CONTENTS
FEATURES
CELEBRATION
16 LCJ Celebrates 20 Years
By Jodie Tweed
A look back at twenty years of Lake Country
Journal magazine.
PHOTO CONTEST
28 LCJ’s 20th Annual Photo Contest
Our area’s talented amateur photographers share the images that captured their attention while out enjoying the beauty of Lake Country.
RECREATION
38 Exploring Minnesota’s State Parks
By Kate Perkins
Even during our coldest months, Minnesota State Parks can provide magical outdoor adventures.
HO– USE
42 Creating Big Memories in Small Spaces
By Jodie Tweed
A Twin Cities couple opted to build a carriage house and bunkhouse, rather than enlarge or demolish their tiny Crooked Lake cabin.
DEPARTMENTS
IN EVERY ISSUE
4 Editor’s Journal
6 Publisher’s Letter
8 Contributors
10 Reflections
ECHOES OFF THE LAKE
12 Front Porch | Scorpion Homecoming in Crosby and Finding
Your Roots Through DNA Testing
22 Lake Country Lore | Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport
26 Poem | Crow Wing State Park
48 Decor | Cozy Winter Decor
50 History | Ghost Towns of the Northland
56 Cooking | Teriyaki Goose Egg Rolls
58 Lake of the Month | Sylvan
60 Hobby | Outhouse Digging
66 Community | Snowboarding
68 Entertainment | The Great Lakes Escape
72 Arts | Candace Simar
75 Calendar of Events
78 Advertising Directory / Find it
80 Before You Go