Tag Archives: memorials

Skip Boyum memorial at Willinger’s

June 3, 2007 – 7:24 am

The June issue of the Northfield Entertainment Guide is available and the first thing I noticed when opening it yesterday was the full-page ad on page 2 for the new/revamped restaurant and bar at Willinger’s Golf Club. Robbie and I paid a visit last night. When we told the manager we’d [...]

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Dorothy Holm Rand memorial at St. Olaf

May 3, 2007 – 11:43 pm

In the middle of the St. Olaf campus:

The Centennial Treein memory ofDorothy Holm Rand“A precious lady before the Lord” - 1974

This is an ongong series of blog posts on all the memorials in the Northfield area. Want to help? Contact me with ones you know of. Include photos and text, if possible. I’ll credit [...]

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Don McRae memorial in Bridge Square

April 27, 2007 – 6:54 am

A bronze plaque at the foot of this tree in Bridge Square reads “In Memory of Don McRae, 1996.” Don was the1992 recipient of the Joseph Lee Heywood award.
Anyone have a photo of Don?
This is an ongong series of blog posts on all the memorials in the Northfield area. Want to help? Contact me [...]

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Marc von Trapp memorial in the Lower Arb

April 9, 2007 – 6:49 am

About 100 yards after the entrance to Carleton’s Lower Arb from the top of the hill on Highway 19, there’s a sign on a path to the east that points visitors to the Marc von Trapp memorial. Click photos to enlarge. The plaque on the rock reads:

“The universe is full of magical [...]

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World War II memorial in the upper Arb at Carleton

March 23, 2007 – 4:49 am

While on a walk yesterday in the Upper Arb, I noticed this memorial near the rec center. (Click photos to enlarge.)
Text on the plaque in the center photo:

In memory of those members of the 70th Army Air Force Technical Training Detachment (AADTTD), stationed at Carleton College in 1943, who gave their lives for [...]

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