Blogs from Grand Rapids, Minnesota, United States, North America

blog 08-18-17 Judy Garland Museum It cleared for real in the morning and the temp was delightfully cool. We were in no hurry this morning to get started so we took it easy, enjoyed a leisuely walk with the dogs, enjoyed breakfast then headed for town. It was Judy Garland day. Ginnie has been waiting for this day for a long time and her trip has officially begun. We looked at all the exibits, read all the information, watched the movie on the ruby slippers and toured the house. It seems the ruby slippers were stolen from the museum several years ago and there has been no hint of them since. There are a million theries but the crime has not yet been solved. Ginnie really liked the experience, so glad to have finally seen it. ... read more

Bonjour à tous, Après les pluies de la nuit, ce matin le ciel est d'un bleu pur, et comme la région ne doit pas manquer d'eau la campagne est d'un vert intense, un plaisir pour les yeux. Ajouter à ça, régulièrement de magnifiques panoramas sur le lac Supérieur et la route devient un plaisir. Surtout après avoir quitté un hôtel bien ordinaire. A Ironwood il doit y avoir une vingtaine d'hôtels, motels, mais tous avec un aspect miteux, je pense avoir trouvé, le moins pire. Ma direction première est la ville de Duluth, arrivé à Ashland, il des indications pour une route scénique, qui fait le tour de la presqu'île de Chequamegon, avec au bout les "Apostle Islands", le détour de 100km environ, me semble valoir le coup. La bonne idée, la route longe le lac, ... read more

(Bluewater Covenant Bible Camp) I stand corrected on the men’s projects~~I said they were enclosing rooms in one cabin, and making the rooms larger in the other, but it was quickly explained to me that they opened the rooms in both cabins. The cabins are mainly used for staff, and they wanted a larger area to hold meetings and Bible studies. Ok, now it’s correct! If you are squeamish about mice, you may want to skip this next paragraph. We have been fighting mice since June, and I’m just plain sick of it. They’re not my favorite thing in the world, but I don’t go screaming-crazy when I see one, however, after four months of catching them and keeping every edible thing (which Bob would describe as “Why don’t we have any food in this house?”) ... read more

(Blue Water Covenant Bible Camp) Well, from June to September; from Hawaii to Minnesota~~quite a jump no matter how you look at it! This was an exceptional summer for us, full of family and friends, and a month longer than usual, because we didn’t take a project last May. So when the end of August appeared, we were very ready to get back to real life. But first we spent a week in the Black Hills with our daughter Megan and her family~~nothing like seeing something so grand through the eyes of kids! From the helicopter to the bottom of the cave, it was all thrilling! (plus a tour through a Black Hills gold jewelry manufacturing facility for us girls, of course!) And then we were off to Grand Rapids, in northern Minnesota. On our way ... read more