I’ve lived in Faribault my entire life but my wife and I enjoy traveling all around Minnesota as well as the surrounding states. When I’m not at work I’m usually spending time with my grandchildren and my grown children. I enjoy going to watch the Vikings, especially at US Bank Stadium, concerts, taking my wife to various musicals and going out to eat… I really enjoy that, as my bathroom scale can attest. I love music and spend a lot of time on the weekends looking for CDs of big hair bands that I don’t currently have in my collection.
Mike Eiler
What Food Do You Think Minnesota Should Be Known For?
If you enjoy eating like I do, the thought may have crossed your mind at one time or another about what foods are different states known for. When you think Minnesota, most people automatically come up with tater tot hotdish. Well, according to Spoon University, you're close...
Tune Up Your Guitar for Make Music Day
This year on the first day of summer, Wednesday, June 21, musicians of all shapes and sizes, amateur or professional, no matter their musical persuasion, will be out in the streets, parks, decks and porches sharing music with the world during Make Music Day...
This Tool Could Be Man’s Second-Best Friend
Over the weekend we hosted my granddaughter's fifth birthday party. We had a lot of cleaning to do to get ready for this event, and cleaning the bathroom was one of those chores I kept putting off until the very last.
Before scrubbing out the tub, I like to clean out the drain by using a cheap little tool you've probably seen in stores and wondered if it worked...
The Hunt is On for Area Easter Egg Hunts
Some of my earliest childhood memories involve the holidays. Christmas stands out the best in most of my memories, but I always looked forward to Easter as well. I loved our families tradition of gathering together to color Easter eggs for Easter...
The World’s Largest Ball of Twine Is Closer Than You Think
Did you know that less than two hours from Faribault sits the World's Largest Ball of Twine made by one man? That's right, you'll find it in the heart of downtown Darwin, Minnesota. According to RoadsideAmerica.com, there are other balls of twine making this same claim to fame, but only one was created by a single individual over years of patiently adding to its size...
Celebrate National Goof Off Day
Are you sick of dragging your butt out of bed just to get ready for another day of work? Do you wish there was a day set aside each year where you could mix things up and have a little fun? Well, pick up the phone and call in, because today is that day...
Kick Off Spring With A Free Cone From Dairy Queen
Kick off the first day of spring this Monday, March 20, at your local Dairy Queen in Faribault, Northfield and Owatonna with a free small ice cream cone. As a matter of fact, according to Today.com, this is a nationwide event that includes all participating non-mall Dairy Queen locations...
What Are Those Weird Markings on a Tape Measure?
I've been using a tape measure for years, but I really didn't pay any attention to some of the markings and notations that are found on them. Generally all my work with a tape measure involves measuring and cutting. I'm not much of a carpenter and I usually only build simple things like shelves or decks...
A Vintage Broadcasting Wonderland in Minnesota
Ever since I was a young teenager I have been interested in radio broadcasting. My brother and sister and local neighborhood friends would spend hours playing and recording radio shows. We used the cassette recorder that I had received as a present one Christmas to record the shows and my Mom's old turntable and records for music...
Muddy Cow Comes to Faribault
Good news for downtown Faribault. The old Boston's/Mill City building will soon become the Muddy Cow. This Coon Rapids-based family sports bar hopes to close the deal in March and begin remodeling the building sometime in April and be open by June...