Comments on: For the little people http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/04/24/for-the-little-people/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=for-the-little-people Duluth Minnesota Blog and News Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:20:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: alina vizenor http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/04/24/for-the-little-people/comment-page-1/#comment-41162 alina vizenor Thu, 12 May 2011 22:35:53 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=3563#comment-41162 I grew up hearing stories from my sister about the "hidden village." We had separate fathers and her side of the family would take her there once in a while. (You can only imagine the envy.) Finally one beautiful summer weekend my sister took my daughter and I there. It was a mystery to find because she was going off memory. It was incredible and profound. I do have some pictures that I will cherish forever. This is a rare example where "folklore" can actually be seen and experienced. I hate to see it ruined by the internet. Thank you for not asking for directions and hunting for yourself. Good luck on your journey. Maybe you have found it by now. I grew up hearing stories from my sister about the “hidden village.” We had separate fathers and her side of the family would take her there once in a while. (You can only imagine the envy.) Finally one beautiful summer weekend my sister took my daughter and I there. It was a mystery to find because she was going off memory. It was incredible and profound. I do have some pictures that I will cherish forever. This is a rare example where “folklore” can actually be seen and experienced. I hate to see it ruined by the internet. Thank you for not asking for directions and hunting for yourself. Good luck on your journey. Maybe you have found it by now.

]]> By: Tommy http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/04/24/for-the-little-people/comment-page-1/#comment-24596 Tommy Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:35:02 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=3563#comment-24596 The village is alive and well. There are signs telling you to not enter and not touch the village. It is very cool and I snapped off many pictures. Hint: its on Schoolhouse Road. The village is alive and well. There are signs telling you to not enter and not touch the village. It is very cool and I snapped off many pictures. Hint: its on Schoolhouse Road.

]]> By: Mark Phillips http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/04/24/for-the-little-people/comment-page-1/#comment-19567 Mark Phillips Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:09:28 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=3563#comment-19567 I am happy to hear the village is in good hands and kept secret as it should be. I am happy to hear the village is in good hands and kept secret as it should be.

]]> By: Mark Phillips http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/04/24/for-the-little-people/comment-page-1/#comment-19566 Mark Phillips Tue, 27 Apr 2010 15:07:39 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=3563#comment-19566 My family spent our summers on Madeline Island. They own a couple summer homes on Nebraska Row. When I was a boy, my parents would take my sisters and me to the Fairy Village each summer. I have very warm memories of that magical place. My sister Lisa, an accomplished artist, painted a oil portrait of it. It was painted from memory and although her scale is off a bit, It is a beautiful piece. http://bit.ly/bmoqTJ My family spent our summers on Madeline Island. They own a couple summer homes on Nebraska Row. When I was a boy, my parents would take my sisters and me to the Fairy Village each summer. I have very warm memories of that magical place. My sister Lisa, an accomplished artist, painted a oil portrait of it. It was painted from memory and although her scale is off a bit, It is a beautiful piece.

http://bit.ly/bmoqTJ

]]> By: dropkick http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/04/24/for-the-little-people/comment-page-1/#comment-13820 dropkick Sun, 17 Jan 2010 02:21:30 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=3563#comment-13820 A college friend of mine from the twin cities and his then-girlfriend made a great post on the Something Awful forums a few years ago featuring a photographic journey through this tiny town. It was the first I'd heard of it, and to this day I still do not know its exact location. But to see all the photos of their adventure and to read all the mystified posts from jealous others around the world was a treat. A college friend of mine from the twin cities and his then-girlfriend made a great post on the Something Awful forums a few years ago featuring a photographic journey through this tiny town. It was the first I’d heard of it, and to this day I still do not know its exact location. But to see all the photos of their adventure and to read all the mystified posts from jealous others around the world was a treat.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/04/24/for-the-little-people/comment-page-1/#comment-13735 Kyle Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:43:46 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=3563#comment-13735 It does in fact exsist, However, like those before me ..sworn to secret it's location. It used to have carved lil figures, but visitors thought they were keepsakes, thus ended the whereabouts of the village..as my father who took me there as a child, then as an adult said," This secret is ment for the kids of the Island..." can't wait to teach my own son it's location and watch his face beam with excitement as he learns the secret of the tiny village as well... It does in fact exsist, However, like those before me ..sworn to secret it’s location. It used to have carved lil figures, but visitors thought they were keepsakes, thus ended the whereabouts of the village..as my father who took me there as a child, then as an adult said,” This secret is ment for the kids of the Island…” can’t wait to teach my own son it’s location and watch his face beam with excitement as he learns the secret of the tiny village as well…

]]> By: jennifer http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/04/24/for-the-little-people/comment-page-1/#comment-8447 jennifer Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:39:43 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=3563#comment-8447 I just visited the little people village last weekend! The locals are sworn to secrecy, but through a friend who has a house in bayfield I was given clues on where to find it. My girlfriends and I had a blast on our "treasure hunt"! As we carefully wound our way through the villages and its outlying hamlets, I thought I had never seen something so unique or amazing. The woods are beautiful and the house look so organic; like they grew up out of the ground and belong right where they are. I know you want find it. . .but it's a my own secret now. I just visited the little people village last weekend! The locals are sworn to secrecy, but through a friend who has a house in bayfield I was given clues on where to find it. My girlfriends and I had a blast on our “treasure hunt”! As we carefully wound our way through the villages and its outlying hamlets, I thought I had never seen something so unique or amazing. The woods are beautiful and the house look so organic; like they grew up out of the ground and belong right where they are. I know you want find it. . .but it’s a my own secret now.

]]> By: penelope http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/04/24/for-the-little-people/comment-page-1/#comment-6360 penelope Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:18:26 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=3563#comment-6360 I have been to the Village of the People many times. As a child we had a cabin on Madeline Island. I loved to go there. You could tell the love that was put into each and every building. I have not ben there for many years but would like to go again. I have been to the Village of the People many times. As a child we had a cabin on Madeline Island. I loved to go there. You could tell the love that was put into each and every building. I have not ben there for many years but would like to go again.

]]> By: wildgoose http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/04/24/for-the-little-people/comment-page-1/#comment-5753 wildgoose Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:29:08 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=3563#comment-5753 These posts, the mystery, the hint of disillusionment, the mythology ... all makes me think of This American Life. I was on Madeleine Island only once as a kid that I can scarcely remember and then again in fall of '98 or '99 working on a documentary. I picked up a local paper while there and it was one of the greatest things that I ever read. All kinds of local personalities, details of island life, and even a few snarky letters to the editor. I can't remember what it is called, but I highly recommend anyone visiting the island find a copy of the local paper. These posts, the mystery, the hint of disillusionment, the mythology … all makes me think of This American Life.

I was on Madeleine Island only once as a kid that I can scarcely remember and then again in fall of ’98 or ’99 working on a documentary. I picked up a local paper while there and it was one of the greatest things that I ever read. All kinds of local personalities, details of island life, and even a few snarky letters to the editor. I can’t remember what it is called, but I highly recommend anyone visiting the island find a copy of the local paper.

]]> By: native http://www.perfectduluthday.com/2009/04/24/for-the-little-people/comment-page-1/#comment-5730 native Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:26:46 +0000 http://www.perfectduluthday.com/?p=3563#comment-5730 My family has pictures of the village but unfortunately the disc containing the photos is missing. If ever founf I will post some of the pics. My family has pictures of the village but unfortunately the disc containing the photos is missing. If ever founf I will post some of the pics.

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