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!
When we left the Soudan Mine tour we headed for the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary which is about 30-40 miles from Orr, MN ad two hours north of Duluth, MN. They are open every Tuesday from 5 pm to 8 pm. Thousands of visitors come thee every year to see the black bears that inhabit the area… Continue reading 08.09.13 Bears, bears everywhere! Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary
Yesterday Roy and I set out on an adventure to see the Soudan Iron Ore Mine which is about 90 minutes from Kabetogama and the Bear Sanctuary which is only 30-40 minutes from here. I was a little apprehensive about getting in a tiny cage elevator with twelve other people and going 1/2 mile below the… Continue reading 08.09.13 Soudan Iron Ore Mine visit!
Roy and I went to Minneapolis this week. It’s a 5 hour drive south from Kabetogama. One of the things I noticed quickly as we got close to Minneapolis was that the road side grass and weeds in the city along the highway didn’t seem to have been cut all summer. I thought, Goodness even… Continue reading 08.04.13 Minneapolis here come the Chauvins!
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!
RV life brings with it some issues that have to be researched by each RVer based on their lifestyle and their desires and needs. When you live in a sticks and bricks house you buy a TV and get the local cable guy to hook you up and it works, end of story. If you live… Continue reading 07.28.13 Satellite dish upgrade, frost possible tonight, new neighbors and blueberries!
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!
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
I’ve mentioned the flies and mosquitos in previous posts but today I saw something that needed to be captured in a picture so ya’ll could see how bad it can get up here. This is the wall on the front of one of our cabins and those lovely little critters are MAY FLIES. A lot of those… Continue reading 07.18.13 May Flies, more riding toys, herbs from the garden and my poor, poor phone!
The Northern Lights Resort owners, Pat and Tom, decided to throw a Thanksgiving in July dinner for this week's guests and Monday was the event! All the guests were notified through email before their arrival about it and asked to bring a side dish. Most all of them know each other already from living close to each other… Continue reading 07.15.13 Thanksgiving in July!
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