Write On: When Riding Bikes Was Cool by: Faith Dunham

Essay by: Faith Dunham

Roseau Community School

Mrs. Didrikson, CIHS English

Every kid loves summer. The days when our parents told us to leave the house for a few hours and just have fun. Or when our parents told us there was a campfire that night and s'mores were on the menu. Or when you could just ride your bike all around town for hours and just spend time under the sun.

Summer was when I got to ride my bike wherever I wanted to go. The days when I would venture to the dam and walk across the mossy sun shone rocks and try to imagine I was a girl in an adventure movie. The days when I got to...