We stayed here a few years ago on our way through Iowa and really enjoyed it. It is quiet, peaceful and the lake hosts a wide variety of birds. We enjoyed a campfire that night - this is only the second one we have been able to have one. It felt like we were out in total wilderness - we didn't see any lights or campfires from other campers and nothing from the few vacation homes on the other side of the lake. And there was almost total silence. All of this for only $8!
The first night in Wisconsin was a layover in Necedah. The campground was huge and apparently mainly for local residents who leave their trailers for the summer and come out when they can, presumably mostly on the weekends. We stayed during the week and there were only two other couples staying there. The back part of the campground was a huge field with a fish lake. We had it all to ourselves (well, the bugs were enjoying it, and us, as well.)
Tomorrow, we head just 100 miles further to Dodge County. We will be starting our family history research there and will stay for about five days. Looking forward to staying in one place for a while.
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| Minnesota is home to one of the country's largest windmill farms. We saw them everywhere. A futuristic look to the more than century old farmlands. |
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| There are still a lot of wildflowers alongside the roads. |
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| Getting off the interstate takes us down roads that pass through the center of towns. The downtown areas are frequently rundown but still have a lot of charm in the Victorian details on the buildings. |
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| Entering the Myre-Big Island State Park took us off paved roads and into a forest. The park sits on top of a moraine left behind over 10,000 years ago when the last glacial period ended. |
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| Russ leads the way, clearing the bugs out of the way for me (like that is going to work.) |
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| The glacial lake is very large and we saw several boats enjoying the waters. Lots of birds migrate through this area and some types spend their summer here. |
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| Our campground was very secluded and surrounded by the woods. |
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| Birds like to rest on the branches of the dead trees. The blackish one in the middle of this picture is a cormorant, I believe. They like to dry their wings in the sun because they lack the oil that helps other birds repel water. |
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| This part of Minnesota is sparsely settled. The towns are very small - when we enter one that has 10,000 people, we feel like we are in a large city. This area has a small shopping center on the other side of the lake. |
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| Coneflowers - one of my favorite perennials. I don't think you can kill them and there are so many pretty colors. |
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| The campground in Necadah was part of a motel complex. The back half of the property wasn't developed except for a fishing lake. We had a lovely evening walk through the area. |
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| Our campsite was a poorly graded patch of gravel, but at least it had full hookups. The beautiful surroundings made up for the campsite. |
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| The spider that built this web is a stowaway from Long Beach. We have had a terrible problem with spiders this spring and summer. You leave something laying around and within 3 days it is almost totally encased in a web. This spider's first web was washed away when Russ got the truck cleaned just prior to our departure. I noticed that the web was coming back as we were going through Utah. It was a pretty good size by the time we got to South Dakota and had the truck washed. Now it is back again. It will be interesting to see how long the spider is able to hang in there. I wonder if I have to declare it when we go through the produce and animal check stations. |
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