Greetings:?
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?I have known for years about the Purple Martin houses in Warsaw at Lane
Johnson's, whose house is just west of Farwell Avenue in City of Warsaw.
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But today, driving highway 12, west of Faribault I found another family who
love Purple Martins. There are at least 200 gourds or? houses for Purple
Maertin.? I guess I have been looking south when their house is on the north
side of Highway 12.
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David and Diane Velzke live? 10 miles west of I-35.? To get there from
Faribault? get off I-35 onto Highway 21 coming from either south or north.?
From north go south to 7th Street and from south go north to 7th Street. Follow
this to Highway 38, and go west to Highway 97.? Go south to Highway 12.?
Velzke's driveway is marked by their name plate on south side of Highway 12 and
the numbers 11565 are on a post there too
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Highway 60 is under construction west of Faribault and that is why it is so
difficult to get to Highway 12.
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There are 6, or so, group of gourd houses and at least three wooden houses..?
David Velzke said Purple Martins are a tradition with his family. His father
and his son have Purple Martin Houses.? The son live in Waseca? David was very
friendly and was glad we stopped to see his houses. He said he cleans the
gourds with a wire coat hanger and it takes a lot of time.
David said about 8:00 pm is when the martins return from feeding at various
lakes in? the area on dragon flies.
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He told us to stop by again.
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Forest and Kirsten Strnad
Faribault, MN.
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