The Mississippi River ends where it pours all its water out the mouth into the Gulf of Mexico in Louisiana. We’ve been there and now we can say we’ve also been to where the Mississippi River begins in Minnesota. We drove around 3 hours to Itasca State Park and enjoyed the beautiful scenery within the… Continue reading 09.04.13 Itasca State Park where the Mississippi River begins – 24 days left till departure!
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08.31.13 Beginning of the resort close down – 26 days left till departure!
Our new, less cabins occupied and semi close down the resort schedule is out and------- For the first time that I can remember I will be working on Sunday afternoon and I worked on Labor Day. We still get Sunday mornings off so we can attend church and we will have Tuesdays and Wednesdays off. The… Continue reading 08.31.13 Beginning of the resort close down – 26 days left till departure!
08.19.13 Milestone, Roy’s staining and Kid’s Quest!
Today's post is the 100th post I've made in this crazy documentation of the journey that Roy and I have taken into the RV life. I hope we've provided helpful information to those at the RV Dreamer stage and maybe even a new view of things for old timer RVers! We've had visitors from all over… Continue reading 08.19.13 Milestone, Roy’s staining and Kid’s Quest!
08.16.13 A fishing we will go, current reading material and our post October 1st plans!
Roy and I decided to take advantage of one of the benefits of working at Northern Lights Resort. That being able to use of one the resort's boats for free! We chose the 60 hp Crestliner. All of our previous fishing experience has been in the Gulf of Mexico or Lake Ponchatrain or our own… Continue reading 08.16.13 A fishing we will go, current reading material and our post October 1st plans!
08.10.13 Ladies in Pink, the Saints come marching in to Minnesota, Skyping with Madisyn and a dug flower garden!
Three of us came to the Saturday evening Meet and Greet wearing our pink Northern Lights Resort t-shirts so I asked one of the guys to take our picture and here we are. Worn out and frazzled but we've got that smile on our faces! The Saints played Friday evening and surprise, surprise we… Continue reading 08.10.13 Ladies in Pink, the Saints come marching in to Minnesota, Skyping with Madisyn and a dug flower garden!
08.06.13 Ice fishing 2 bedroom houses, Glenn and Hazel, Happy Birthday Donna!
I met a lady today at the resort who lives in northern Minnesota. She told me about what all they do up here during the winter and the snow is so deep and the lakes have three feet or more of ice on them. I've seen in movies pictures of these little tiny shacks that are… Continue reading 08.06.13 Ice fishing 2 bedroom houses, Glenn and Hazel, Happy Birthday Donna!
08.03.13 Blueberries, chipmunks and hummingbirds!
Blueberries, blueberries and more blueberries! We’ve heard about the delicious wild blueberries up here since we first arrived and they have finally ripened and are ready for pickin! Roy and I went out twice this week to pick some. They are much tinier than regular blueberries but they taste just as great. We’ve picked a… Continue reading 08.03.13 Blueberries, chipmunks and hummingbirds!
07.30.13 The Gideon Bibles are here!!!
When we were getting the cabins ready to open for the season I noticed that a couple had Gideon Bibles in the bedroom drawers. I found that most did not have any. Our family has always helped support the work of the Gideons through contributions at church when they would come to speak to us or… Continue reading 07.30.13 The Gideon Bibles are here!!!
07.26.13 Brrrrrrrrrrrr, Bingo and VBS!
It is Friday, July 26th and the temperature here in Kabetogama, Minnesota at Noon is 54 degrees and windy. When my laptop starts up it still shows me the current temperature in Hammond, Louisiana which was 90 degrees about an hour ago. While it's way too cold up here right now, I am glad we're… Continue reading 07.26.13 Brrrrrrrrrrrr, Bingo and VBS!
07.24.13 Kabetogama United Methodist Church Vacation Bible School – Wednesday
Three days this week Kabetogama United Methodist Church held its Vacation Bible School. Two of those days I was blessed to be able to help with the crafts part of their Hay Day - Growing in Friendship with Jesus VBS. They transformed their fellowship hall into a farm themed event with spaces for our crafts, for snacks and for moosic (music)… Continue reading 07.24.13 Kabetogama United Methodist Church Vacation Bible School – Wednesday