Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Wisconsin and Points North

Like the weekend in Minneapolis, Monday and Tuesday were days to visit John's old friends and favorite places. Here are some highlights.We ate lunch with former paramedics Chuck Larsen and Steve Koch. Steve owns Bunny's and generously treated us to lunch and Bunny's sweatshirts, which we needed right away as the weather grew stormy once we left the city for points north.

Here are more of the old paramedic gang in Webster, Wisconsin. From L to R: John, Brookshaw, Funk, Joe, Joe's wife Mary, Judy and Emily Brookshaw. The Brookshaws were our hosts for the night.

Tuesday was rainy, but we enjoyed Duluth nonetheless. When the cargo ships come into the harbor from Lake Superior, the lower part of this bridge rises to let them them in. We walked across to get a view of the city and its lighthouses.

Gooseberry Falls was spectacular with all the rain. This is the middle set of falls that flow into Lake Superior. Next stop: Lutsen Lodge.



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