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Walking Along Lake Superior in Duluth’s Canal Park

One of the best things to do in Duluth, Minnesota is to take a walk along the shoreline at Canal Park. The area is best known for the iconic Aerial Lift Bridge over the canal leading from Lake Superior into Duluth’s harbor. There are also a bunch of shops and restaurants along Canal Park, and […]

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Lake Superior’s Coastline

Lake Superior is as large as the state of Maine, and has more than 1,826 miles of rugged shoreline – the approximate distance from Duluth, MN to Miami, FL.

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Looking Ahead to 2013 Travel

Many years from now, when I think back to 2013, maybe when someone offers me a bottle of wine – although I prefer beer – I will say, “Oh yes, that was a good year.” What I already have planned for travel, and what remains up in the air for possibilities, is sure make it […]

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The Ghosts of Christmas 2012

‘Twas the night before Christmas and not a creature was stirring, not one except a big ol’ blogger looking back on his year of travel. I feel blessed after such a wonderful year. From a road trip to Arizona, my first adventure of the year, to trips back home to the Midwest, and many points […]

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The Viking of Alexandria

Big Ole the Viking has called Alexandria, Minnesota home since 1965, moving after the New York World’s Fair.

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A Day at the Science Museum of Minnesota

I have my favorite regular haunts I must visit everytime I go home to Minnesota. The majority of them are restaurants unavailable to me in Colorado, but there are a few touristy locations I enjoy frequenting. The Science Museum of Minnesota is not one of them. But I found myself there, nonetheless, one afternoon over […]

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