Jun 30, 2019 - Last MN Post

All packed up and ready to head to North Dakota. It's been a fun visit here in Minnesota. Got to visit family, play croquet, games, sleep overs, pizza party at Dave and Berta's, floaties at the lake (I got the yellow duckie), and of course pool time. Also, got to snap a throwback pic of Mary from back in the "day". See you all in Fargo.

Jun 25, 2019 - Last days in Minnesota

Our last week in Minnesota then off to Fargo. Weather has been odd. One day rainy, cloudy and the next sunny and warm. So we try to do the fun stuff when the sun is out. Have had the grand kids visiting. Playing cornhole (bean bag game), board games,and swimming. Hung at the nearby lake to sun and swim. And,of course pool time. We had a Gatorfest. Cooked some of the alligator we brought from Florida and had a fest with Dave, Berta and kids. Not bad for our first attempt. Lilly is at Basketball camp, so we went to see her shoot some hoops....

Jun 22, 2019 - Somebody stole our boat!

Someone stole our boat on Wednesday June 19th. It was out by the road, next to the mailbox, with a "For Sale" sign next to it. The plan was to ask $200, but I was certainly up to an offer. My father-in-law and I bought that boat together 50 years ago, and as I recall, we paid less than $300 for a brand-new 14' aluminum boat at Holiday Village in Blaine. It has been here at the cabin for a few years, a renter here painted it black for who knows what reason, and it was in need of some help, but certainly would have made a decent little...

Jun 22, 2019 - Lake Superior #2 June 17 - 20, 2019

Apostles Islands National Lakeshore is part of the National Park system. It is one of several national lakeshore parks along Lake Superior. Since the islands are not accessible in an easy way – kayaking, canoeing or private water taxi are required to get to almost all of the islands. we decided to take a cruise to see some of the features. The cruise was about 2.5 hours long and I was not able to stay on the outside upper deck for the whole trip – Tom outlasted me. The day was beautiful but moving through air that is only 60 degrees at a...

Jun 17, 2019 - Clearwater RV

Just doing stuff around the campground... Games, Pool, Movies (Some dog thing and then Rocketman). Weather has been all over.. Sunny one day, rain the next. We have a ton of weekend warriors here. They arrive on Fridays with tons of kids and are gone Sunday afternoon. Kinda a mixed bag. Fun seeing all the crazy, but still crazy. Two more weeks until we roll to North Dakota.

Jun 16, 2019 - Lake Superior # 1 June 12-16, 2019

LAKE SUPERIOR – WOW I keep saying we are going to Duluth, MN but the destination is LAKE SUPERIOR. Just a little geography/info. Duluth is a city of 87,000 people that is on the border of Minnesota. Its twin city is Superior, WI with 26,000 people that is on the border of Wisconsin. We are staying in Wisconsin at a nice, locally owned RV park for 9 nights – our longest stay of the trip. This a vacation destination for Mid-westerners. There are lots of trails, marinas, educational attractions and dining/drinking locales. There is a casino...

Jun 11, 2019 - Minneapolis, MN June 5-11, 2019

Our drive from Adrian to Minneapolis was through farmland and small cities and smaller towns. The land was no longer wet and crops were growing in the fields. We noticed that farms in MInnesota plant a wall of trees around their buildings. So, out in the middle of the fields we saw these little islands of trees. Wyoming and South Dakota do not “hide” their farm buildings. We are all different. While the farmland was dry the Minnesota River flooded about a week before we arrived. There were a lot of trees standing in water as we approached...

Jun 8, 2019 - Adrian, MN June 4, 2019

After our 2 beautiful nights on the Missouri River, we set off for a 1 night stopover in Adrian, MN. Our drive was once again traveled to the local NPR station and we learned even more about the impact of the flooding and we looked at he farmland more closely. Farmers are doing what they can waiting for the land to dry out. A lot of land has been prepped for planting but the “puddles” are in the way. Planting is increasing but is still way behind. Then there is the whole crop insurance issue. Whether you planted too early and can’t claim or...

Jun 6, 2019 - Mall of America

After relaxing at Sibley State Park we endured the traffic of Minneapolis. Pretty scary stuff when driving a big RV with a tow vehicle. The only spots we could look around at the views was during the myriad of traffic jams where we were moving very slowly or stopped. The Mall of America stop was pretty much a disappointment. It is really pretty much just a shopping mall, albeit big. It's claim to fame is its amusement park inside in the center of the mall. We walked a small portion of the stores but got bored pretty quick. One highlight was...