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niagra cave
There are two things I really love checking out... (1) caves, and (2) waterfalls. When I was looking for things to do while we were camping I randomly found a cave with a waterfall 30 minutes from the campground. I'm also a sucker for gem mining. After the
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lanesboro
Last year we stumbled upon this cute little town when we were camping. We ended up loving that campground, and this town, but the campground was booked this summer. Luckily I found another campground very close. This afternoon we walked around town, checked out the museum, had lunch and ate
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throwback thursday (july 7, 2021)
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safety in the park
Every summer our city does Safety in the Park. It is always a good time seeing all the safety vehicles. Every year I try to talk Braden into one of these for the barn. 🤣
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throwback thursday (june 30, 2021)
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clean bill of health
This morning we had a follow up with an orthopedist about Emma's wrist. He pushed around on it a bunch. Shook her wrist all around. Made her do a couple push ups. His conclusion... she's fine. Probably just bruised her wrist when she fell. He said
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strawberry picking
It isn't officially summer in Minnesota until you go strawberry picking. I think they actually spend more time feeding the animals than they do picking strawberries. Of course we can't leave until we enjoy the strawberry milkshakes and strawberry donuts.
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last day
Today was our final full day at the campground, and I have to admit we are all ready to go home. Olivia said tonight she can't wait to take a bath and sleep in her bed tomorrow. I can't blame her. We've been going
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what a doozy
Yesterday (Friday) was such a craptastic day that meant I started this morning (Saturday) off with a very large mimosa. Let's rewind... yesterday it was rainy all morning. We made pancakes and spent pretty much all morning and afternoon in the bus. Once it cleared up Emma did
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boat tour and pontoon
Another day... another activity (or two) checked off our list. First up, the Itasca Lake boat tour. We learned a lot of interesting information about the state park and the lake. Later in the afternoon our friends rented a pontoon boat, so we tagged along. Braden had to head home
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butterflies, fish and a squirrel
We've been busy every day since we've been here doing just about everything here at the park. But, pretty sure Chip the red squirrel is going to be the highlight of this trip. Someone at the store found him as a baby so he is used