Minnesota may be the “Land of 10,000 Lakes,” but the northern half of the state has such a concentration of those glacier-formed beauties, that it gets its own moniker: The Lake Country! Here, we pegged our #48th National Park: Voyageurs. Only three to go (all in South...
The North Shore Scenic Byway runs 154 miles along the edge of Lake Superior. Lake Superior really IS superior to all other lakes, being the largest freshwater lake by surface in the whole wide world, and holding more water than the other Great Lakes combined. More facts, because I just...
We made it to Minnesota, where we will spend almost a month. We last visited in 2019, and loved it. Once again, the temps are fab, and so far anyway, the mosquitoes are practically non-existent. This is extraordinary since the mosquito is practically Minnesota’s state bird...
Trying (and failing) to escape the cold and rain, we next visited Minnesota and its many lakes, rivers, and waterfalls. License plates proclaim Minnesota “Land of 10,000 Lakes,” but that’s only because the more-accurate “Land of 11,842 Lakes”...