Minot to Grand Rapids

Today, (june 12) was pretty much a driving day so not a lot of exploring. It was interesting to leave the Prairie and move on to the lakes and trees of Minnesota. I think I much prefer to see that wide expanse of sky and the horizon—it is so amazing.

WE did pass thru Rugby and it is famous for being the geographical centre of North America—we were there. It is due south of Brandon Manitoba.

We stopped in Grand Forks at the info centre and they knew about the curling coming but did not have any info yet. It will be a great city for the curling.

We were then off to Bemidji and Paul Bunyan with his blue ox—actually I was more interested in the fireplace in the info centre that was made from stones from every state and even some from Canada. We did try to go to the Finnish village at the Concordia Language Centre but they were conducting a course at this time so we would not be able to stay there. Hence we moved on to Grand Rapids for the night. I think that Ron was disappointed that we were not able to go to the finnish camp as he was looking forward to coffee and pulla as well as reconnecting with some of his former classmates. However, because it was family week and there were children present they were very strict about who could be on the grounds.