Honoring Memories and Traditions
by Spartan2
August, 2007:
August, 2017
Then there was the traditional photo on the "compass" outside the door. And it was time to head north! We have been making this trip now for ten years, with only two exceptions: one scheduled Michigan vacation in 2013 in order to attend Grandparent University at MSU and see a few wonderful Michigan attractions, and one unscheduled Michigan vacation in 2016 (heartbreaking) after Spartan1 became ill and we had to cancel on the day before we had planned to leave.
August, 2007:
August, 2017
After a first night's lodging at Middleton, Wisconsin (the Hilton Garden Inn there has a really nice pool), a stop to see our dear friends in St. Paul (also a tradition since 2007) a stop at Tobie's in Hinckley for bread for the cabin (another longstanding tradition), and lunch at Gordy's Hi-Hat in Cloquet (one of our newer traditions that we hope to continue), some grocery shopping for supplies, and the traditional last stop in Grand Marais at the Holiday, we were finally on the Gunflint Trail on August 19th and on our way to check in at Cabin #4 at Rockwood Lodge.
This would be our fourth time at Rockwood, but our first time at #4. It was chosen because of the easy access to the lake, both for canoeing and for swimming, and it didn't disappoint. It is the newest cabin at the resort, and it is very well-appointed and very comfortable.