why u luv dis town

I chose this place as my home town. All the amenities are here - a great public library, a community college, no freeway traffic, folks that say hello to you everywhere you go.
I bought a house 20 years ago, married a local, had kids.

I found peace of mind here. I love that there is room to breathe here. And now, I read signs like the memorial to the Garden Club guys and I remember them and can figure out who their kids are. And it is God's country here - the cathedral in the woods and lakes and that deep blue sky of winter. And, in due time, I too will be buried here. Like a local.

There are so many things to mention here as to why I love this town. Over a year ago, I came "home" to interview for a job. I was offered that job and went back to where I was living at the time and had to tell my wife that we were moving.
She for lack of a better way of putting it, was not happy. We were living in Bemidji and she was afraid that she would miss the amenities. We decided that I would move and she would stay behind to continue her schooling.
Well, a year later, she goes to school online and lives right here with me, I got to watch her see the Thanksgiving parade for the first time, experience Blast on the Border (Ice Box Days), ice fish and snowmobile all over the lake, then came spring where we spent a lot of time on the River pulling up walleyes and sturgeon.
You can see where this is going. The ice melted and I got to show her Rainy for the first time and to make a long story short, she is in love with this place just like I am and it is now home.
I have said it before and I will say it again, you do not realize how much you can miss home until you leave and come back. I cannot wait to be the father of fourth generation in my family born in the Falls and the watch a fifth generation member of my family attend school in the Falls. My roots are deep and I intend to lay them deeper.

i luv dis town cuz of smokey, union hall, elks,moose, coffee shop, cine 1-5, super one, broncos, holiday inn, rainy lake, rainy river, bronko nagurski,eatin at the chocolate moose, all my cuzins and relativs, i know i am coming home when i see the steam of the mills from so far away, the water tower with our name on it, grandma's pantry, the woods, the shacks, the huntin and fishin, the nice people and the look on peoples faces when i say i am from international falls, the icebox of duh nashun.

E'toile du nord

After letting the dogs out for about the fifth and hopefully the last time tonight I could feel the stillness and calmness of the night. The sky looks like black velvet with out a star to be seen. I just couldn't believe how quiet it was. How many people can say that where they live? Not so much as a sound of a car. Because of my grandparents chosing this area to move to and raise their family have I been given the opportunity to do the same, I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. This truely is God's country and I am very thankful to be part of it. With that I wish a very Merry Christmas to you and all your loved ones and a Happy Healthy New Year. Going back outside to go for a walk, too nice out to pass up the chance on a December nite.