July 25 - August 2, 2025
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| On Saturday, July 26 we left Saginaw and headed for Bigfork, MN. On the way we stopped at this overlook to have lunch. |
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| The open pit mine is now flooded. |
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| We went to Bigfork to visit friends Ted and Kathy. Ted and John were in the Army together and Ted gave John the book "The Late Great Planet Earth". After John read it he gave his life to the Lord. We went to church with them on Sunday and really enjoyed the people and the pastor's sermon. We had a great time visiting and reminiscing, and were so glad we got to see them! |
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| We arrived on Monday, July 28 at Camp Itasca near the Headwaters of the Mississippi. We stayed there for 2 nights. It was 50 amp full hookups for $40 per night; a bargain these days! The next morning I saw a post on Facebook from our friends Jim and Vickie. We met them in 2010 at a Montana rally, both our first time at a rally. The post said they were headed for Lake Itasca to Bear Paw Campground for two nights, which was just a couple of miles from where we were camped. We gave them a call and planned to meet up with them. |
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| Mississippi Headwaters visitor center. |
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| The search for the headwater's of the Mississippi. |
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| Lake Itasca |
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| This lake was not what I was expecting for the Mississippi headwaters. I thought there would be a spring coming out of the ground, not a lake. Travel and learn! |
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| Bridge over the Mississippi. |
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| The Mississippi River. |
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| There's a loop drive you can take through the pines. It was really pretty. |
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| This is a lake along the drive. Towards the end of the drive we drove through Bear Paw Campground to see if Jim and Vickie were already there. As we were coming out of the road to the campground I asked John to keep going across the main road to see what was over there. As we drove in we saw Jim and Vickie going to the campground after registering. We got their attention, got out and talked for a few minutes, and decided to meet for dinner at Lobo's Bar & Grill. I had baked walleye, a fish I'd never had before. It was very mild and delicious. We had a great time catching up and sharing where we'd been and our experiences. I had no idea when I got up that morning that we would see them. It was a great surprise! |
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| From Camp Itasca we drove to Camp Holiday Resort & Campground in Deerwood, MN for 2 nights. It was 50 amp full hookups for $68.38 per night. The rate was $58.00 per night, but by the time tax was added and they nickled and dimed us with processing and service fees it was more than it should have been. On the bright side it was a very nice campground and very quiet. |
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| The view from our back window with the lake in the distance. |
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| The lake. It's been quite hazy for the last few days due to the fires in Canada. |
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| On Friday, August 1 we crossed the Wisconsin state line and we're in Totagatic County Park for three nights. It's 50 amp full hookups for $37.67 per night. There's a lake but all the lakefront sites were booked when I made the reservation. |
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| Our site #94. It's a pull-through site and very easy to get into and out of, which makes John happy. The bugs are too bad so we're staying inside. We did go to the hardware store this morning. The screw handle that keeps the refrigerator and freezer doors closed is worn out, so we got a new screw and John fixed the handle, but the part on the refrigerator that it screws into is also getting worn out. I think our next option to keep the freezer drawer from opening is hooks and a bungie cord. Then we made a quick stop at the local grocery store. They were way expensive but there's not much around here. I need to plan our next few stops, and then we'll soon be... Roving on... By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible. Hebrews 11:3 |
