Super 8 Motel - Hayward

... the coldest times of the year for the little town that sat on Lake Erie. With windchill that week the temperature reached a low of -70 deg Farenheit. It was hell. We didnt leave the warmth of her parents house too much, but one night we decided to go visit some boys she went to highschool with at their 'homemade' cabin in the woods. We bundled up and made the drive and treck through ...

... state is an almost unused four-lane divided road. We also started seeing trees in the small river valleys.

In Minnesota, fall colours are starting to appear. Also, they are building a pipeline (Canadian natural gas?) across the state which made it almost impossible finding an inexpensive motel room. Picked up a gallon refill of beer (Oatmeal stout) in Duluth to be used at the Minnesota-Greenbay football game -- the ...

... charter groups. In the US, the land began to open up to more farm land.

DULUTH, MINNESOTA:

Located on the western tip of Lake Superior, this is the largest inland port in the world. Nearly every train system in North America has a rail line terminating at massive grain terminals, iron ore storage/transfer or freight handling facilities. On the other hand, residences along the shoreline are majestic ...

... I highly recommend this stop to anyone in this region. It's kind of romantic...definitely a nice honeymoon spot.

The drive here was just like I remember..the first half was the route Mom and I always took to my Grandma DeLeo's house in Pengilly, MN. The girls and I stopped there today to visit Aunt Sandy, who now owns it and lives there with her five cats and her dog. We had a nice quick visit and off we went ...

What was meant to be a warm camping trip where we could swim and enjoy the sun turned into a cold time, with gale storms to add to the mix. It was still a good time nonetheless.

We went beyond Duluth to a place called Boundary Waters. A place my wife wants her family to see, reminiscing of her summer in Minnesota. We took ...

Hey everybody,

As you well know I'm leaving for Europe for 6 weeks starting this Sunday. Instead of writing lots of separate emails I thought I would chronicle my travels in this travel blog. Feel free to check back in to see where in the world I am and to feel so incredibly jealous of me. :D

<3
Alyssa

... of travel and a vague idea of what there was to see along the way.

It was a fabulous, relaxed day with some stunning scenery and a couple of great hikes along the way. I've included some pictures so that you can enjoy our day along with us. As always, we are amazed by the diversity of this countries scenery and can't wait to see what awaits us along the next turn in the road!

Ken here. Ann forgot to mention one ...

... ANY better(or worse for my dairy intolerance!) they have started deep frying the stuff!) and went home dragging our stomachs on the floor.
Convinced I was leaving at 11am the next day, I just thought I would double check(I had missed my last bus so a bit paranoid) and it turns out my bus was at 8am! That meant up and out at 6! Once again, completely thrown I panic- packed (my bag does NOT respond well to this and is like a small tantruming child ...

While watching TV in duluth, Jo saw that there was the world lumberjack championships in Hayward Wisconsin, so on the spur of the moment we headed east. we brought tickets ,and before we knew it we were sitting in the stands watching the New Zealand flag being raised and singing the national anthem.   It turns out that the current world champion lumberjack is a kiwi.   Actually NZ was well represented ...

... was at Bob's memorial service eight years ago). She's now sold the house on Grindstone Lake and is living in a very nice double-home just outside of Hayward. Once again, pictures will have to follow, as we're on the road and signals come and go, which makes it almost impossible to do any uploading.