MABEL, Minn. — Friends tidied up their decorations where the body of Maddie Kingsbury was recovered one year earlier near Mabel after 10 weeks of searching. They posted new flowers roadside on Highway 43. The flowers again were blue, her favorite color. Down the road, where the body was found wrapped and taped in sheets, the friends laid yellow roses, signifying friendship, and sat and read books and listened to music ad wept. It was “very cathartic,” said Holly Stamschror.
Earlier: A growing tribute to Maddi Kingsbury
Where the search ended. A gathering of friend on a sad anniversary. Image: Steve Lunde