Alderwood Lodge

Please enjoy a photo collage from Alderwood Lodge. Floyd Christensen is pictured to the left and was the owner around 1948. The images of the lodge itself date from around 1940. The resort passed to the Bartling family in 1980.

Spring forward?

At the library, last Saturday

Although the last week has seen a good six inches of fresh snow in the Northwoods, today plants are edging their uncertain leaves above the ground. The forecast promises 70 degrees. After one of the coldest Aprils on record, everyone is ready!

I confess I appreciated winter's relentless grip. It reminds us that we are still at the mercy of "Mother Nature." It reminds us that, after the absurd warmth of last spring, climate change is wreaking havoc with our seasons and our world. It reminds us that there is something larger and more important than our immediate human pleasure.

Such weighty matters aside, spring is the time of year when we in the Northwoods dust off our shelves and put out our welcome mats! And that means it is blog season. Expect to hear more Northwoods history soon, and in the meanwhile, think if you have any stories to share!

Two weeks ago

Betzer's Cottage

Thank you to Kerri for sending us this photo, scanned from an old postcard, from Betzer's Resort:

Photos from Betzer's Resort (and Twin Pine)

"Cottage at Betzer's Alder Lake Resort"

"Nice Catch -- All Muskies"

"The Woodchuck"

"Mostly Walleyes"

"Twin Pine Resort"

Ringing in the season at the Festival of Trees

It was another great Festival of Trees this past December 1! With trees, wreaths and other goodies for raffle and silent auction, as well as lots of cookies and good company, we had a blast and helped the library doing it. The fundraiser garnered the library $2,729 -- and lots of happy patrons.

Check out some photos from the event below, or click over to our Facebook page to see the full album.

Celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day!

 Avast, me hearties! It's International Talk Like A Pirate Day!

The Capture of the Pirate Blackbeard!

Celebrating our volunteers

As we all know, it's the volunteers that help keep our library running, provide great customer service to our patrons, work hard -- and most important, make us smile!

Many volunteers also serve as members of the Friends of the Library

Many, many volunteers have crossed our threshold over the years. After the cut is a complete list of individuals who have volunteered their time and effort to the Koller Memorial Library, from 1987 to the present.

Library volunteers having fun at the cookie counter during the Festival of Trees