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South Dakota: Stay & Play

South Dakota: Stay & Play

While we are here staying at the Mitchell KOA Journey in Mitchell, South Dakota over the Labor Day weekend, we conversed with several fellow travelers and learned that for most folks, this is just a quick stop along the way either on their way to or from Mount...

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1956 Chevy

1956 Chevy

What an unexpected delight! When we headed to Marlin's Family Restaurant in Mitchell, South Dakota for a Sunday brunch, we never expected to enter a time warp, but suddenly Steve was transported back to childhood with the two-toned green 1956 Chevy Bel Air parked next...

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Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village

Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village

Overview Video Combine archeology and a Harvest Hosts location and you've got our attention. Although we were not able to do an overnight stay, we did still get to visit an amazing location. The Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village near Mitchell, South Dakota is an...

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The Trees That Pa Planted

The Trees That Pa Planted

Back in 2018 when we visited this area to see some of Laura Ingalls Wilder's homes, we spent an overnight at Lake Thompson Recreation Area near DeSmet, South Dakota. At the time we'd been wishing for a lakeside campsite, but last night on waterfront Site 39 we were...

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Celebrating in Watertown

Celebrating in Watertown

We're still celebrating! Yesterday was our wedding anniversary and we marked the occasion at Dempsey’s Brew Pub on Broadway in Watertown, South Dakota with their award winning Casanova Pizza on Cauliflower Crust accompanied by their delicious Black Bear Stout! And...

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Nome Schoolhouse

Nome Schoolhouse

Renovation Video on Ewe Tube - click here Despite our passions for textile arts as well as fiber mill machinery, if it hadn't been for Harvest Hosts we might have missed this treasure. In searching for an overnight stay, we discovered Nome Schoolhouse in Nome, North...

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Fort Totten Indian School

Fort Totten Indian School

On the south shore of Devil's Lake is the Fort Totten State Historic Site on the edge of the North Dakota town by the same name. It sits on land that was home to the Dakota people at the turn of the Nineteenth Century. Indeed some of their descendants still reside on...

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Rainy Day on Graham’s Island

Rainy Day on Graham’s Island

Sitting here at the campground at Grahams Island State Park actually on an island in Devils Lake, the largest freshwater lake in North Dakota. We pulled in on Wednesday for a luxurious four night stay on Site #154 with full hookups and a very easy walk to the boat...

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Geographical Center of North America

Geographical Center of North America

Visiting the Geographical Center of North America Monument wasn't the magnet that drew us to the heart of Rugby, North Dakota but was a definite bonus. We headed here to visit the Prairie Village Museum, a Harvest Hosts site and an amazing collection of Americana...

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Blue Moose in East Grand Forks

Blue Moose in East Grand Forks

In 1997 East Grand Forks, Minnesota, and its big sister city, Grand Forks, North Dakota were devastated by a major flood of the Red River of the North. Nearly every home was damaged and whole neighborhoods were wiped out. One local told us that everyone in the area...

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Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.

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Rolling into NYC

Rolling into NYC

The journey to begin our next big adventure took us through NY wine country and on into the Connecticut River Valley for an anniversary celebration and a family visit before boarding Amtrak’s Vermonter destined for NY Penn Station.

nüCamp Owners Emeritus

nüCamp Owners Emeritus

After sixteen glorious years traveling in a series of teardrop campers we’re graduating to the next adventure. Thank you to Joe Mullet and all the nüCamp team for making our dreams come true and for making üCamp25 at Atwood Park the best yet!

Totally Enchanting Medina

Totally Enchanting Medina

It’s been an amazing Spring and Summer as we’ve fallen under an enchantment spell in our new hometown of Medina, Ohio, causing us to neglect our usual blog posting activities.