Genie and I went to the Gala Ball at Wedgewood Cove in Albert Lea, sponsored by the Naeve Health Care Foundation. The theme was “The Beat Goes On,” with proceeds going to procure state-of-the-art cardiology equipment for the Albert Lea Medical Center. The old Sonny and Cher song, “The Beat Goes On,” was the first song played by the band. Genie, being a Naeve Nursing grad, and both of us on the Naeve Auxiliary Board, enjoyed dancing the night away.
With the fall goose migration being on, there are 200-300 geese on shore or in the water at all times at Beaver Lake. We have been invited to a goose Thanksgiving dinner at the same place as the last few years. He has a huge live trap he sets out on the shore of Beaver Lake with corn as the bait for coyotes. So far, he has never caught a coyote, but once in a while, a goose will get into the trap. By the way, a corn-fed Canadian honker is very tasty.
We have become such a mobile civilization. For example, the part-time residents of Beaver Lake will soon be gone — where do they go? Try Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Colorado, Maine, Virginia, Missouri and Minnesota for their home away from Beaver Lake home. Some will move to another home for a few months and then go south for the winter. This means that some of the Beaver Lake cabin owners have a total of three places where they live during one year. Home Sweet Home, where is it?
When you read this article, Genie and I have left Beaver Lake until next April. As you read this, we plan on being atop the Green Mountains babysitting a house and critters. I plan on writing about our travels between now and moving back next April.
We plan on deer hunting in November; ice fishing in January, the Eelpout Festival in February, Arkansas in March, North Carolina plus the Outer Banks in April, and then back to Beaver Lake mid-April.
I must remind all of you who read this article on your computers, you miss the lead-in warning: “Beaver Lake Fact or Fiction, you decide.” Also, “If you repeat what you read here, it may be used against you.” Computer readers have now been warned.
This was the 10th year of writing this article. Remember if you don’t enjoy reading the article, keep on reading, it can get worse. Also, a reminder, “There is always room for God.”
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Bob is a retired AAL (Aid Association for Lutherans) agent. His wife, Genie, is a retired RN, currently working on her doctor’s degree in volunteering. They have two children, Deb in North Carolina, and Dan in Vermont. This is the Hanson’s 36th summer at Beaver Lake. They leave the lake in mid-October to go south — to Albert Lea — and return in April. Bob says if you enjoy his article, let him know. If you don’t enjoy it, keep on reading, it can get worse. Words of Wisdom: There is always room for God.