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TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2002

"Friday and Saturday of last week was my first time in Ontario. Springtime is a magnificent time to make that trip. The area is on one of the migratory paths of birds, and this wild and beautiful land is just beginning to wake.

Peter and Sandra Hapka of Warren, Minn., were our guides. I met Pete on the Internet. He knew me from my columns and thought I would be interested in meeting some of his favorite people and seeing some interesting places.

At the Herald, there were raised eyebrows that I would travel into this wilderness with someone I had met on the Internet. So, I talked my nephew into going with us. It worked out great because he just completed a teaching stint in Canada at the Roseau River Reserve (as reservations are called in Canada) - and of course, Pete and Sandy turned out not only to know almost everyone in the area, but to know rivers, roads and forests, too. . ."

Get the Story:
Dorreen Yellow Bird: Rainy River wilderness acts as tonic for soul (The Grand Forks Herald 4/23)

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