Category Archives: Minnesota

We arrived at the Spam Museum in Austin, Minnesota moments after it opened. As we walked inside, we were greeted by a very enthusiastic woman who told us about everything we were about to see. She then escorted us through … Continue reading →

This statue stands a quarter mile off I-90 in Blue Earth, Minnesota. There’s really not much else to say, so I’ll just post my photos. We didn’t stay long.

Taken at a roadside rest area on Interstate 90 east of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

As we passed through Duluth, we parked and hung out around the harbor for an hour or so watching tankers heading out into Lake Superior. Each time a ship went by, the aerial lift bridge went up. It was a … Continue reading →

We spent most of Independence Day in another country — Canada. We stopped at Grand Portage National Monument, just south of the border, on the way north. The stockade is built on the site of an old fur-trading post. Traders … Continue reading →