Karl Laustrup
07-28-2009, 12:59 PM
The North Shore of Lake Superior is where we went. We traveled all the way to the Canadian border. Weather was not the greatest; cloudy, foggy, windy, rainy and sunny, but the temps weren't that bad. Mostly 60's unless the sun was out and then it warmed up quick to the high 70's.
There were two reasons for this trip. First we had been up part way to the Canadian border a few years ago and because of the scenery wanted to see more. The other reason was to visit "Creeker" Tyler Howell who now lives in Grand Marais, MN, about 50 miles from the Canadian border.
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Tyler & me in front of his shop, which is very nice by the way. He took us on a tour of the town, showing us the radio station where he plays some tunes a couple of hours a week and where he's learning how to do all kinds of old time WW'ing.
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The above is LOML, Tyler and my mom in front of the school and the other pic is of a heavy duty saw horse that Tyler made using mostly hand tools. The saw horse is heavy duty for sure.
This is the schooner that Tyler crews on taking tourists on short tours of the area.
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This is Tyler's house. This is about the only view one can get as he is surrounded by forrest. It seems to be a very comfortable house and serves his purpose. The shop/garage is spectacular.
After the tour of the downtown area we had a bite of lunch and then waited for the Dragon Boat parade, which was a hoot. Parade members and people watching were exchanging water balloons, which we found out is a tradition.
All in all, even with the funky weather, it was a great trip with beautiful scenery made even better with a visit to a good friend. Tyler is a great person and if you happen to find yourself in the area [actually you don't find yourself there, you have to plan it] Grand Marais is a nice little town.
Thanks, Tyler, for the hospitality and hope to see you down this way soon.
Karl
There were two reasons for this trip. First we had been up part way to the Canadian border a few years ago and because of the scenery wanted to see more. The other reason was to visit "Creeker" Tyler Howell who now lives in Grand Marais, MN, about 50 miles from the Canadian border.
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Tyler & me in front of his shop, which is very nice by the way. He took us on a tour of the town, showing us the radio station where he plays some tunes a couple of hours a week and where he's learning how to do all kinds of old time WW'ing.
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The above is LOML, Tyler and my mom in front of the school and the other pic is of a heavy duty saw horse that Tyler made using mostly hand tools. The saw horse is heavy duty for sure.
This is the schooner that Tyler crews on taking tourists on short tours of the area.
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This is Tyler's house. This is about the only view one can get as he is surrounded by forrest. It seems to be a very comfortable house and serves his purpose. The shop/garage is spectacular.
After the tour of the downtown area we had a bite of lunch and then waited for the Dragon Boat parade, which was a hoot. Parade members and people watching were exchanging water balloons, which we found out is a tradition.
All in all, even with the funky weather, it was a great trip with beautiful scenery made even better with a visit to a good friend. Tyler is a great person and if you happen to find yourself in the area [actually you don't find yourself there, you have to plan it] Grand Marais is a nice little town.
Thanks, Tyler, for the hospitality and hope to see you down this way soon.
Karl