“Explore Minnesota” Welcome to state 41 – Minnesota. And plenty more of that Great River along the way ! A little about Minnesota – It became the 32nd state of the Union on 11 May 1858. The Hormel Company of Austin marketed the first canned ham in 1926 and Hormel […]
“America’s Dairyland” Wisconsin, state number 40 on our list ! And into the heart of the state we go …. A bit of a lazy start as we had to be packed and ready for our 11am flight to Houghton. Sunrise is after 7am and it started quite cloudy this […]
Getting away from it all in a very unique location ! The last two days we have been at Isle Royale National Park with a complete “digital blackout” – so we have a bit to fill in ! We left Munising and the Pictured Rocks Lakeshore and headed west further […]
Onward and upward in Michigan and another of the Great Lakes … We packed our bags and sent them off on horse and cart to the dock and after a casual breakfast in Main St walked down to catch our 9.30am ferry back to St Ignace and our car. When […]
The weather forecast had been for a cooler day today – only about 20C – so we needed a jacket to walk down to the town to find some breakfast. We decided on bagels and cream cheese as a light start. By the time we started back after breakfast there […]
