Boyhood HomeVideo Tour Dixon IL was the boyhood home of Ronald Reagan, known as Dutch. Although his family only lived in the house on Hennepin Avenue for three years, it figured prominently in his childhood memories. He and his brother Neil, known in childhood...
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From Winona to Woodbine
Home Tour Video Biography Video Starting in Winona MN we traveled south on US-61 with the sunlight sparkling on the waters of the Mississippi River to our left and clouds shrouding the tops of some of the bluffs on our right. We crossed the mighty river at...
Sunset on the MississippiÂ
Prairie Island Campground in Winona MN sounded like a nice stopping place on our trek along the Mississippi shore according to the AllStays app. A phone call confirmed that they had a spot for us. But when we arrived we discovered that half this city park campground...
Little House in the Big WoodsÂ
Today's travels took us along the eastern shore of Lake Pepin, the largest naturally occurring lake along the course of the Mississippi River and into the town of Pepin, Wisconsin to the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum which gave a look at what life was like in Pepin when...
Red Wing, The Mississippi, and Propane
After breakfast today we were thwarted in our efforts to make a second cuppa. The stove wouldn't light. Sure enough, we're out of propane! Â A Google search and a phone call later and we added Lakes Gas Company in Hager City WI as an interim destination to our day's...
The James-Younger Gang
 After securing Site 23 at Lake Byllesby Park outside of Cannon Falls MN this afternoon we checked some apps to see if there was anything intriguing we'd like to check out in the area. Sure enough, the History Here app directed us to the National Bank Bank in...
Earth Day Was Born Here
See Park Video If you were following the ecology movement in the '70's closely, you would know the name Gaylord Nelson. His experiences canoeing on the Namekagon and St Croix Rivers here led him to a career as Wisconsin governor and US Senator seeking protection for...
Inside a Tree Farm
When we left Land O Lakes and Northwoods Tire we decided to head west to explore a bit of northern Wisconsin and then some of the Mississippi River. We also needed to find a overnight spot with laundry facilities. We ended up at the KOA north of Hayward WI. The...
Northwoods Tire
 A few days ago we noticed that the tires on the T@B were showing considerable wear. We looked on Yelp for a tire store somewhere along our proposed route. Northwoods Tire just south of Land O Lakes WI had a couple of five star reviews. We called them on Monday and...
So Long, Gitche Gumee
 The shore of Lake Superior has been our neighbor for these past two weeks. From Whitefish Bay to the Porcupine Mountains we've explored and hiked, learned about local history, enjoyed some delicious local foods, seen incredible night skies, found it easy to meet our...
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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Valley Pasture Farm
Last night we had the distinct pleasure of being guests of Katie & Scott at Valley Pasture Farm in Elk Mound, Wisconsin as a part of the Harvest Hosts program. We are so grateful for the opportunity to renew our annual membership year after year and thus have...
Thomson to Oakdale
This trip we've slowed down considerably. In general we're looking to drive less than three hours between stops and generally stay for three or four days. Today's the first day of a transition. We're leaving Thomson Causeway Campground, an Army COE site on an island...
A Day in Galena
After a mere twenty hours of extra driving, we're back on track after our trek to Ohio and our return trek to Illinois. We did most of the trip on Sunday with an overnight at the Kanakee South KOA Holiday near Chebanse, Illinois. Then on Monday we settled in for three...













