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| Sunday - September 10 - Winnie Dam to Grand Rapids Mississippi River crossing #10, just below the Winnie Dam. The river is big enough now that it is getting used for more than fishing. |
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| But fishing IS huge here! Our breakfast spot...Gosh Dam Place. Donna also finally gave into impulse and bought a 1 pound bag of wild rice. Being surrounded by it for the past week just was too much temptation. |
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| This little cemetery was right next to the road but had no name. |
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| The fall colors are starting to show up here in the north lands. |
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| We've seen a lot of forest but only a couple of lumber mills. |
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| Fortunate for us the mass at St. Mary's in Deer River did not start until 11:00. We barely made it in time to put on our long pants and get seated. |
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| Father Hoffman has a great sense of humor and gave a very thoughtful homily. He also rides a Honda motorcycle so could understand our passion for the open road. |
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| Many parishioners asked about our journey and sent us off with wishes for a safe ride. |
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| It was a little challenging to get back on our route due to the reconstruction of Main Street. |
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| You just never know where you are going to run into bike art. |
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| Mississippi River crossing #11, just east of Schoolcraft State Park. |
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| A bit of Forestry history riding past the Forest History Center entrance. It was closed. That was a good thing because we got to our motel at 4:00. It started raining at 4:10 despite zero rain being in the forecast. We spent the evening looking at the logistics of the next week. We decided to skip the next segment of the MRT due to lack of food and lodging/camping. Instead we are going to head south on Hwy. 169 until we meet back up with the MRT just north of Aitkin. |
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| Sept. 2 to Sept. 10 Fargo, North Dakota to Grand Rapids, Minnesota 290 miles about 5,200' of rolling hills No bugs (not many anyway) Lots of nice people! |
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