From Medora our route continued across North Dakota, then through parts of northern Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Frontier Village, Jamestown, ND – Enroute to a night in Fargo, we stopped at a small attraction for a little break. Frontier Village includes a collection of historic western buildings and the National Buffalo Museum. And it also had…wait for it…
Frontier Village, Jamestown, ND – The world’s largest buffalo statue!
Frontier Village, Jamestown, ND – Named Dakota Thunder, the statue was created in 1959 by a Jamestown college art instructor named Elmer Paul Peterson at a cost of $8500. The 60 ton behemoth became North Dakota’s first large roadside attraction.
Fargo, ND – Fargo’s visitor center features a replica wood chipper from the same named movie. Seems appropriate since the film put them on the map
Fargo Brewing Company, Fargo, ND – Enjoyed a good German lager at one of Fargo’s several breweries.
Lake Itasca State Park, near Bemidji, MN – Julie crosses the headwaters of the Mississippi River.
Lake Itasca State Park, near Bemidji, MN – Hard to believe this stream becomes The Mighty Mississippi
Lake Superior, Bayfield, WI – We lucked out with a last minute booking for sailing around the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior. They even taught us how to sail the boat!
Lake Superior, Bayfield, WI – Basswood is one of 22 islands that make up the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior off the Bayfield peninsula of northern Wisconsin. In the latter 1800’s, Basswood had a quarry for the distinctive brownstone that was in high demand for buildings of the era.
Old Rittenhouse Inn, Bayfield, WI – We finished our short visit to Bayfield Wisconsin with a wonderful dinner at the Old Rittenhouse Inn. The Queen Anne Victorian home was completed in summer of 1890 as a summer residence. Mary and Jerry Phillips purchased the home in 1973 and began running Wisconsin’s first Bed and Breakfast.
