Blogs from Minnesota, United States, North America - page 7

Dear Hillary, I've been sitting in front of my computer monitor for a full five minutes, attempting to piece together what I want to write to you. I was so confident when I stood in line to vote on Election Day that we would be waking up the next morning having elected our first woman president. Although my viewpoint was shared by the majority of Americans, the arcane Electoral College system has put into the White House an individual who is wholly unqualified to be there. I've been compulsively checking my cell phone all day with some irrational hope that a media outlet will report that there was a mistake, that we did not actually elect a demagogue who seems to espouse racist, bigoted, misogynistic, hateful viewpoints as part of his daily work. Or maybe that ... read more

Geo: 44.3465, -95.9219Our last camping trip of the season during MEA week was at Camden State Park. Just about 3 hrs from home. We arrived around late afternoon. Our campsite was in the upper campground on site 58e. We called ahead and found that the upper campground had service and not the lower. Our site was just near the prairie trail and the Hwy (23). So you could hear the traffic from the highway. A little disappointment. The other disappointment was the fall colors. Most of the leaves had already fallen during our stay. Although it was fun to walk through the pile of leaves and hear the crackling of the leaves, the photo opportunities were lacking. Wednesday we drove around the park after setting up camp. The campground had a natural spring swimming area that ... read more

WELCOME! Valkommen! Bienvenue! Wilkommen! Bienvenido! Karibu! ETI headquarters are in Chaska Minnesota, host of the 2016 Ryder Cup. ETI welcomes all and wishes the 240,000 visitors and 1/2 billion viewers from all over the world all the best as we enjoy golf together and are reminded how important we are to each other globally. WELCOME!... read more

Geo: 46.7945, -92.0937Long day. We left our Houghton hotel at 9:00 AM and 68 degrees and drove down to the city center to look around a bit more before heading north to see the rest of the Keweenaw Peninsula. After some starts and stops, trying to forge a plan, we drove across the bridge and headed north. The drive was a very pleasant one through small towns, harbors and villages and up narrow roads tight with trees that formed a canopy over the road, creating a tunnel for cars to pass through. I kept my eyes peeled into the woods looking for animals, but did not see any. I remember encountering a bear once or twice in our travels and was hoping to see one today, but it didn't happen.The road went through Keweenaw County, through ... read more

Day 4 - June 30, 2016 Boy it feels great to wake up and be able to shower without using quarters! This has been our favorite campsite so far. And even though I still woke up early we don't have to hit the road right away because Bloomington, MN is only about 4 hours away. Mary is most excited! But we're all reading up about the mall and looking forward to it. We're not huge shoppers but we love touristy attractions and rides, etc. So Mall of America will be a fun experience! Kai said it sits on over 96 acres of land! Disneyland in California sits on 80+ acres. I was in Bloomington back in 1995 when I lived in Minnesota for two months of youth director training so Geoff and I have been there ... read more