Theodore Roosevelt has made an indelible mark on our country as a whole, but especially on the state of North Dakota. There are over 15 sites and statues in the state commemorating the 26th President of the United States, including a national park. Businesses have captured the legacy of the wealthy New Yorker turned North … Continue reading Teddy Rides Again
When we told our friends that we were headed toward the Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota, they said that we should not miss the Enchanted Highway. This remote part of North Dakota is just east of the town of Dickinson and west of Bismarck. The Enchanted Highway is a 32-mile route south of … Continue reading The Enchanted Highway
The temperatures in the Mid-West are unusually high for this time of year the local residents say and we have to agree. We did not expect to have such warm days this far north in June. It was forecast to be so oppressively hot west of us that we decided to stay longer in Duluth … Continue reading The Zenith City – Duluth, Minnesota
The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is an archipelago of 22 islands off the Bayfield Peninsula in Wisconsin. David and I have wanted to check out these islands for quite some time. Seeing the Apostle Islands was another “bucket list” item. Since we were only 1.5 hours from Bayfield, we made a day trip there. The … Continue reading Not the 12 Apostles – Bayfield, Wisconsin
Superior, Wisconsin, across the bay from Duluth, Minnesota, was where we were staying. In conversation with some very friendly local residents, they recommended that we check out a couple of state parks south of town. One afternoon, we set out for these two parks. Amnicon Falls State Park The first state park that we came … Continue reading Superior Places near Superior, Wisconsin
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