An Ode to Jim The Lover of Life ‘Do you know Dr. James Mickman?’ the people would ask. ‘Oh, you mean my brother Jimmy’, In whose glow I would proudly bask. Jim was so much to so many. A Nurturing Friend – even as a boy. Gently learning how to know and nurture friendships that […]
by John Steven Mickman, CEO/Founder Mickman Brothers, Inc. You may have noticed that Annabelle hydrangeas are enjoying one of the most perfect growing seasons in years. These hardy plants are the ones that our grandmothers planted in their gardens when we all were growing up in Minnesota. They flower beginning in the summer after the […]
by John Steven Mickman, CEO/Founder Mickman Brothers, Inc. In early 1972, after graduation from the University of Minnesota, I hitchhiked to Kodiak, Alaska and began a career as a commercial fisherman. For ten years, I plied the frigid, bountiful waters of the North Pacific and Bering Seas to fish shrimp, snow crab, and king crab. […]