9/1 Not a whole lot to report today. We are still in Ishpiming and are staying another day mainly so we can get ink for the printer. Couldn’t find it here so will go to Marquette tomorrow. The plan is to buy ink, see if there is a Walmart there to return Tom’s haircutting set for a different one, drive the coast up to a park for lunch and see the movie Love, Eat and Pray.
The weather is still good with 75 degrees, but lots of wind which is getting stronger and possible rain. Our picnic may be in the truck.
Wednesday we head for Soul St Marie where we will spend a day or two before heading into Canada.
All for now.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Michigan
August 26
Tom checked the tires this morning as he often does and another one was low.
Since this is the second one he decided it should be checked. Maybe we had run
into a bunch of nails or something. Turns out this one was disintegrating on the
inside. Thank you all for praying for our safe travel. We know the Lord is
answering your prayers and putting angels around and even under, it seems, our
vehicles. A new tire was purchased, installed and we were on our way again.
Today was a day of travel. Pleasant though, because we were driving through lovely farm country with rolling hills. Farm scenes are so peaceful with the
cows, sheep or horses lazily munching on grass and crops taking in the sunshine.
We ended up driving along the shore of Lake Superior which looks like a Sound
rather than a lake. All you can see is water clear to the horizon.
Now we are in Ashland, Wisconsin in the city park on the lake. It is beautiful.
Weather continues to be great, in the 80's with a breeze. We got the next to last
spot here so it is crowded, but doesn’t feel that way. They have the spots arranged well. We ate dinner out on the picnic table facing the lake.
This is Saturday, August 28 and we suspected there would be garage sales and a
Farmers market. We were right and we even found an estate sale. Some interesting stuff. Tom commented on how in an estate sale you are looking at the life of someone. It does give you a little insight into who they were and what they liked.
This town also has a Walmart which is always helpful to pick up those things you
forgot. We found a church for tomorrow and a place to park the rig while we go.
That can be a problem. Another lovely evening. We are so relaxed. Our trips have always been about a destination. This one has a destination as usual, but we are more into the trip. It's so much fun and wonderul.
Church was great this morning. Good worship and a super good message.
This town has a series of amazing murals. After church we walked through town looking at them and taking pictures. Another quick stop at Walmart and off to
Michigan. We landed in Ishpeming and will stay a couple of days.
Tom checked the tires this morning as he often does and another one was low.
Since this is the second one he decided it should be checked. Maybe we had run
into a bunch of nails or something. Turns out this one was disintegrating on the
inside. Thank you all for praying for our safe travel. We know the Lord is
answering your prayers and putting angels around and even under, it seems, our
vehicles. A new tire was purchased, installed and we were on our way again.
Today was a day of travel. Pleasant though, because we were driving through lovely farm country with rolling hills. Farm scenes are so peaceful with the
cows, sheep or horses lazily munching on grass and crops taking in the sunshine.
We ended up driving along the shore of Lake Superior which looks like a Sound
rather than a lake. All you can see is water clear to the horizon.
Now we are in Ashland, Wisconsin in the city park on the lake. It is beautiful.
Weather continues to be great, in the 80's with a breeze. We got the next to last
spot here so it is crowded, but doesn’t feel that way. They have the spots arranged well. We ate dinner out on the picnic table facing the lake.
This is Saturday, August 28 and we suspected there would be garage sales and a
Farmers market. We were right and we even found an estate sale. Some interesting stuff. Tom commented on how in an estate sale you are looking at the life of someone. It does give you a little insight into who they were and what they liked.
This town also has a Walmart which is always helpful to pick up those things you
forgot. We found a church for tomorrow and a place to park the rig while we go.
That can be a problem. Another lovely evening. We are so relaxed. Our trips have always been about a destination. This one has a destination as usual, but we are more into the trip. It's so much fun and wonderul.
Church was great this morning. Good worship and a super good message.
This town has a series of amazing murals. After church we walked through town looking at them and taking pictures. Another quick stop at Walmart and off to
Michigan. We landed in Ishpeming and will stay a couple of days.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Travels 2010
HI;
Not sure what happened to yesterdays blog. I am definitely an amateur at this kind of thing. Hopeully it is somewhere out there.
Today we really relaxed. Weather was perfect and we spent a lot of our day in our comfy chairs in the sun reading, playing games, and even sleeping. A walk to the
office and clubhouse to get another ice cream cone. Yesterdays cones were so good we couldn't resist. It's a good thing we leave tomorrow. No more ice cream cones.
Will try now to post this blog and hope it adds to the previous ones.
Not sure what happened to yesterdays blog. I am definitely an amateur at this kind of thing. Hopeully it is somewhere out there.
Today we really relaxed. Weather was perfect and we spent a lot of our day in our comfy chairs in the sun reading, playing games, and even sleeping. A walk to the
office and clubhouse to get another ice cream cone. Yesterdays cones were so good we couldn't resist. It's a good thing we leave tomorrow. No more ice cream cones.
Will try now to post this blog and hope it adds to the previous ones.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
The weather has been great since that downpour Monday night. Temperatures
in the 80's with a nice breeze. Yesterday (Tuesday) we drove the 80 miles
around Mille Lac Lake. Beautiful! Never saw so many ice houses though.
We're told in the winter they make little communities out on the lake with roads and everything. Inside is heat, TV, kitchen, all the imenities for fun. An outhouse is attached outside. Amazing. Came back to our resort and had delicious ice cream waffle cones. So much for dieting today.
Tonight we cooked steaks on the fire, fixed corn on the cob, salad and roasted marshmallows for dessert. Ate outside in a beautiful evening.
We are staying here one more night and then will head for Wisconsin on
Friday. Stay tuned.
in the 80's with a nice breeze. Yesterday (Tuesday) we drove the 80 miles
around Mille Lac Lake. Beautiful! Never saw so many ice houses though.
We're told in the winter they make little communities out on the lake with roads and everything. Inside is heat, TV, kitchen, all the imenities for fun. An outhouse is attached outside. Amazing. Came back to our resort and had delicious ice cream waffle cones. So much for dieting today.
Tonight we cooked steaks on the fire, fixed corn on the cob, salad and roasted marshmallows for dessert. Ate outside in a beautiful evening.
We are staying here one more night and then will head for Wisconsin on
Friday. Stay tuned.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Summer 2010
Hi everyone;
This trip begins with an overnight stop at our East Wenatchee friends to
bring them blueberries. We were able to leave there with a bag full of
apples, yumm!
One overnight on the road and then a night with my cousin Odella and
her husband Chuck in Valley City, North Dakota. Always a delightful
stay.
Next day we arrived at the Johnson family farm where we parked our
rig for the next few days while we attended a cousin reunion which
included cousin's I didn't know I had.
My great great grandfather had two sons, one which was my grandfather
Peter Storoien Johnson. His brother was John. It seems they didn't get
along because we never knew much about him. Consequently, we didn't
know he had many children, some of each girls and boys giving birth to
the cousins I didn't know I had.
Our family line now included Johnsons, Elvins, Halvorsons, and one
other who's name escapes me right now. I had some concern about meeting
strangers and how we would get along. My fears were found less as everyone
of those attending the reunion were friendly and loving. I was having a
wonderful time.
We played games, had an silent auction to raise funds for a grave marker
for John Storoien Johnson, grandpa's brother. A fabulous power point presentation was given by one cousin. It included pictures of Norway home
places, ancestors, and text giving lots of information.
We were able to exchange pictures, letters, and received a great ancestor
cobweb page that clearly showed how we were all related which had been very
confusing and now made perfect sense.
Two very special letters were those written by my grandfather to the parents
of his first wife about his plan to marry their daughter hoping they would
approve and another informing them of her death. Both very touching.
We had a dedication service of the grave marker, tour of the farm with
watermelon eating pictures. We all looked great with watermelon in front
of our faces.
Soon, this wonderful time came to an end with plans for the next reunion
in two years at Banff, Canada.
Monday after a morning of antiquing and lunch in Osakis with Alden and
Hulda it was time to hit the road.
Our next stop is a beautiful resort by Millie Lac Lake. What a treat it was
to get out our chairs, sit under the trees in a nice breeze and read and relax.
The reunion weekend had been tiring and extremely hot. We plan to stay
here a few days and recoup.
After the heat we are experiencing a downpour tonight. Should cool things
down a bit. Stay tuned.
This trip begins with an overnight stop at our East Wenatchee friends to
bring them blueberries. We were able to leave there with a bag full of
apples, yumm!
One overnight on the road and then a night with my cousin Odella and
her husband Chuck in Valley City, North Dakota. Always a delightful
stay.
Next day we arrived at the Johnson family farm where we parked our
rig for the next few days while we attended a cousin reunion which
included cousin's I didn't know I had.
My great great grandfather had two sons, one which was my grandfather
Peter Storoien Johnson. His brother was John. It seems they didn't get
along because we never knew much about him. Consequently, we didn't
know he had many children, some of each girls and boys giving birth to
the cousins I didn't know I had.
Our family line now included Johnsons, Elvins, Halvorsons, and one
other who's name escapes me right now. I had some concern about meeting
strangers and how we would get along. My fears were found less as everyone
of those attending the reunion were friendly and loving. I was having a
wonderful time.
We played games, had an silent auction to raise funds for a grave marker
for John Storoien Johnson, grandpa's brother. A fabulous power point presentation was given by one cousin. It included pictures of Norway home
places, ancestors, and text giving lots of information.
We were able to exchange pictures, letters, and received a great ancestor
cobweb page that clearly showed how we were all related which had been very
confusing and now made perfect sense.
Two very special letters were those written by my grandfather to the parents
of his first wife about his plan to marry their daughter hoping they would
approve and another informing them of her death. Both very touching.
We had a dedication service of the grave marker, tour of the farm with
watermelon eating pictures. We all looked great with watermelon in front
of our faces.
Soon, this wonderful time came to an end with plans for the next reunion
in two years at Banff, Canada.
Monday after a morning of antiquing and lunch in Osakis with Alden and
Hulda it was time to hit the road.
Our next stop is a beautiful resort by Millie Lac Lake. What a treat it was
to get out our chairs, sit under the trees in a nice breeze and read and relax.
The reunion weekend had been tiring and extremely hot. We plan to stay
here a few days and recoup.
After the heat we are experiencing a downpour tonight. Should cool things
down a bit. Stay tuned.
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