Out West Adventure: Part 2--Going home 2

Sun. June 30: In the morning we closed up quickly, intending to have breakfast at “Louisa’s” where we had eaten a memorable breakfast 4 years ago. Unfortunately, she wasn't open on Sunday’s so we just got on the road. At Minot we stopped at a McDonald’s for breakfast burritos so we could use their WiFi to download things to read and listen to as we drove. We drove 444 miles and made it to ten miles west of Grand Rapids, Minnesota where we stopped at the Sportsman’s Grill for a real “diner-type” meal. We drove a bit further and found an Army Corp of Engineers campground on the banks of the Mississippi that had two sites left. With Marv’s senior pass it only cost us $13 and we have electricity and showers in the restrooms. The dam here is one of six near the headwaters of the Mississippi, put in to control the river as it flows to St. Paul and Minneapolis. We stretched our legs by walking over to and across the dam and then spent the evening inside after the sunset. 

Mississippi River Dam

Working on the blog at our campsite on the banks of the Mississippi