Weekend in Duluth

Erin and Rich managed to work out a weekend without the kids and visited Duluth this past weekend. Here's Erin having lunch at Grandma's Saloon and Grill on our first day.


Rich waiting patiently for his wild-rice soup at Grandma's.



Here's the view from the balcony of our suite at Fitger's Inn on Lake Superior.


We met Craig (left), a pilot friend of Rich's, for drinks at Blackwaters right near our hotel. Craig is also a concert promoter, and he traded some concert tickets and got us a complimentary stay at Fitger's Inn. Thanks, Craig!


A shot of Duluth's breakwater and the famous Aerial Lift Bridge. The roadway on the bridge goes up in the air to allow ships to pass underneath. Cool!

Here's a shot of the Duluth harbor area from the top of the hill. That's Wisconsin back there on the horizon.



Downtown Duluth, as seen from the harbor.



We had temperatures in the 40s and 50s during our visit, but there's still some ice on the lake!



Artsy-fartsy shot of some sand with frost on top of it.


Ummm, Erin ... that's NOT Santa Claus!

This is the William A. Irvin, an old ore carrier that has been converted to a museum. Alas, it was closed until May.



Erin and the car pose in front of the iconic smokestack and water cistern at Fitger's Inn.



On Sunday, we saw the Dutch ship "Medemborg" win the race to become the first "saltie" (ocean-going ship) of the season to enter Duluth's harbor. It was going to on-load beet pulp pellets to take to Morocco.



The "Federal Welland" was an hour behind the Medemborg, and we zipped over to see it go under the bridge after checking out of the hotel.


Rich in Duluth.

Sleeping beauty catches a few Z's before picking up the kids.


Sarah and Grandpa Gordon revel in Easter candy and gifts.


Sarah discovers static on the slide at the big playground in Crosby, MN.


Erin gives Caleb and Sarah a push on the swing.


Sarah multi-tasks while riding home in the car.

Coloring Easter eggs

Sarah colored Easter eggs for the first time last week!



Which came first? The chicken or the egg?



"Cheeeeese!"


Moby and Harley.