Blumenort is situated immediately next to the American border.  Children and young people from Blumenort crossed the border in groups to go for walks in the bushes, to swim, to pick fruit, or to work for the Americans.  Living right beside the U.S. border brought opportunities and derring-do, children-style.  Marge Schmidt, who grew up in Blumenort, recalls how crossing the border at Blumenort (not an official crossing) was easy and without incident for some time, but later it was not allowed by authorities.  One day a number of Jakes crossed into the States at Blumenort and saw the police, who came looking for them.  One of them climbed a tree, while others hid under leaves, keeping very quiet.  They were not discovered.

     Margaret (JH) Klassen and Helen (JE) Klassen were not so fortunate.  They were caught by the police and taken to the Neche crossing.  Their parents were called to pick them up, and they were warned not to do this again. In the future, whenever children went, they made sure there were no police cars around.

From “Gerhard J. Klassen, Collected Memories” by George Klassen.