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Day 48: August 3rd, 2013: Black Hills, SD to Mill Bluffs, WI

August 4, 2013 / April / 0 Comments

A river run-eth through it! There was quite a storm last night from 2 to about 4. When we put up the tent it was quite windy, so the fly and the tarp under the tent weren’t quite where they needed to be when the deluge began. Brooke woke up with quite a puddle under …

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Boundary Waters 2011

August 15, 2011 / Scott / 0 Comments

Pre-trip For years I’ve been saying that I want to take a trip up to the Boundary Waters. I was fortunate enough to attend a presentation by the Friends of the Boundary Waters Executive Director, Paul Danicic, last night. If you get a chance, check out this video Precious Waters, which speaks volumes to the …

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Day 77: Wednesday, August 18th – Jamestown, North Dakota to Home

August 19, 2010 / April / 0 Comments

I woke up shortly before seven Central time to what I thought were a lot of planes flying over. After I thought about the multitude of planes in my semi-conscious state I realized that there must be something else making noise since towns in the middle of nowhere don’t usually have a plane rumbling through …

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Day 9: Shelvin, Minnesota

June 12, 2010 / Scott / 0 Comments

Okay, so the town is really Shevlin, not Shelvin, but we got a good chuckle out of this. Scott thought it said Shelvin and said his dad should move there. Don is a super duper shelver. He is so much of a shelf maker that the new owner of his old home, which happens to …

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Day 9 – June 11th – Mississippi Headwaters – Itasca

June 12, 2010 / Scott / 2 Comments

We made it! We traveled for eight days following the Mississippi River. We started at 117,892 and we hit the headwaters at 119,000. It has been a beautiful (slightly rainy) trip. Dadda and Brooke at the Visitor’s Center playing with the puppets. The Visitor’s Center was very hands-on and we liked it so much …

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Tag: Minnesota

Day 48: August 3rd, 2013: Black Hills, SD to Mill Bluffs, WI

Boundary Waters 2011

Day 77: Wednesday, August 18th – Jamestown, North Dakota to Home

Day 9: Shelvin, Minnesota

Day 9 – June 11th – Mississippi Headwaters – Itasca

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