"Go west young man", someone said and Bob and I thought he was talking to us. The girls wanted to come along as well, so, Sue, Bonnie, Bob and I headed west.
Now if you think travelling west along the southern part of the "Lake Superior Circle Tour" equates to our forefathers heading west, well we all agree. Your fearless adventurers were up to it.
The Southern section of the Lake Superior Circle Tour encompasses Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
These pictures are on the shores of Lake Superior in the state of Michigan.
Not sure who the girls in the pictures are, but Bob and I thought we would take them along for the rest of the tour.
A picture of the boats on the Lake Superior shore in Wisconsin.
This plaque talks about a Sioux uprising in 1862 that appeared to come to an end when the Wisconsin brigade was needed during the civil war. That seemed to end the Wisconsin stockade.
We now come to the highlite of the trip up to this point. I almost missed the joint, but Sue spotted it, and we all agreed it was time to stop. A bar called "Happy Joe's". What could be better.
I was all for calling it a day, finding a Hotel room and spending the rest of the time in Happy Joe's.
Unfortunately, my 'former friends' reminded me that it was only 10:00 AM and we needed to cover more ground today if we wanted to reach Manitoba tomorrow.
Off we went.
We eventually arrived in Grand Forks, North Dakota and looked for a hotel. Grand Forks is a lot bigger than we thought, but eventually we found a great spot at the Best Western.
Bob and I headed for the local gas station to buy some beer for the night. (Where else would you buy beer but at a gas station!!!) Apparently North Dakota has other ideas. A friendly resident directed us to "Happy Harry's" to buy beer, wine and spirits.
A short visit to Happy Harry's and back to our hotel for happy hour.
We discovered an old favourite from our Texas days for dinner.
Hopefully you can all see the 3 folks on the lower right. Sue, Bonnie and Bob.
Joe ran in earlier to look for the peanuts and see if they had any Shiner Bock.
Back to the room for an early night, as we want to be well rested when we see our friends, Wayne and Marcella tomorrow.
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