Fairfield Inn By Marriott Duluth

... 8217;s RV directory) was actually a marina where boats were parked. The whole area was concrete (no grass or trees anywhere). We had full service and a picnic table so it was adequate for a two-night stay. As it turned out, the location was excellent – within walking distance of the downtown area. I was impressed with Leif Erickson Park. It was built above the freeway and had a huge rose garden that contained ...

... with family and more family who wanted to join the fun. I think there were five cars heading up north for the camping trip. My son was looking forward to fishing, I wasn't sure what my daughter was looking forward to. Except that now she remembers the time as a good time and she would not mind taking another camping trip.

... lie along the shores of Lake Superior and they are ranked amongst the top 40 busiest ports in the country. Superior, Wisconsin is also home to a fascinating museum chronicling the life of Major Ric************g.

The oldest of 8 children born to Swedish immigrants, Ric********g became a fighter pilot during World War II. During ...

... of freeway repairs going on. We have seen so many of those orange barrels (that is another business opportunity for David - whoever is selling those things to states has to be making a bundle). Anyway, we hit a bad construction zone just north of Minneapolis and it took us about 1 hour to go 10 miles. We just inched along. Through all of that we say 10 miles of Orange barrels and perhaps 3 construction guys mostly just talking to themselves. We cannot figure ...

... people around the fire at the RV park. It stays hot under the hood for a very long time, by the way.

The tricky part about engine cooking is that it’s different on different makes of car. The manifold is the best and hottest spot but my manifold is tucked away and I can’t get to it. Also, my trusty cookbook: Manifold Destiny by Chris Maynard and Bill Scheller (written 20 years ago and updated ...

... that we were free to enter, reaffirming that the information I gathered prior to leaving was a really good thing to do. I don’t think it helps living in New Zealand, travelling on a Canadian passport and driving a US registered vehicle, it doesn’t fit their normal profile.

We drove to a National park, where we enjoyed learning about the early French voyageurs and the fir trade.  There in little doubt in my mind that the Americans put a lot of effort into their national ...

... much all day. We got through Duluth much better this time.
We both have GPS's so that helped. We have missed seeing all the wild animals along the road. It is nice to see green grass and trees. It looks alot like MI here.
We are staying in a campground in Superior Wisconsin.
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... 8221;.  I did however, take a photo of dungarees-clad Loren filling up the tank of his antique Ford tractor at the gas station in Polk County, MN. Loren was slightly bemused at my explanation that I was driving across America and getting a photo of someone from each state (not actually true) and was telling the story about the mad englishwoman to the other customers when I left.  Minnesota transitioned from wheat to lakes and logging.  I could smell cut pine ...

... day in the backseat until we got to Saginaw, Minnesota, and the Saginaw Campground. It is right off the highway, but Val says that highway sounds are not near as bad as a train whistle in your ear or 747's zooming feet above the trailer to land at the runway next door. We got a pull through site so we don't have to unhook the trailer from ...

... to an outsider at least, nay, to an outsider like me). I guess being a 22 year old, my version of what "cool" would be was slightly different than what my 52 year old father was talking about. But that's not to say that Duluth is a boring town. In fact, I think it was better than what I had imagined. The town's full of awesome yet contrasting architecture, a sort of old meets new. Newer, geometric buildings sit next to charming, older buildings. The ...