Monday, August 9, 2010

Red River Ox Carts

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A brigade of Red River Ox Carts heaped with furs and hides. This was most likely taken in St.Paul, Minnesota, near the end of their 50...
Friday, August 6, 2010

Red River Ox Cart: Harness,Collar or Yoke?

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The common thought that the Red River Ox Carts were pulled by fitting a horse collar upside down onto the ox seems at least partially in ...
Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Mosquitoes Get Hungry: Ox and Pony Seek Shelter in Barn

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It's hard to swat mosqitoes with your horns. We've had frequent rains and warm humid weather this year --- and biting insects...
Sunday, August 1, 2010

Dog Says, There's a Critter Under There

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Harry the dog's been occupied for several weeks with some critter under the floorboards of the old granary. He's done a lot of sc...
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Sherry enlarged the hole by removing a foundation rock and digging away the dirt. (There's the bowel of milk.) Then she went in the gr...

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Look what we have here. It is a kitten. Thanks Uncle Harry. She's so cute.

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"I'm so happy I could dance!" "Me too!" Mother's can move mountains (and rip up floorboards).
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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Time Magazine, Paul Bunyan, and Babe the Blue Ox, Web Cam

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Time Magazine has listed Bemidji, Minnesota's Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox statues in its Top 50 American Roadside Attractions. Link...

"Can't Catch Me...

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...I'm the Gingerbread Man!" Training Tip: A good run helps take the edge off.

"A New Bone!"

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Harry the dog spies new camera --- fresh out of the box.

Sophia Helps with Reading the Camera Instructions

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What would we do without cats and dogs?
Thursday, July 29, 2010

The Red River Cart

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The Red River cart was invented around 1800 by Métis employees of Alexander Henry at the Pembina fur trading post. The carts were made entir...
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Monday, July 26, 2010

Dog Creates Lots of Little Pieces

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My dog Harry’s propensity to eat inappropriate things about the size of a bar of soap has its precedents. (You may have noticed a lack of or...

Red River Ox Cart and Driver

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Older horses were sometimes used to pull the Red River ox carts. Photo by Canadian, pioneer photographer C. W. Mathers circa 1891 - 1907 ...

The Perfect Prairie Vehicle - Winnipeg Free Press

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There is a nice photo here of a contemporary solid-oak Red River ox cart driven by members of the Red River Métis Heritage Group. The story ...
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Sunday, July 25, 2010

4-H Member Explores New Project: Oxen

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Erin Senger did a demonstration with her ox, Opry. Photo:Troy Krause. Redwood Falls Gazette By Troy Krause, Editor GateHouse News Service P...

Summertime --- Edward Potthast

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The Ox Cart Edward Henry Potthast (American Artist, 1857-1927) Summer Pleasures Edward Henry Potthast (American Artist, 1857-1927)

Wash-and-Wear

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Yesterday I gave Scout(the Ox) a bath. I soaped-up one side of him with a bar of homemade soap, and laid the soap on the grass. I scrubbed h...
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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Happy Oxcarters

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Happy Mitchell and his boys, about 1905
Wednesday, July 21, 2010

July 5th, 2010 Oxcart Ride

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Soundtrack: All Because Of You Artist: Christian Marsac
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Sunday, July 18, 2010

Me and My True Love: An Ox Cart Ride

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The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond A Scottish folk song. By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes, Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomon...
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Wednesday, July 14, 2010

The Iron Ox

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After the ox came the horse and after the horse came the tractor --- as first choice for farming the land. I went to the Oklee Centennial Ce...
Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Grandkids Go for an Oxcart Ride

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Scout the Ox is a little over 8 months old now. He pulls the cart like a champ, however he doesn't overlook an opportunity to head for ...
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