Announcement: Why I Cancelled Christmas At The Cottage This Year!

As I write this, I am not a very happy or excited person. For months, I have been preparing for Christmas At The Cottage, something I truly enjoy planning, decorating for and hosting. I believe sharing my historic private home for one or two days a year connects citizens to...

Celebrating History-December 1, 1917

Everyone in Havre must have been stuffed with turkey this week 100 years ago because local news was scant in the December 1, 1917 issue of The Havre Plaindealer. One longstanding tradition was reported on the front page. It is tradition that the first Sunday of December is the Lodge...

Behind the Lace Curtains-Friday Fun Day, TV Shows, The Dukes!

My brothers and I loved the Dukes of Hazzard.  We looked forward to every Friday evening to watch how Bo and Luke and Uncle Jesse and Daisy were going to ruin Boss Hogg's and Roscoe's plans of whatever nefarious activity they were up to.  If we were good that week,...