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This past Tuesday, Barbara and I took another cruise, on Lake Superior, to explore the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.  We boarded the cruise boat in Munising Harbor, Michigan for the 33 mile round trip.  We have visited this park before, but we only saw the park from land.  Taking the cruise gave us a veryContinue reading “Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore”

This past Thursday, Barbara and I took a two hour boat cruise on Lake Superior to explore the Apostle Islands. On this day the sky was mostly clear, the air was cool and crisp, which made for a very enjoyable time on the lake. The Apostle Islands are part of the state of Wisconsin andContinue reading “The Apostle Islands”

Yesterday, Barbara and I visited the nearby US Hockey Hall of Fame.  This museum primarily covers college, Olympic and Minnesota hockey.  It does; however, have a good section on the history of hockey in North America.  I learned a lot in this area that I previously didn’t know.  They also have the fourth Zamboni everContinue reading “US Hockey Hall of Fame”

The aircraft on display at the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) were dreamed up, constructed and flown by men and women who never settled for the ordinary.  They had aspirations beyond what is considered ordinary.  At the EAA there is a display dedicated to Frank Borman a Gemini and Apollo astronaut.  The Voyager airplane is alsoContinue reading “Experimental Aircraft Association”

This past Thursday, we arrived at the Fremont RV Park in Fremont Wisconsin.  The next morning, the weather was nice so I took a hike around the park.  This a nice park right on a lake with lots of trees and other vegetation.  But one of things I really enjoy about this part of theContinue reading “Fremont RV Park”

Today, Barbara and I got out and did some sightseeing.  We took a drive to nearby Falls Park in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  This is a beautiful park with the main attraction being the waterfalls.  In the park the water of the Big Sioux River cascades over the Sioux Quartzite below.  This rock isContinue reading “Falls Park”

As most of you know, we lost our little Toby to cancer on May 9th.  Even though we only had him for 18 months and 8 days he left a big puppy print on our hearts. But in the end he went out on his own terms.  We knew that he couldn’t be saved andContinue reading “Toby”

Most of Voyageurs National Park (NP) is under water so the best way to see this park is by boat.  So this past Wednesday, Barbara and I took a boat cruise on Rainy Lake in Voyageurs NP.  The day started out clear and warm, but halfway through the cruise the clouds began rolling in andContinue reading “Voyageurs National Park”

Our cousins Susie and Raul have a beautiful home near the shore of Lake Conroe, Texas.  Their back deck looks over a nice golf course which is home to song birds, squirrels, lizards, blue herons and some bald eagles, to name a few.  Yesterday, while spending time with family on the deck, I took someContinue reading “Lake Conroe, Texas”

On Friday, Barbara, Toby and I along with our tour guides (cousins), Susie and Raul visited Huntsville State Park in Texas.  This is a beautiful park with lots of wildlife, wild flowers and hiking trails.  Toby really enjoyed it because there were plenty of squirrels to chase. Actually, he only went after one squirrel, butContinue reading “Huntsville State Park”