NORTH COUNTRY !!!

Greetings everyone!!  Prayers that all is well with everyone!!!  Love hearing
news from all. . . busy summer for everyone!!

I have to send a pic of our blueberry funnel cake sundae.  Needless to say the
festival was really fun.  Such quality venders & food was over the top!!  We
have had some of the best Minnesota eats so far.  Fish fry at Lee's last night
before we left,  crappies,  walleye (the best)  & northern boiled in seven-up!!
If you like lobster, you'd love this.  Dip in melted butter, yum yum!!   Both
nephews have ice fishing campers,  go right on the ice in the camper & open
the hole & you are fishing!!  We're talking good eats!!!   Family fun for all. .

We took Lee with us up to Voyageurs Nat'l Park so the walleye sign was a
fun photo op.  The lakes are so blue & the whole area is Nat'l forest, trees!!!!
Have gotten great photos & family pics.  

On Wed, Mike & I drove up the North Shore of Superior & what a fun time.
Gooseberry falls was the first stop & then Split Rock Lighthouse.   Mike had
never been up here, me only once for my brother's wedding many moons ago.

We drove all the way to the border to see High Falls at the State Park there,
hiking over a mile for that one.  Highest falls in MN.   Really pretty, would
love to see it in winter!!  From there we took in the Devil's Kettle falls.  Now
that is a story!!  Half the falls goes into a hole & they don't know where the
water goes!!! Used dyes, gps pods, and no luck????  We hiked 2 + miles to
see this one.  Was a great hike for me,  shaded, but 200+ steps!!!Spent a night
at Grand Marais right on the shore & was nice, but pricey!!!   So many wayside
stops & so pretty.   Mike really enjoyed searching for agates to tumble.

Purdie has enjoyed all the attention from nephews' girls & was a little leery of
the two german shepherds.  Did really well tho.

We drove to Brainerd today & will spend 12 days here with my family.  They
have decided to leave Mom where she is for now, but my sister & I will go
to see her.  I have two brothers here also, so am looking forward to spending
some time.  Our first married years were here.   Campground is on the lake,
& are in the shade.   It worked out perfect parked at Mike's sister last week.
Fit right in her drive.   From here it will be on to more of Mike's family!!!

Miss everyone & hope to hear from you. . . .  Blessings to all,
Mike & Dee:)