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Last month, Hubby and I took a road trip up to Walker, Minnesota with the intention of going fishing.
The city of Walker sits on Leech Lake, a massive lake in northern Minnesota. The fishing here was supposed to be amazing. Our goal was to catch walleye.
Hubby likes to fish and as a Minnesota girl, [...]
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Even though I was born and raised in Minnesota, I’d never ever seen the state flower, a lady slipper, in person.
I’d only seen pictures or sketches of it in text books or on postcards.
Well, after my road trip to northern Minnesota, to the Walker-Leech Lake area, I can now say I’ve seen not [...]
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During our time in northern Minnesota around the Leech Lake area, we’ve spied four bald eagles:
Two sitting in tree tops.
One flying over the lake. We watched it swoop down and carry off a fish without even getting its feathers wet.
And this one, which was chillin’ on the side of a road dining [...]
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Self portraits don’t always line up exactly as they should. This one is no exception.
I didn’t erase it, though, as I find it quite funny. And yes, the Paul Bunyan statue looming above us really is that big.
And that scary. Boy is he ugly!
Paul Bunyan, if you’re not familiar with the character, [...]
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The scenery in Minnesota’s Itasca State Park is amazing.
Even though it’s June, the air temp was chilly up here in northern Minnesota. That didn’t keep the crowds (including us) from coming to visit this famous state park, though.
There are 150 lakes inside its borders, not to mention the headwaters of the Mississippi River. [...]
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We road tripped it up to Walker, Minnesota, about a three-and-a-half hour drive from the Twin Cities.
We settled into our room in the main lodge at Haiwatha Beach Resort.
Our second story room looks directly over Steamboat Bay on Leech Lake and after dinner, Hubby and I were completely happy to relax with some [...]
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