We drove to the top of the hills behind Duluth and were treated to a grand overview of the city, the bay and the western end of Lake Superior. We then continued to weave and dodge around the 15,000 lakes in Minnesota. We crossed the Mississippi in Brainerd and then settled into the Forest Hills
Trip Log
August 16, 2007
We went north to Marquette and Lake Superior. I was told it is called that because that is how it feels when compared to the other lakes. We then drove west through the iron ranges, into central time and then into Wisconsin. We are now at the Top o' the Morn RV Park in Iron Lake, Wisconsin ab
August 14, 2007
We are in the Whispering Valley RV Park in Rapid River, MI. We've got cable and Wi-Fi so we are happy. We will continue our trip along route 2 toward Duluth after spending another night to relax and explore. Tonight we walked around the campground and talked with the owner about his hunting ex
August 14, 2007
We left this morning rushing to get over the bridge so Alesa could breathe again. As you know, she is very apprehensive about flying and bridges. About 10 miles south of the bridge we got a blowout on the trailer. It took about an hour and a half to get the spare mounted with roadside assista
August 13, 2007
We left Ohio this morning and are in Houghton Lake, MI at the West Houghton Lake Campground. We did stop at Cabelas and the Russel Stover outlet in Dundee. We are about 100 miles south of the Mackinac Bridge. We may spend another night on the Southern Peninsula unless Alesa can build enough co
August 13, 2007
Yesterday we spent shopping for supplies for the continuing adventure and also bought a 32 in. LCD TV which just fits. It is a lot lighter than the old one, which we left at Bob's, and gets great reception over the air of regular, digital and HD signals. The Whippy Dip flavor changed to Black R
August 11, 2007
Erie is having a three day event on the bayshore aimed at the motorcycle crowd. It started with a ride, led by Peter Fonda, from the casino to Liberty Park. We went downtown early for a chance to walk around. We met the Selaney's (former neighbors) at Perry Square and caught up on old times.
August 10, 2007
We made it back to Erie yesterday afternoon after some thunderstorms and have registered at Lampe Campground until Sunday. Tom Carroll, a good friend of the family and my brother Bob's best friend, passed away Tuesday. We were able to attend the funeral mass this morning and the wake following.
August 8, 2007
We are at the AA Royal Motel and Campground just north of Buffalo. This afternoon we went over to see the falls. We have decided to head to Erie tomorrow rather than going through Canada. We were concerned about getting all of our stuff through customs, primarily the quantity of alcohol. We a
August 7, 2007
We are now in the Turning Stone RV Resort in Verona, NY about 30 miles east of Syracuse on I90. We are travelling only about 200 to 250 miles a day on our way west. We want a chance to rest up and decompress or recompress for our travels. This area is part of the Oneida nation and has a casin