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…. but figured I’d check in here. After a few days at the Winnebago factory in Forest City, Iowa, we headed north. But not before going on a tour of the plant. I’ll have to say, it was very impressive. Forest City is a small town, typical of small town USA, and a huge employment opportunity for the whole town. EVERYONE either works for Winnebago, has worked for Winnebago or has family members who work or have worked there. The people in town are extremely friendly and the whole stay was pleasurable.
Yesterday we spent the night on a small lake which was fed by a stream meandering through the camping area. I just now realized, I forgot to take ANY pics! [emoji849]
This morning we again headed farther north and stopped for the night at a nice, very clean and quiet campground on the Mississippi River. My notes are in the camper, so right now, I can’t even tell you where we are, only that we’re someplace on the river in Minnesota! Again, nice, quiet, clean little campground. We weren’t fortunate enough to snag a waterfront site, but are only 3-4 spots off the water. About a 1-min. walk, if that.
This huge piece of property has been owned by the same guy since 1946 and he carved this little campground out of the heavily wooded property with his own hands. It’s very isolated and so quiet you could hear a pin drop. He built a very large deck out over the water and that’s where I am right now. I’ve been sitting here over an hour and so far, have not seen one boat on the water. Just a little slice of heaven.
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Well, my bro just showed up with a couple of brewskis, so we’re gonna enjoy a couple of cold ones and enjoy the breeze before dragging out the grill to burn a few steaks. I could get used to this! Life is good.
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Bwana, we’re at a little mom & pop park called Camp Itaska. It’s right down the road from Itaska State Park. TBH, as soon as we pulled in, I parked my rig and we went to the park in my brother’s rig. We noticed they also have camping in the park itself and both of us wished we’d known that and checked it out also. We never went to check out the park campground as we went to the welcome center/museum there, then went to a little restaurant (Knob and Kettle) in Laport for a walleye dinner. We just got back to camp and it’s dark now. We plan to ride the bike trails in the park tomorrow, as well as do the walk across the Mississippi.
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Well, we’ve moved on and arrived in Brainerd, MN yesterday. We had a big dinner bash last night and I got up at the crack of dawn this morning to take a walk. Out of the four of us, I’m the ONLY morning person, so I already have a half day head start by time these slugs drag themselves out of bed. This is a BEAUTIFUL park (Lum Park). We are two of only four campers in this park and they’re all the way on the opposite side. Great spacing and in fact, we chose the two sites that were closest together. No sardine can parking here!
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We’re supporting the Germans!
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My morning walk catching the sunrise.
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I was all over that area when I was a kid. My parents would spend at least a couple weeks every summer at a fishing resort near Bemidji on Little Turtle Lake. All of the places you’ve been mentioning are familiar and bring back some memories.
How many Paul Bunyan statues have you seen?
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That would be just getting comfortable to me. These clowns I’m with are bundled up like we’re in the Arctic! I have NOTHING but shorts and t-shirts. I think I might have a pair of Levi’s buried somewhere in the coach. I don’t own a long-sleeved shirt or jacket. I’m very comfortable down to about 20-degrees with a wind under 30-mph. ;)
Here’s a pic taken just this morning in Winona, Minnesota. Lynn looks like she’s in a blizzard. I’m nice and toasty. Just yesterday she started insisting I start wearing shoes, instead of my usual flip-flops. :)
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