A Drive in Minnesota - Interesting!!!

Hello Fellow Wandering Travelers!!!

Today, I left the Duluth, Minnesota area and drove just a little while into about the middle of Minnesota to a place called Bemidji, Minnesota!!! Here I stopped at the KOA and set up camp!! The weather is still nice – it had bright sunshine, some clouds, was cool, and no wind!!! This made for a very comfortable drive!!!!

Anyway, I drove from the KAO, which was about 12 miles from Duluth and US-2, toward Duluth when I saw an information center that said it had a view!!! I went in and yes, it had a great view. It looked over the entire Duluth area and you could see the St. Louis River and other rivers, plus Superior Lake. This was nice because as I left the information center, I also left the Great Lakes!!! Here are the photos I took and our last look at the Great Lakes!!!

 

There was also a stainless steel sculpture called “The Gate” which is supposed to be a metaphor on the lines of Lake Superior as they intersect with the lines of Duluth! Okay, I don’t see it, but its shinny and looks like a wing and gives a great foreground to a photo of Lake Superior and Duluth!! See what you can see ---

 

From here I got on US-2 and just started driving west!!! I did see some interesting things as I drove!!! Like a town called Floodwood that boasts to being the Catfish Capital --- as these photos attest!!!

 

Then I saw some really cool cloud formations over the road and took some photos!! As I have said before, my eyes see things that my camera doesn’t necessarily see, so if you don’t see it, it’s my camera’s fault!!!

 

Then I hit a town that I seem to have seen the name before --- Grand Rapids!!!! Oh, yes, there was a Grand Rapids in Michigan and here was another one in Minnesota!!! Again, I didn’t see the rapids, but I did cross the Mississippi River --- of course it is near the head waters of the Mississippi River, so it wasn’t very big!!! In fact, I think that at this point the Spokane or Green rivers are bigger!!! Sorry, I didn’t get any photos because I was too busy driving and didn’t think to stop, but it is kind of cool crossing the great Mississippi River!!!

Well, in no time I was at my KOA Campground and getting busy with a few chores. You see, I was out of clean clothes and my sink was full of dishes and my floor was pretty dirty!!! After doing the cleaning and eating dinner, I went to work on this BLOG Post.

Well, that was my day!!! Very busy, mostly driving, but some interesting and fun site seeing!! I even learned a few things, I think!!!

So, with that, I will go for now, but I will see you all again tomorrow.

Again, to quote that great comedian, Red Skelton, "Good Night and May God Bless!"

Happy Trails ---- Jon