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Summer is a great time to discover or rediscover the rich history of our great state, and especially our very own lakes area. Having been born and raised in Brainerd, I too often take our natural environment and unique history for granted. This area was shaped by the influence of the Northern Pacific Railroad, the mighty Mississippi, the logging barons and stalwart settlers.
...for the top 50 films. That smashed the Memorial Day record of $147.9 million in 1997, when ''Jurassic Park: The Lost World'' opened. The weekend also was the best four-day holiday ever at the box office, edging the $183.3 million...
...easily beat the $34.7 million record for a February opening set by "Scream 3" last year. Only two other movies, "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" and "Star Wars: Episode I -- The Phantom Menace," grossed more in their first three-day weekends...
...people are really eager for big-budget, testosterone-filled movies." The all-time biggest film debut was "The Lost World: Jurassic Park," which opened over Memorial Day weekend in 1997 with $72 million. The first "Mummy" earned...
...day earlier. Though the World War II epic did not break the Memorial Day record of $90.2 million set in 1997 by "The Lost World: Jurassic Park," "Pearl Harbor" helped Hollywood establish a new overall Memorial Day weekend high. The total...
...The all-time best holiday weekend opening is $72 million set over the three-day Memorial Day break in 1997 by "The Lost World: Jurassic Park." "Jurassic Park III" fell to No. 2 in its second weekend, taking in $22.5 million. The movie...
...destroyed most major box-office records, grossing $90.3 million in its first three days. The previous best was "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" at $72.1 million. "Lord of the Rings" swooped in a month later, topping $100 million in just...
It's 2054 and Officer John Anderton, on the run from fellow cops, is fleeing in a wall-crawling magnetic-levitation car.
Ah, summer. Watermelons, clambakes, sultry nights and eight-legged freaks.
...at least less important than human-related issues. But, I respectfully pose the idea so eloquently presented in the "Lost World of the Holy Land." Is not nature a powerful force for peace?