandma lived at Minnesota ave (near J.W. elementary school with one of those places that has a culvasack.) We used to play the organ, play tecmo bowl on my cousin's Nintendo. The waterfront they have every summer is something I enjoyed a lot. Grandma would have Erik and I get on the ferris wheel for the grand finale of the day. It was like heavan up here because I like the statues, the trees, and fishing. My brother and I fished on Lake Beltrami for hours with the Uncle. Never go home empty handed with him.

Swimming at Bass Lake was always fun, although I used to get yelled at for jumping off the dock or swim all the way out to the raft, thank you mom "She-Who-Worries-A-Lot." Growing up, my mom was very protective with Erik and I. I will post a blog about Tales of a Worrying Mother. Oh, and shooting squirrels with fireworks with the cousins was always fun too.

During the winter, we had fun going sledding downhill, four wheeling in the woods. I did not snowmobile up here!! I can recall some winters up here didn't have much snow and me and another Uncle took the four wheelers out in the woods. Good times, out there in those woods on Lake Beltrami. Oh, and this other time a drunk guy at the 71 bar gave Erik and I free quarters to play video games...good times!

I Wish I would have grown up here. Beautiful area and I can say that no other place in Minnesota beats Bemidji! Not the range, not duluth, not Grand Portage/Marais...nah uh!! NOT LITCHFIELD!!