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Thursday, October 6,
2016: Mark and Paula headed for
Voyageur's National
Park on Rainy Lake, near International Falls, Minnesota. |
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The visitor's center had a stuffed bull moose. Paula was
fascinated. Just one more of her forest friends. Mark said hi to a Voyageur. Those guys were mostly French and shorter than most folks today. |
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A display explained the transporting fur by
Voyageurs in the mid 1800s. Furs were used to make hats that were
fashionable in Europe at the time. |
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Yes, an antique snowmobile from the 1950s for touring over the
frozen tundra in winter. Mark remembers ones like this! |
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Meanwhile, it was still summer and fishermen were cruising the
lake looking for big ones. The sun shown brightly to create "diamonds on the water" as friend Karen Engen would say. |
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Mark and Paula headed out for a hike, but soon
decided to take a rest break in the forest. |
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| They stopped at Big Falls, some 45 minutes south of
International Falls and 90 minutes north of Grand Rapids, MN. The Big Fork river flows through town and by a camp ground. Nice stopping spot. |
Quote of the day:
The outdoors with state and national parks is a place to renew ones spirit. Mark
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