West Prairie Hauge Lutheran Cemetery

West Prairie Hauge Lutheran Cemetery

West Prairie Hauge Lutheran Cemetery is a small cemetery located on a ridge in Crawford County on Highway 82. The following family members are buried here: Rudalph Peterson (Grand-Father),  Peter L. Peterson, Steen Peterson, Elmer Peterson...

West Prairie Hauge Norwegian Lutheran Church

West Pairie Hauge Norwegian Lutheran Church

The West Prairie Hauge Norwegian Lutheran Church had it’s closing service on June 24, 1990, and on December 21, 1990 the church building and surrounding one-half acre of land was deeded over to the Crawford County Historical Society to be...

Cemeteries and Churches

In researching the history of the the Peterson and Johnson families, there are a large number of cemeteries and churches that our families have been associated with.  I am attempting to consolidate the various pictures for these...

Manitou Springs 2012

Pikes Peak Cog Railway 2012

After living in Colorado off and on for over 20 years, we finally made a trip Colorado Springs to take the Pikes Peak Cog Railway.  The weather was fairly nice for some great views while making the slow climb to the top of Pikes Peak. [Show...

Taylor Park 2012

Garrett and I made our annual trip out to the the Taylor Park Reservoir area west of Buena Vista. Great place to go if you like ATV’s, jeeps, or fishing for at either the reservoir or nearby rivers/creeks. [Not a valid template]

Wisconsin 2011

Headed over to Wisconsin in August to see the Green Bay Packers in action at their training camp and to see if Garrett could find a few signatures from the players. After 2+ days of training camp, Garrett obtained 14 signatures from the various...

Taylor Park 2011

Had a nice camping trip out in the Taylor Park Reservoir area west of Buena Vista. Great place to go if you like ATV’s, jeeps, or fishing for at either the reservoir or nearby rivers/creeks.  

Arkansas River 2011

Went rafting out on the Arkansas River this summer through Big Horn Sheep Canyon. Had a lot of fun with family that haven’t been through whitewater like this. [Not a valid template]