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Last year we stumbled upon this cute little town when we were camping. We ended up loving that campground, and this town, but the campground was booked this summer. Luckily I found another campground very close. This afternoon we walked around town, checked out the museum, had lunch and ate
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Today was our final full day at the campground, and I have to admit we are all ready to go home. Olivia said tonight she can't wait to take a bath and sleep in her bed tomorrow. I can't blame her. We've been going
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Yesterday (Friday) was such a craptastic day that meant I started this morning (Saturday) off with a very large mimosa. Let's rewind... yesterday it was rainy all morning. We made pancakes and spent pretty much all morning and afternoon in the bus. Once it cleared up Emma did
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Another day... another activity (or two) checked off our list. First up, the Itasca Lake boat tour. We learned a lot of interesting information about the state park and the lake. Later in the afternoon our friends rented a pontoon boat, so we tagged along. Braden had to head home
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We've been busy every day since we've been here doing just about everything here at the park. But, pretty sure Chip the red squirrel is going to be the highlight of this trip. Someone at the store found him as a baby so he is used
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Today was another busy day... first up this morning was the fire tower. Several people recommended we do this, and today was the first day all week that it wasn't over 90 degrees outside. I'm really proud of Olivia. She has become a lot more fearless
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We try to visit a Minnesota State Park every summer. This summer we chose Itasca State Park which is popular for the Mississippi River headwaters. We're here all week and have a whole list of things we want to do. First up on our agenda was exploring and
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This was a first... we woke up to a cruise ship anchored right outside our bus. This year Viking Cruises started a Lake Superior cruise that goes from Canada through Duluth to Michigan and ends in Wisconsin. Today we had to head home again, but this time in the bus.
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This year Emma joined her school choir. Last week they did a performance for parents. The last week of school they are performing for the whole school. Today they sang the national anthem at the MN Twins game. We had to be at the stadium really early. We've
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We woke up Saturday morning to so much fog we couldn't even see the top of the bridge. Luckily it only rained early in the morning, so we were able to get some shopping done in the cute little shops in Canal Park. After shopping we toured the
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Our annual trip to Duluth for Memorial Day weekend was looking a little iffy - our bus was a mess, none of the outdoor things had been loaded after our trip to Georgia, we have to go back home for a day (more on that later!), one of the barn
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It was a very long day of driving, but Braden and Emma made it home on Easter Sunday. First thing Monday morning the fun began. I had to take every single thing out of the bus and bleach every single drawer and cabinet. I knew it was bad, but mice