December 20, 2022

Black River Harbor MI to Minneapolis (Summer 2021)

 


Minneapolis is the 4th most populous metropolitan area (after LA, Phoenix, and Riverside/San Berdoo) Ludwig has ever been driven in, to our knowledge.
Historical aside: He was shipped from the factory in Hannover to San Francisco (Ludwig has almost certainly been through the Panama Canal!) but it's not known if he was sold in that vicinity, so we can't say with certainty that he's been driven in the San Francisco metro area. He might've gotten put on a train or truck at the port and sent along to Reno or Sacramento or Bishop, for all we know.


December 17, 2022

Big Bay State Park to the UP (Summer 2021)


Leaving Madeline Island on the ferry. If I had known, I would have allowed for two days at Big Bay State Park on Madeline Island and only one day at the next place, but hindsight is 20/20 and all.


Some of the many cataracts on the Black River






The gas station in Bessemer where we stopped before driving into Black River Harbor Campground is now the furthest East we've ever had Ludwig.


December 15, 2022

Cadotte Lake to Big Bay State Park (Summer 2021)

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Big Bay State Park, on the big lake they call Gitche Goomi







December 11, 2022

Lake Superior Summer 2021: Valley City to Itasca Lake State Park



The (alleged) source of the Mississippi River: