Multicolored Maple
Maple of many colors and nice gnarly branches in Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The cemetery is situated in a beautiful part of the city next to Lake Calhoun, one of several Minneapolis lakes. It has been around since 1871. In 1899 my great grandfather purchased a 6-person plot for $99. A plot that big now would cost thousands of dollars.
Several famous people are buried here - former US Senator and Vice President Hubert Humphrey, former US Senator Paul Wellstone, first man to fly across the Atlantic, Charles Lindbergh, creator of the Milky Way candy bar Franklin C. Mars, founder of the Carlson Companies and Gold Bond Stamps Curt Carlson, wildlife painter Les Kouba, former entertainer Tiny Tim, plus a host of former Minnesota governors and other city and state dignitaries.
My mom and dad are buried there, and most recently my oldest sister Barb was a new addition after she was killed in a head-on collision in November 2017. Lakewood is a special place, indeed.
Multicolored Maple
Maple of many colors and nice gnarly branches in Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The cemetery is situated in a beautiful part of the city next to Lake Calhoun, one of several Minneapolis lakes. It has been around since 1871. In 1899 my great grandfather purchased a 6-person plot for $99. A plot that big now would cost thousands of dollars.
Several famous people are buried here - former US Senator and Vice President Hubert Humphrey, former US Senator Paul Wellstone, first man to fly across the Atlantic, Charles Lindbergh, creator of the Milky Way candy bar Franklin C. Mars, founder of the Carlson Companies and Gold Bond Stamps Curt Carlson, wildlife painter Les Kouba, former entertainer Tiny Tim, plus a host of former Minnesota governors and other city and state dignitaries.
My mom and dad are buried there, and most recently my oldest sister Barb was a new addition after she was killed in a head-on collision in November 2017. Lakewood is a special place, indeed.