Wood Dale, IL to St Paul, MN (6/15/2017)

Day 2
1964, the Plan: Chicago, IL to Duluth, MN
1964, the Actuality: On Saturday, July 18, the Explorer Scouts traveled from Wood Dale, IL to St Paul, MN. Kent reported via postcard that he was having a great time, the bus was holding up real well, and they went swimming in the Mississippi River.

Thursday, June 15, 2017
We left from Barrington, IL and took I-90 and I-94 west to St Paul, MN.

On the way, a sandstone formation near Wisconsin Dells

The first stop in St Paul was the Science Museum of Minnesota
(established 1907, building 1997-1999)

The National Park Visitor Center of the Mississippi National River
and Recreation Area is located in the lobby of the Science Center

Kent stands on an aerial map of the Twin Cities
(St Paul and Minneapolis), showing the
Mississippi River winding through

At the Science Center, an innovative gravel-bed
tree nursery encourages vigorous fine root growth

Looking for a place where one could go swimming in the Mississippi River, we ended up in Hidden Falls Regional Park in St Paul.

The Mississippi River at Hidden Falls Regional Park

Kent dipped his toes in the Mississippi,
rather than to go full-out swimming

Tamiko takes her turn dipping the toes (KSS)

Fishing on the Mississippi River

We will be making a few stops on the Best Breweries in the US in One Road Trip. In Minneapolis there is the Surly Brewing Company.

The "sign" for the Surly Brewing Company
in Minneapolis, MN

Part of the Surly Brewing Company patio with Corn Hole "courts"

Surly Brewing Company Beer Hall

Because we did not know where the Explorer Scouts spent the night in St Paul, We stayed in a Days Inn farther along I-94 in Monticello, MN.

Our room was only a step above camping out!