There is not a whole heck of a lot to report since I last posted.  We have just been hard at work.

We wrapped up our stay in Wisonsin and headed back to Duluth, MN on Tuesday!  We had to say goodbye to the best cheese in the world.  Patrick stocked up before we hit the road though…so he will be good for a little while.  We got back to the Willard Munger Inn on Tuesday afternoon in just enough time to grab some mountain bikes from the front desk and head out on the Munger trail.  How beautiful!  Hunter and I rode 5 miles one way on the trail, and met up with Corey on the way back.  We all managed to make our way up the side of the trail to a lookout.  We could see the whole city of Duluth and Lake Superior…so pretty!  That evening we all slept really well because we were all worn out from our trail riding.

Before we hit the hay though on Tuesday night, we drove over to Superior, WI (just over the lake) and caught a set from two bands at a couple different venues in Superior.  We had the fortune of meeting the Thomas Michael Band and catching some of their original material.  Great tunes you guys!  Thanks for the CD as well!

Wednesday, we tried to take it easy after we checked out of the Munger Inn.  We wanted to save our energy for our show and then for driving through the night to Mahnomen, MN.  We did stop off at a place called the Enger Tower (after a few detours, and turnarounds…and a really big jerk that kept honking the horn at us.  Hey dude…blinkers aren’t asking for permission….they are made to tell you we are turning whether you like it or not!)  The Enger Tower and Park area were beautiful.  We climbed the tower to view the city of Duluth, the harbor, and the City of Superior.  So neat!  We had a great show at the Powerhouse again on Wednesday.  Everyone was so kind and we look forward to getting back to Proctor…and I look forward to doing a little ice fishing up this way one of these days.  Patrick would love that “nice cool” weather…but Tracy may very well freeze if we come back during ice fishing season.

We wrapped up loading the trailer around 1:45AM and set out on the road for Mahnomen.  We rolled into the Shooting Star Casino parking lot around 6:15AM with Hunter having driven the whole way.  Patrick is a great co-pilot and we enjoy his funny stories! J  We got to bed around 7:00AM and woke up in just enough time to grab a bite and set-up for our performance on Thursday night.

We had a good night at the Casino and watching some folks win some big bucks was pretty cool.  I can’t say that any big luck has come our way just yet…but we are hoping for some “big money” before we head back home.  Hunter met a guy today that won $750 on a slot machine!  Now I need that to happen to me!  We play here through Saturday and then we are off to Lincoln, NE.  I’ll keep you posted on the winnings if there are any! J

Brandi