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- An Untold Life: Linnea Long
By Maggie Nicholson As a child, Linnea Long was the tallest of her friends. She didn’t like to stand up straight. She thought of herself as the great big girl. She was a Girl Scout Brownie and carried a boxy camera on a string around her neck. Her parents named her Linnea after the Linnaea flower. The flower was a favorite of Swedish botanist Karl Linnaeus. Linnea was of Scandinavian descent ...
Aug. 6, 2013 - West Seattle Herald