Cold Minnesota

Rainy-Stormy Travel Day

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August 18th 2007
We left Paul and Corinne's in the morning after a great visit. We headed north into Wisconsin and then into Minnesota. Dave crossed the Mississippi for the first time ever. It was pretty wide in La Crosse, WI and we saw huge barges on the river. We hit rain before we got to WI and it got real heavy as the day progressed. When we stopped for fuel in MN lightning struck just outside the vehicle ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more