Aug 28 Hibbing to St. Cloud

During the night Hibbing had 2 inches of rain. There was a little left over mist in the morning but not enough to slow us down. We started at the Hull Rust Mahoning Mine and got this shot of Sue and Ed next to one of the display trucks. The mine has been active since 1891 having given up more than 800 million tons of iron ore. Whew!

Grand Rapids was a nice Minnesota town which just happened to be the birthplace of Judy Garland. We spent probably 2 hours touring the Judy Garland Museum and her girlhood home. There was a wonderful film of her life playing and many exhibits detailing her life and stardom.

*I really didn't think I would enjoy this much, but was surpised how interesting it was.

Not always did we end the day with an outstanding meal, but that's another story. Or couple of stories anyway. In St. Cloud, however, I had spotted a sign for "Five Guys Burgers and Fries". Intriguing. Mike, shown at the right, was there to guide us in our ordering of their incredible hamburgers and hand cut french fries!! We all voted they were the best we had eaten!! I'll be looking for the franchise that Mike promised me should be coming to Iowa next year!