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T7D3
Day three started with a little hotel breakfast. We checked out of the hotel and headed south. For lunch we stopped at Crafty Canary Brewery in Walsenburg, CO. It was a cool little place and we took some stools at the bar. They only had a couple of their own beers on tap. I got…
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T7D2
Our second day started at Kinkaider. We had some complimentary muffins and tea and hot chocolate. We cleaned up and packed up and headed out. It was a few hours to Parts and Labor Brewing in Sterling, CO. Karla had the pesto chicken that was pretty good and I had the hot mess burger that…
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T7D1
We were up early in St. Cloud and packed up and loaded up the truck. We said goodbye to Mom and hit the road. Because my friend had been pestering me for years, we went 20 minutes out of our way to stop at the Giant Corn Gazibo in Olivia. It was cold and smelly…
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Trip 7
Tomorrow we start our seventh winter away from Minnesota. We are going to take a few days to travel and will stay in Arizona and New Mexico. Here is our itinerary: Wednesday, October 30 – St. Cloud to Roundhouse Brew Pub in Sioux Falls for lunch. Sioux Falls to Kinkaider Brewing in Broken Bow, NE.…
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September & October 2024
Just catching up a little before we start our next trip. We had some really nice weather in Minnesota in September and October. In the middle of September, I went to Mic’s cabin on Duck Lake and helped take his pontoon out. That afternoon, Mic, Randy, Al, Mike, Scott and myself went on a 10…
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Kathy at Widow Lake
Over Labor Day weekend, Karla’s sister Kathy came for a visit. We had a good weekend with several pontoon rides and some time with my family. We also explored Arts Off 84 and lunch in Pine River at the Damsite Supper Club. On Monday, Karla and Kathy got together with their friend Julie and had…
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Ben at Widow Lake
August 25 to 28 our friend Ben came to visit us. On Monday everyone took it easy in the morning and we grilled some brats for lunch. It was a beautiful day and that afternoon we went out fishing. It may have even been a little too hot for fishing, but we had fun and…
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Trolls
Saturday, August 24 went to Detroit Lakes to see the trolls. I am leaving out some of the details so I will not spoil the location of the Golden Rabbit. You will have to figure it out for yourself. We picked up our friends Paula and Ro near Akeley, and on the way listened to…
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Mostly August
August started out with another big family meal in the pole building. Thursday night was Italian night. There were a couple sauces, pasta and a lot of salads. Karla made a spaghetti squash hot dish that was great. After the meal, there was another dish washing party at our place. I was working the morning…
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July 2024
For the 4th of July we smoked a lot of ribs and had a big meal with the family. We continued to work on our projects. This included transforming the sauna at cabin four into another sleeping space. I think it turned out really nice. The second weekend in July, we went to Chicago for…
