May 26, 2016. Laundry Day.

May 26, 2016.  Laundry Day.  It has been a beautiful day in Duluth.  The temperature approached 70, the humidity was low and there was no wind.  We did two and one-half weeks of laundry this morning and took a walk around the campground this afternoon. 


The campground is built on a repurposed rock quarry.  The lakes you see are former stone pits.  The stone was dug from the earth and crushed into gravel.  I worked at a rock quarry in the summer of 1967, so it was a little like going back in time.


There are three lakes here, the largest is about 40 acres.  The other two are much smaller.  All three were lovely in the stillness today. 


I told you last night that I would find something blog-worthy today.  I was mistaken.  It has just been a very pleasant day of rest.  So pleasant in fact, that we have extended our stay another day.  We will leave here Saturday for Bemidji, MN.  Bemidji is a few miles from Lake Itasca, from which flow the headwaters of the Mississippi River.  Bemidji is also the location of the statue of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox.  When we leave Bemidji, we will follow The Great River Road down to Hannibal, then turn west for home.  We plan to take a couple of weeks to do that. 


Goodnight