The Journey For our final camping trip of the year, we decided to go to St. Croix Casino in Danbury. Sam’s sister has a cabin nearby, so we visit the area often, but this was the first time with our camper. The casino is well loved for their inexpensive seafood buffet! Read more…
I love Duluth and Lake Superior. If there were better jobs in the area, I’d move there in a heartbeat, I love the area so much. So obviously we’ll be camping here at least once every year. Spirit Lake Marina & RV We knew Duluth was must-do location, but since Read more…
Okoboji, Iowa. A hidden gem in an otherwise boring state. AKA, my favorite place on the planet. The Backstory I’m going to give you all the backstory behind why we make the trip to Okoboji every year. In 2007, after we’d been dating nearly two years, I suggested we should Read more…
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin is home to Leinenkugel’s and less than a two hour drive, so it was a great choice for our next camping adventure. Armed with an idea of the things to do and see and reservations at Country Villa Motel and Country Camping, we loaded everything up and Read more…
Since our camper was already at the Long Lake Campsite in Detroit Lakes, and we were lucky enough to score reservations there again, we went back for the 4th of July weekend! So on Friday, after taking a half day of work, we loaded up ourselves, the dogs and the Read more…
If I could describe this camping trip with just two words, they would be HOT and WINDY! Being a MSU-Mankato graduate, I was excited to revisit my old stomping grounds and bike on a trail I’ve watched go past through the car window for years. The Campground We arrived at Read more…
Our first real camping trip of 2017 was at the Maple Springs Campground, next to Forestville State Park in southern Minnesota. We were able to get a great campsite along the creek, so we had a nice view and the relaxing sounds of moving water. Of course, Buddy, in typical German Read more…
Memorial weekend, our annual co-birthdays trip, was creeping up fast and we had no reservations anywhere! Thanks to endless uncertainty with the camper and the will we / won’t we move drama, I haven’t been as proactive as normal. I was turned away from a few campgrounds before I decided Read more…