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
Mike Reviews ‘Despicable Me 3′
Yesterday I went to see the latest adventures of, super villian turned secret agent, Gru and his Minions in Despicable Me 3. My grown children and my grandchildren joined my wife and I at an early screening of the movie. Despite this being the third installment in this series, with the Minions getting their own franchise with the prequel Minions, everyone thought that this movie was just as good a
Dennison Mayor’s Crappy Job Will Soon Come to an End
If you think you have a crappy job then you need to take a look at the one of the duties of Dennison's mayor, Jeff Flaten. On the plus side, he works for the Minnesota Department of Corrections and is the mayor of the friendly little town of Dennison, which are both very rewarding jobs in their own right...
Summertime is Tubing Time
One of my favorite summer activities is enjoying a cold beverage while relaxing on an inner tube as it slowly drifts down a lazy river. Unfortunately I haven't had a chance to to do just that for several years now. The closest I get to doing a little tubing is on one the lazy rivers in the many water parks my family and I have enjoyed over the years...
Ten Worst Cities in Minnesota
If you're a regular visitor to Facebook you've probably noticed all the posts listing the "Best City for..." usually followed by beaches, water parks, buying houses, jobs etc. Unfortunately for Faribault, I recently came across another one of these so-called well-researched lists that doesn't shine a positive light on the community...
What Are These Strange Balls in the Minnesota Woods?
If you plan on spending any time in the Ely area this summer, don't be surprised by the strange balls of branches and sticks that decorate the landscape at some of the local national forest campgrounds. It was really hard to miss them as there are several dozen of them at the honor campground that I recently stayed at...
Mike Celebrates National Onion Rings Day
I love onion rings, which makes today extra special because it's National Onion Rings Day. The best way to celebrate this day is to take that special person in your life or, heck, just anyone, out for a nice basket or plate of your favorite onion rings...
Kids Will Love Touch A Truck in Faribault
Get up close and personal with with big trucks and emergency vehicles tonight in Faribault.
Remember as a kid how much you liked big trucks, tractors and construction vehicles or watching the police or firetrucks fly by with their sirens screaming...
40 Free Things on Your Birthday
I look forward to my birthday each year. Despite the fact that each year I get another year older, I still enjoy the time with my family enjoying some cake and opening a few presents.
My birthday is still a month off, but if you're celebrating a birthday soon you might want to take advantage of an interesting website I recently stumbled across called RearFront...
Get Your Boat Ready for the Parade
The Fourth of July is two weeks away, just enough time to get your plans together and start working on how you're going to decorate your boat for the upcoming Roberds Lake Club Boat Parade. Most of the boats I saw last year went with one theme or another such as patriotic, Santa, tropical, birthday, sportsman, rubber duck and more...
Great Night for Opening Ceremonies at Heritage Days
Last night my wife and I ventured down to the opening ceremonies of the Faribault Heritage Days Celebration. It got underway shortly after 6:30PM with a flag raising ceremony and was hosted by Kelly Huff. Unfortunately two of the key speakers, Father Henry Doyle and Tom McDonough, were unable to attend...