Lake Superior trip - Day 1 (October 1st)

We left Plymouth on Saturday morning October 1st and drove to Grand Marais, Minnesota. I was least interested in this day because of I-35 which is so boring to me. But we did exit I-35 just past Sandstone and followed Minnesota State Highway 61 into Duluth. We exited 35 because of a giant traffic backup that brought the interstate to a standstill. I did a U-turn and drove back to the previous exit and we continued on 61.

Details:

• Breakfast at McDonald's in Lino Lakes
  
• Lunch at Emily's in Knife River
  
• Ahead of us by about an hour was a fatal accident at Split Rock that killed a Twin Cities woman (AND here). We are grateful for God's traveling mercies upon us!
  
• We stayed at the Aspen Lodge in Grand Marais
  
• We had dinner at the Pie Place Cafe in Grand Marais
  
• After dinner we drove out the Gunflint Trail about 10-15 miles. We pulled off on a gravel county road and drove back into the woods another 3 miles or so. We turned off the car and opened the sun roof and viewed the majestic night sky! Oh what a sight - "The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament shows His handiwork" (Psalm 19:1)
  

Other comments: We endeavored to read one Psalm a day. We began with Psalm 111 and finished with Psalm 118. Among other things (the serious prayer requests!), Kathee prayed that she would see a moose. Stay tuned! Money: I brought along $ 110. Canadian. We only intended to use this for meals. It went really fast! Things are expensive in the way North