Four beautiful days in this lovely little place on Lake Superior. [Show slideshow] 1234►
The Glensheen Mansion
Kate was driving us through Duluth, Minnesota when she spotted this mansion from the road and a sign that said tours were available. Kat e loves outlandish old houses, so she pulled right in to the parking lot, and we…
Glensheen Photos
In Duluth, Minnesota, we took a tour of this luxurious mansion from the early 1900s. [Show slideshow] 12►
Minneapolis, Minnesota
It’s hard to leave friends behind for a year, and it’s great when you can connect up with people halfway across the country. When our neighbor Kathleen planned a trip to Minneapolis to visit her family, she asked if we…
Minneapolis Photos
We met up with our neighbors who were visiting family in Minneapolis. [Show slideshow] 1234►
Maplewood State Park, Minnesota
Maplewood State Park is a huge, beautiful park near Pelican Rapids. It’s a popular drive-through in the fall when its maple forests are in full color. The park includes several lakes and lots of campgrounds, but only one of campgrounds…
Maplewood Photos
After a scary tornado warning, we enjoyed this beautiful park and our site by a lake. [Show slideshow] 12►
Pelican Rapids, Minnesota
We’d driven through this town on our way to Loon Lake and noticed that they were having their annual Pelican Festival that weekend. We also noticed that they had a small city park with campsites. So when we’d had our…
Pelican Rapids Photos
We loved our festive weekend in this sweet little town. [Show slideshow] 12345►
Loon Lake, Minnesota
After our overnight at Walmart in Fergus Falls, we needed to find a comfortable place to set up for a while so I could get some work done and Kate could do some quilting. We found a place in the…
South Dakota
I’d never been to either of the Dakotas, so we decided to dip into the eastern portion of the states on our way north, then maybe go up to Canada for a few days before we met our friends in…
South Dakota Photos
Although the Corn Palace was a hokie letdown, the Laura Ingalls Wilder homestead museum more than made the trip into South Dakota worth it. [Show slideshow] 123►