Frank The Painter Grand Marais, MN

04/27/2026

Hannah Lee Duggan I know I told you when you were just a young lady you'd never be a super model, and I said you should focus on being a hand model because engagement rig advertising pays the most. So I really hope take my advice because I heard a boy or guy was taking you out for a date a 6 o'clock the other day and that way you can get a discount on a ring so you can take some credit for the purchase price without making it seem like he couldn't get you the biggest rock in the world. Also, if you want the 55 pound meteorite engagement ring I have for my lady friend you I u can have it it's worth 355 Millikn dollars but it's a hassle to wear on a finger but you can use it for awhile until you pick out the one your getting..
Thank Perfect Tan Chris Frank and Christopher Lawrence Brown is happy to be your wedding singer or link you up with DJ David Mills from Oakdale Eddie Miller's brother all great guys you know from Perfect Tan SunRay Mall on Old Hudon Road, also, Frank The Painter Grand Marais, MN would like to collaborate on a couple mountion top houses in the boundary waters, and a few lake slide resorts this year or next year as a favor to me as your work is really spectator. Very cool, you can use my 2 million dollar Winnebago as your campsite.
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04/24/2026

Happy Earth Day!

We awake each morning to the calling of these cranes on the beaver pond below our house. I made this image from our deck this morning as breakfast was cooking.

I will soon be adding it to the photographs that can be directly ordered from my website: https://www.blacklockgallery.com/

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04/24/2026

04/24/2026

New History on Fire episode is out!

EPISODE 118: Woe to the Vanquished
Later this year, I will launch a podcast that will run separately from History on Fire, and it will be entirely dedicated to Roman history. Today, I’ll give you a little taste of what’s coming up. In this episode, I’ll share with you a tale from approximately the 390s BCE: it’s the story of Rome’s triumph over its Etruscan rival Veii, before disaster strikes in the forms of a tribe of Gauls sacking the city. Among today’s offerings: the myth of Sisyphus, the dictatorship of Marcus Furius Camillus, the massacre at Veii, the sin of hubris, Nemesis knocking at Rome’s door, the downfall of Rome’s hero, the Italian Celts, Gauls migrating because of wine, the botched diplomatic mission at Clusium, Taoist advice, Tolkien, the origin of panic, Rome’s elders facing the Gauls, the sacred geese, “Woe to the vanquished.”

04/24/2026

NEW overnight:
MN State Rep. Elliott Engen (R-36A) was arrested overnight on probable cause DWI. He's been released on recognizance.

A statement has been requested. Updated with booking photo.

From White Bear Lake PD:
On March 27, 2026, at approximately 1:51 am, the White Bear Lake Police Department conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of 4th Street and Otter Lake Road in White Bear Lake for observed traffic violations, including speeding, expired registration, and an inoperable headlight.

The driver, a 27 year-old male identified as Minnesota State Representative Elliot Engen, was arrested for suspicion of driving while impaired.

Engen was transported to the White Bear Lake Police Department, where a breath test indicated a blood alcohol concentration of 0.13. He was subsequently booked into the Ramsey County Adult Detention Center on a charge of fourth-degree DWI and later released from custody.

The case has been forwarded to the city’s prosecuting attorney for processing. There is no additional information to be released at this time.

04/24/2026

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