Monthly Archives: August 2009

CHEECHAKOS IN THE CHUGACH

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Betsy Wuebker

This is a re-post from a year ago.  We were fresh back from our trip to Alaska and in the midst of chronicling our experiences.  Consult this handy reference for definitions of “cheechako,” “Outsider” and others. I think it’s safe … Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska, Travel | 15 Comments

A MEAL COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Betsy Wuebker

I recently finished My Life in France, by Julia Child (written with her nephew, Alex Prud’homme).  I had been amazed to read elsewhere that one meal had awakened her dormant passion for all things food, and I wanted to know … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, What We Know | 19 Comments

LESSONS FROM THE ROAD: IT’S ALL GOOD, EH

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Betsy Wuebker

Our friend John has returned from his trip that we have been chronicling in a series of “From the Road” posts.  His dispatches have been insightful, corny, hilarious, and reflective.  He is a gifted writer in that it has felt … Continue reading →

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LAKE MINNETONKA – THE LURE AND THE LORE

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Betsy Wuebker

In 1822, two teenage boys, Joe Brown (for whom Brown’s Bay was eventually named) and Will Snelling (whose father lent the family surname to the fort under his command on the Mississippi River) set secretly off westward in a canoe … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Minnesota, Travel | 11 Comments

PASSING THRU: A YEAR

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Betsy Wuebker

A year ago, we had penned our first couple of posts and were packing for our trip to Alaska.  We had envisioned PassingThru to be a chronicle of our travels, but we virtually abandoned it during that trip and for … Continue reading →

Posted in What We Know | 17 Comments