We got an early start this morning which always seems to be a problem. Normally if we get on the road by 10 or 11am we think we can make our 200 or so miles without a problem. However we need to get 250 to 300 miles today, so an earlier start was necessary.
So it was off toward Superior, WI and Duluth, MN and a great look at Lake Superior and all of the activity going on with the loading of ships with iron ore and other products that are shipped out of the area thru the Great Lakes.
The drive north on US53 in Wisconsin is a beautiful drive thru lots of tall pines as well as Birch trees. There is a lot of logging as well as harvesting of pulp wood. Lots of pasture and hay being cut and bailed.
As soon as you get into Duluth you start up away from the lake several hundred feet before leveling out into the state of Minnesota. Wisconsin was quite rolling before we got to Superior, but on the other side of the lake it is something much different.
We moved on taking US2 west to Grand Rapids where we got fuel, had lunch and the normal nap and then on to Bemidji where are spending the night and probably tomorrow night so we can get the laundry done since we haven't had the opportunity for several days. As we were traveling along US2 we could see the damage from the storm a couple of weeks ago. Many trees broken off at the ground, some about half way up, etc. They tell us they had winds of 80mph and higher along with 8 inches of rain causing some flooding in many areas. Things have really greened up and they are looking much better.
Tomorrow we will tour the area visiting Blackduck and Pennington two places from our past as we used to visit them yearly as our family fished in the area for years in the late 1940's and early 50's. We will also visit Lake Itasca to again see the origin of the mighty Mississippi River.
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