Old Home Week

    We spent a few days in Brainerd, MN, home of Paul Bunyan and Babe, the Blue Ox.  Paul Bunyan Land used to stand on the west side of Brainerd where Minnesota Highway 371 turns north.  Unfortunately, "progress" has ensued and the area is now covered with shopping stores and the like.
     You probably know that Minnesota is the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", but did you know that the state has 14,293 lakes over three acres in size?
     Muggy and I spent eight years living in the Brainerd area, in fact, Erik was born in Brainerd.  We have some very dear friends in this area and actually parked our RV in Joe and Pam's yard during our stay.

Muggy and Pam

Good friend Keith and Cynthia

I got to enjoy an evening of fishing on North Long Lake (we used to live in a place on this lake) with Joe. I didn't catch anything except wonderful memories hearing the loons call, enjoying a beautiful evening and watching a magnificent sunset!  Doesn't get much better than that!

Joe showing me how to catch a fish

What beauty!!

     We drove on into the Twin Cities metro area yesterday and we are now in family and friend visiting mode.  We will attend a Minnesota Twins baseball game today and attend church with my nephew and his wife this evening.