To the Editor:
We were driving through the Carver Park campgrounds very near where the Gerdsen home once stood, and as we drove down the gravel road several hundred feet from the gatehouse, there appeared a dust devil in the center of the road!  It was most spectacular.  It reached 50 to 100 feet in height before dissipating.  While we have seen dust devils in the deserts of New Mexico and Arizona, we have never before seen one in Minnesota.
Ron Holtmeier
Victoria, Minnesota

To the Editor:
The 56th annual Parade of Homes Fall Showcase is set to run September 6th through October 5th, 2003.  In the oldest and largest Parade of Homes event in the country, 962 new model homes are open to the public from 12 noon to 6 p.m., Thursdays through Sundays.  Admission to all of the homes is free except for two Dream Homes where a charitable dona-tion of $5 will be requested at the door.
Display home are located in 133 communities across the extended metro-politan area.   Four cities have more than 30 entries:  Elk River, Hudson, WI, Lakeville, and Blaine.
Eight Victoria homes will be featured in this fall's Parade of Homes, plus the second addition of Watermark, "distinc-tive designs-luxury living" homes by Hartman Communities.
Victoria's Parade Homes range in price from $490,800 to $779,990 and
are located at Greenway on the Park, Kelzer Pond Drive, Tristan Heights, and several in Watermark.
The Parade allows consumers to see virtually every style, price, and location for new housing in the metropolitan area.  Visitors will see beautifully finished model homes and new homes that they can buy on the spot.
Visitors can check out condominiums and townhomes as well as traditional homes for families young and old, as well as many very special custom homes from some of the area's most exclusive builders.
Welcome to the annual Parade of Homes Fall Showcase.
Wendy B. Danks
Director of Marketing
Builders Association of the Twin Cities