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Posted onJuly 6, 2025July 6, 2025Summer 2025

Day 14: Christmas in July

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Today was another very long drive day, and as it’d turn out, quite a warm one. Fortunately, it was also a holiday for Rob, so the driving could be split between us.…

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Posted onJuly 5, 2025July 5, 2025Summer 2025

Day 13: Bridge, Boats, Airplanes, and Candy

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Last night, a friendly neighbor shared that there’s a website with the opening schedule for the Duluth Aerial Lift Bridge.…

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Posted onJuly 5, 2025July 5, 2025Summer 2025

Day 12: The Superior Part of Lake Superior

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Last night we added a small fan in each boy’s bed to help them stay cooler and hopefully sleep better. They both said they indeed slept better, and they’ve continued to sleep past 8 a.m.…

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Posted onJuly 1, 2025July 1, 2025Summer 2025

Day 11: Drive to Duluth and Paddleboating

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Another lesson learned. It was a three-hour drive day and the roads (mostly MN State Highway 200) were SO bumpy. Turns out we should have looked at the map closer, because just 15 minutes out of the way US-2, which would have likely been much smoother.…

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Posted onJuly 1, 2025July 1, 2025Summer 2025

Day 10: Kayaking Day

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Luckily the thunderstorms ended up going south of us, so we only had a little rain overnight.

Taking advantage of another weekend day, we decided to break out the inflatable kayaks!…

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Posted onJune 30, 2025July 1, 2025Summer 2025

Day 9: Lake Itasca Biking and the not-so-Mighty Mississippi

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Crazy storms kept most of us up much of the night. We really felt bad for those in tents with all the rain, thunder, and lightning.…

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Posted onJune 29, 2025Summer 2025

Day 8: Hello, Minnesota!

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It is always entertaining to see what sparks joy in the kids. Today they decided it would be an awesome idea to push the tow car out of the way when we were getting ready to leave, instead of us starting the engine.…

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Posted onJune 29, 2025July 19, 2025Summer 2025

Updated July 19 – Shit That Broke on our Summer 2025 Trip (so far!)

by rkochman1 Comment on Updated July 19 – Shit That Broke on our Summer 2025 Trip (so far!)

RVs are terribly built, and ours is on the low end of average. Pressure to be cheap and lightweight on a bunch of stuff that’s not safety-critical means that stuff breaks all the time.…

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Posted onJune 29, 2025June 29, 2025Summer 2025

Day 7: 50th State Celebration in Fargo

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Some late-night searching for activities last night resulted in us finding tour of at Menoken Farm, just 15 minutes from the campsite.…

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Posted onJune 27, 2025June 27, 2025Summer 2025

Day 6: To Bismarck, and More Parks

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Last night a decent sized storm blew through the campground. We felt so lucky to be in this huge RV and felt awful for the tenters weathering the rain and wind.…

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