I can only agree with all the wonderful things said about the folks of Polk county. I stayed with cousins I had never personally met and traveled to Park Rapids to meet others found online..marvelous..but watch out for wood ticks and those doggone skeeters. >From the desk of Madeline Wentzel-Turner collector of dead ancestors and live cousins family@europa.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Dittymore@aol.com> To: <MNPOLK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 5:07 PM Subject: Re: [MNPOLK-L] Visiting Polk County > I don't know where your town is in Minnesota but I will tell you the people > in Minnesota are GREAT! I'll be in MN doing genealogy research next week. I > have met (over the net) a wonderful lady that has been doing a lot of the > grunt work for me. She has found the cemetery where my father in law is > buried and made arraignments for me to visit areas of importance in my > research. > I hope you enjoy your trip and enjoy the sites. Minnesota is beautiful and > the people are wonderful. > > Barbara in Kansas > >