But his lazy herd-mates are too busy lolling in the grass, basking in the afternoon sun, to move a lot. So the jam clears quickly. Cars begin to creep again and the sound of clicking cameras can be heard like a horde of chirping crickets. The corner of Third Avenue and U.S. 2 in Grand Rapids doesn't exactly look like the edge of the wilderness. The Blandin Co. paper mill is across the highway, its flat roof studded by smokestacks that send plumes of white smoke into the air.
Trucks rumble past, en route to North Dakota or Duluth.
The gaming industry's modern-day Barnum, Steve Wynn, is slowly lifting the curtain on his latest project and even his competitors are rooting for the casino impresario to pull off another masterpiece of resort showmanship. Merida, declared a world cultural landmark in 2000, embraces its past, present and future graciously. To Pioneer Press F ollowing social and economic upheavals of the early 20th century, they were invaded, plundered and finally left to languish under a tropical sun. But these days, Yucatan's palatial haciendas are staging a comeback. Centuries-old Hacienda Katanchel is one of several restored colonial residences in Mexico's 1.