I stopped at the Headwater of the
Mississippi and because of the rain, the mosquitoes were in full feed mode. I did
not stay very long. J
Par for the course, I took a wrong turn somewhere and
although I found Curtis’ house, it was not with the directions he provided. I
met his wife, Bonnie, we spent some time getting acquainted then went out for
dinner (actually it was lunch…welcome to Minnesota).
I had asked Curtis if he had ever heard of Aure, Minnesota
which was the postmark on a postcard my grandmother had received from her
cousin, Nora. WOW, the place really exists and they even had a cemetery. Maybe
it was a bigger place “back in the day” but now there is only the cemetery and
a telephone building. Nora was not in the cemetery but there were
Petersons/Pedersons so I might have a starting point in tracking down this
elusive cousin.
After our trip up to Aure, we stopped by to see Paul and
Babe, then went back to the Smith house and looked over some old photos. I have spent the evening scanning pages out of
the Nielsville Centennial Book. Curtis is going to stop by in the morning to
pick up the books before I leave.
Thankfully, I had decided to stay here in Bemidji so did not
have to travel far tonight. Tomorrow it is off to Hillsboro, North Dakota and
meeting my final cousin on this adventure.
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