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King Boreas

This is a mix of on-topic and off-topic:

We had a Duluth trip planned for a couple months. The Minnesota Junior Bowlers Tour was at Country Lanes North on Sunday and my oldest son only has a few months' "junior eligibility" left. He was also bowling in Sartell Saturday, but my wife and I wanted to get to Duluth early.

We always have too many plans when we go, so some things change as the trip goes on. I knew about the Thompson Hill Rest Area cache:

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid={4251C085-F4A7-4A7A-AA0D-A1563D3B99B5}

and stopped there first. Don't miss it if you're in the area. There was a new IBcrashen cache posted:

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid={7668DE7F-51C7-4B03-937A-AB09FA3165EE}

and I had dreams of FTF. YEAH RIGHT ! It's a borrowed concept, I guess, but a cool idea anyway. Take a look.

Next stop was Duluth Pack:

www.duluthpack.com

. My wife has been buying purses there for years, and I decided it was time for a good pack. I'd been looking at their catalog, and online, but I wanted to "see" them all. There are tons of varieties, but there isn't a "geocaching" pack. It's pretty funny which one I ended up with, but it had all the features I was looking for.

My third and final cache:

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid={9287AC99-6C5F-4AE9-9FCA-E218C60E0758}

tomslusher's wonderful virtual. Be sure to check it out.

We collect "treasures" from the shoreline, and I was able to place a cache in an area that has been greatly improved. Sadly, I did not know I was only a couple miles away from towlebooth's "Troll Bridge" cache.

Kris put together two strong comebacks at the tournament. He bowled a 248 in the 9th and final game of qualifying, to jump into 10th place and advance to match play. After 5 games, with 4 to go, he was cool, but dejected, in 9th place. A "lucky rock" from his mother, a "cherry coke" from his dad, and new determination from him = a third place finish. In all, he collected $375 scholarship for the day.

It was a fun SHORT trip.

Team Hooligan · Geocacher Joined: 22 Dec 2002 Posts: 94 Location: Hibbing

King, Team Hooligan was right behind you as we were enjoying a day of caching in Duluth as well. It was a great day to be out and always fun to see when other cachers have just been at a cache. Like Grassy Point by Ibcrashen, which was hit five times by the time we got to it around 3:30 in the afternoon.
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15Tango · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 2:37 am Post subject:

The last time I was in Duluth for the weekend was 2 years ago with my then fiance and now wife, and I'll second that a weekend in Duluth goes by too fast, especially when it rains during half of it. I'm itching to get up for an extended weekend this summer, though--the caches in the area, including the ones in the state parks that had to be archived, were some of the best I've visited, and I see there are quite a few more quality caches there. Plus, an evening at Fitgers, sampling their fine microbrew and getting a good meal to wash it down with makes the trip worthwhile.
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towlebooth · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 6:13 am Post subject:

I agree - my whole childhood through high school in the greater Duluth area was too short!!

I will return someday.

trypnotic79 · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 6:29 am Post subject:

The Duluth area is always great fun. I lived there for three years and didn't take the time to enjoy it as much as I should have. Probably for the better - makes it more special when I go up and visit these days.

I agree with 15T, the Fitgers Brewhouse is a must-see if you enjoy a good micro-brew. They now sell growlers to-go! Don't plan on picking one up on Sunday though.
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eagleyes · Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2004 2:33 pm Post subject: We will return

After growing up in Duluth, our vocation took us away- now that we are retired we are looking at returning home- but- we summer in Ely at our cabin- isn't it crazy to think of spending the winter in Duluth? I don't think anybody moves to Duluth for the winter!!!!! We have a picture taken of us at the Hawk Ridge cache by some other cachers who were also at the cache- with L Sup as a background, we titled it- HOME AT LAST! good feeling.
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King Boreas · Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 5:06 am Post subject:

Weekdays are even shorter ...

Today I'm caching on the way up, last stop Thompson Hill, going to Duluth Pack, then caching on the way home. I'm leaving now, can I be home in 11 hours? Hmmm

KC0GRN · Past MnGCA Board Joined: 22 Feb 2004 Posts: 1424

Dang wish I had a day to run up to Duluth... actually I guess I could anytime, but seems to me if I went up there there'd be enough caches I'd want to make a whole weekend trip outta it.

Wayfarin Stranger · Geocacher Joined: 01 Apr 2003 Posts: 122

The Duluth/Superior/North Shore area has some excellent caches.

King Boreas · Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 4:01 pm Post subject:

made it !

Dances With Beehives · Geocacher Joined: 12 Sep 2003 Posts: 671 Location: Chaska

Wow! I never would have thought to make a day trip to Duluth (city of my birth)......but then a year ago it never occured to me to go caching in the winter, either...I guess it can be done, huh!?!
Happy Thanksgiving!
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eagleyes · Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 5:06 pm Post subject: WE WERE THERE TOO....

JUST DROVE THROUGH ON THE WAY TO ELY- CITY OF OUR YOUTH AND NOW IN RETIREMENT WE ARE LOOKING TO RETURN TO LIVE. BUT ELY IN THE SUMMER AT THE LAKE- AND FALL AND SPRING TOO- WHO MOVES TO DULUTH FOR THE WINTER?
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King Boreas · Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 5:24 pm Post subject:

Cache maintenance on two, replaced one, removed three, found seven, placed four, DNF one

eagleyes · Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2004 5:36 pm Post subject: WOW....

busy day king- come to Ely next summer and find our caches!
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King Boreas · Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2004 11:38 am Post subject:

Round trip gasoline cost: $25.00

Early morning Coffee/Roll/Milk: $3.25

Lunch @ Burger King (Hinckley): $5.00

Seeing a dozen vehicles going northbound and thousands going southbound: priceless