June 2-9, 2022
We hit the road on Thursday morning for a series of one night stands as we headed East. First stop was Bismark, ND. Checked into the Journey KOA where we had spots together with Ron and Kathy, no satilite service because of the trees but not a big deal. Drove around town then left Friday morning for Fargo. Ron and Kathy had a check engine light come on with a problem with the DEH sensor. After some checking around, the camp host help them get into a place where they could get it fixed. We waited and Kathy finally got to go to Arby’s for lunch. Turned out the new part was also bad and they had to stay in Bismark till Monday to get this fixed. Pat and Glenna moved on to Fargo where we visited the Roger Maris Baseball Museum, very interesting but he passed from cancer way to young. Lots of road construction if Fargo, not much else to see according to the locals. Saturday morning we headed to Duluth, wonderful drive on the Lake Scenic Highway with water everywhere. Trucks pulling boats seemed to be the vechicle of choice. Checked into the RV Park at the Marina, full hook ups overlooking the boats in the harbor. Rode the bikes into town and spent a few hours sight seeing, stopping at a local eatery called Grandma’s Cafe and Brewery overlooking Lake Superior. Can’t believe the size of this Lake, looks like the Pacific Ocean. It’s the largest fresh water lake in the world, holding 10% of the worlds fresh water. Cute town with lots of tourists and local places to visit. Dinner at the RV patio watching the boats cruise through the harbor and passing under a huge bridge that opened vertically to let the tall ships come in and out.
Sunday was moving day and the drive along the North Shore Scenic Highway was stunning, 110 miles of water overlooking Lake Superior winding through beautiful homes and small towns. Checked in to our new resort and scored a wonderful space staring right at the small Bay and the Lake. Drove into the town of Grand Marais and scoped out the golf, lakes, tourist trap shops and of course the Worlds Best Donut shop.
The Gunflint Golf Course provided a fun afternoon playing in the woods and beautiful scenery on Monday. Tuesday we drove up the North Shore Highway to the National Monument, Grand Portage area and a spectacular water fall. The Pigeon River which runs along the US and Canadian border provided the High Falls waterfall. The water peaked two weeks ago at 96,000 gallons per second coming over the falls. We hiked up to the falls and couldn’t believe the force of the water coming down the falls. Stopped at the Chicago Bay Deli and Bakery on the way back for a great sandwich on homemade bread. Very nice owner with a passion for providing good, fresh, homemade items for her customers. Wednesday is another golfing day, Superior National Golf Club. This ranks in the top 5 most scenic golf courses we have play all over the world. Truly a spectacular course and so happy we were able to play there.
Thursday is moving day, heading back down to Duluth then up Michigan to the top of the state in Houghton for a 3 night stay.
More to follow from there.
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