What a long, strange trip it’s been. As I leave the quaint town of Detroit Lakes, MN (population 7400), I can’t help but wonder how life will resume for the thousands of people who will depart the Soo Pass Rand tomorrow morning. Young children, teenagers, twenty-somethings, thirty-somethings, parents, grandparents… an eclectic group of folks gathered here this weekend with what seemed to be a common purpose. They coexisted peacefully, simply, and happily. Tomorrow, they will return to the world at large—a place that seemed to cease to exist from inside our little bubble. They will resume their roles as caregivers, employees, students…people with responsibilities. Difficult as that might be, at least we’ve all had these few days to escape from the norm and enjoy the music.