United States
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Red Wing
May 29, 2021A day after an unseasonably late frost at the end of May, we woke up from hibernation like groundhogs to enjoy the sun on a long Memorial Day weekend. Our intention was to head up to Frontenac State Park — a park that we visited many times, but we also wanted to explore Red Wing.… Read more…
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Beaver Bay
Dec 28, 2020 to Jan 1, 2021We closed out 2020 by escaping to the Minnesota’s North Shore. Although we have visited the North Shore numerous times, this was our first time staying in Beaver Bay — a very small city with a population of less than 200. The last time we visited the North Shore in the winter was in 2010.… Read more…
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Fall Colors in Upper Peninsula
Oct 12, 2020 to Oct 16, 2020The Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, or simply known as “UP”, has been in our fall season travel bucket list for a long time, but we never made it there because it is located too far away. This year, we decided to do some social distancing in the UP to catch some fall colors. Due to the… Read more…
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Camping in Wyalusing State Park
Aug 24, 2020 to Aug 27, 2020Facing another round of furloughs, we made a last minute decision to go camping in Wyalusing State Park — one of Wisconsin’s oldest state parks — since we managed to reserve one of the 5 coveted non-reservable campsites (ie: first-come-first-serve basis). This state park caught our attention because one of the campgrounds sits 500 feet… Read more…
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Bayfield
Jul 20, 2020 to Jul 23, 2020This year, we canceled 2 trips that we booked a year ago due to the travel uncertainties in this COVID-19 era. We made a last minute road trip to Bayfield — Wisconsin’s smallest city with a population of just 487 — during my furlough period. The idea was to recharge ourselves from months of hectic… Read more…
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Fall Colors in Minnesota’s North Shore
Oct 10, 2019 to Oct 13, 2019Being Minnesotans, we have a tradition of visiting the Minnesota’s North Shore every few years to catch the fall colors. Prior to this trip, we learned about the potential historic fall snowstorm with frigid temperatures across portions of the north central of the US. We could only hope it wouldn’t derail most of our fall… Read more…
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Sakatah Lake State Park
Sep 7, 2019We continue our adventure to visit a nearby state park that we haven’t been to, and this time, we visited Sakatah Lake State Park in Waterville. It took a little more than an hour drive to get there. The entire day was cloudy and windless, but it was chilly with the temperature hovering around mid… Read more…
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Lake Louise State Park
Sep 2, 2019On Labor Day, we made an impromptu trip to Lake Louise State Park in Le Roy. This was our first time visiting this state park, which is only a 6-minute drive away from the Minnesota-Iowa border. This state park is the site of Minnesota’s oldest, continuous recreation area. Although it began to drizzle when we… Read more…
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Myre-Big Island State Park
Sep 1, 2019Celebrating the long Labor Day weekend, we explored a nearby state park that we haven’t been to yet. We visited Myre-Big Island State Park in Albert Lea, which has a rather big yet shallow lake. After getting several trail recommendations from the park ranger, we chose to do the 4.7-mile Pelican and Esker Trails for… Read more…
