Detroit Lake Floral

Business name:

Detroit Lake Floral

Address:

833 Washington Ave

City:

Detroit Lakes

State:

Minnesota

Zip Code:

56501

Phone number:

(218) 844-5860

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Genevieve 'Gen' Theobald

Iowa, Lucy Filo of Menomonee Falls, Wis., Julia Layden of Barstow, Calif.; brothers-in-law, Bernard Maday of St. Paul, Minn., and Francis Maday of Detroit Lakes, Minn.; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Gen was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Robert "Bob" Maday and Mathias "Ty" Theobald; brother and sister-in-law, Kieth and Jerry Nelson; and other relatives. (Fairmont Sentinel)

Greenhouse supplies the demand for poinsettias

Bergen's Greenhouses Chris Bergen is the owner and president of Bergen’s Greenhouses in Detroit Lakes, Minn., which grows hundreds of thousands of poinsettias each year. Carrie Snyder/Forum News Service DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – If there’s a poinsettia decorating your home this time of year, chances are it came from Bergen’s Greenhouses. The fourth-generation family business, based in Detroit Lakes, is the largest poinsettia wholesaler in the area, said Chris Bergen, president and owner. “Poinsettias have a rich history with the holiday season,” he said. Bergen’s grew 455,000 poinsettias in its 12 acres of greenhouses this year in a process that starts in June. The business gets unrooted cuttings, mostly from Central America, that they build into liners and then assemble into larger pots. Brenda Lehmann has been a Bergen’s grower for 33 years and said poinsettia time is her favorite time of year. “To see all the colorful plants, it brightens your day,” she said. It’s not just the traditional red. The plants also come in colors like maroon, chianti, pink, white and “jingle... (Prairie Business)

Seeing butterflies is like seeing flowers in flight

Visit some unique areas to capture the changing color. Bring a snack, water and your creativity! Led by refuge volunteer guides and members of the Detroit Lakes Photography Club. Meet at the Discovery Center located across the parking lot from the Visitor Center. Sunday, Sept. 20, at 2 p.m.: Movie: “Pollen Nation” — Follow the journey of a commercial bee keeper from the honey harvest on the high plains to the warm winter feeding grounds of California. Learn why honeybees and numerous species of native bees are in serious decline and how it’s affecting our dinner table and that of wildlife. Sunday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m.: Movie: “Beavers, the Biggest Dam Movie You Ever Saw!” — Take an intimate swim with beavers and experience the rich aquatic habitat of one of nature’s greatest engineers. Saturday, Oct. 3, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.: Annual Fall Festival, Bees and Butterflies — Spend a beautiful fall day on the refuge and celebrate Monarch Butterflies and Bees. Discover their importance in the ecosystem and why both of these pollinators are in peril. Learn what conservation efforts are being made and how you make a difference. Children’s activity trail, annual photo contest exhibit, guided tours and more! Lunch will be available for sale by the Friends of Tamarac. Sunday, Oct. 5, at 2 p.m.: Movie: “Planet Earth, Seasonal Forests” — Investigate temperate regions and find some of the most elusive creatures and well-adapted plant life on earth. From the giant sequoia to the Siberian forests, Forests bring to life a seemingly familiar world that remains largely unexplored. Sunday, Oct. 11, at 2 p.m.: Movie: “An Original Duckumentary” — Ducks waddle, glide, dive, and dabble and their feathers shimmer with dazzling hues. Take to the skies with a flock of green-winged teal. Watch wood ducks raise a family. Learn why goldeneyes head north in the winter. Butterflies — Flowers in flight For most of us, butterflies invoke visions of color, the warmth of summer breezes, and the promise of a new beginning.  Throughout history, butterflies have held a place in folklore and tradition. In Germany, butterflies were said to be witches out to steal “schmetten’ or cream, thus the name butterfly. The Aztecs believed that butterflies were the spirits of the “happy dead” who visited their relatives to assure them that all was well. These ‘spirits’ flew around the house and near bouquets of flowers which were left for them. It was considered ill-mannered for a human to smell the flowers from the top, for the top was reserved for these spirits. The Blackfeet Indians of the west believed that dreams were brought to them in their sleep by butterflies. It was the custom for a Blackfoot woman to embroider the sign of a butterfly on a small piece of buckskin and place it in her baby’s hair hoping it would fall asleep. In Ojibwe folklore, for a wish to come true, one must first capture a butterfly and whisper his or her wish to it. Since the butterfly cannot make a sound, it could only reveal the wish to the Great Spirit. Once the butterfly is set free, the wish will be granted. Butterflies have a fascinating natural history as well. Butterflies are classified as insects. They have three body parts including the head, thorax and abdomen. Unlike spiders, they have six legs instead of eight. Perhaps a butterfly’s most noticeable feature is its wings. These wings are covered with thousands of colorful scales which overlap like shingles on a roof. All insects go through metamorphosis. Butterflies go through “complete” metamorphosis. Butterflies begin life as an egg. After five days pass, the egg hatches into a tiny larva or caterpillar. These caterpillars feed heavily on foliage and grow rapidly; shedding their exoskeletons many times. After the caterpillar goes through its final molt, it enters its third stage as a pupa or chrysalis. This is also called... (DL-Online)