October 17-18, 2024 McIntosh to LaPorte to Gull Lake , Minnesota

 A whopping 69 degrees and sunny.

So far north western Minnesota looks an awful lot like north eastern North Dakota. We are now in McIntosh, Minnesota. Beautiful, historic downtown McIntosh. 

We are parked at the city park, Roholt Park camping sites. This is Roholt city park, complete with a tank and a cement lion. The Lions club made the lion for a parade and after the parade the lion now lives in the park. Our site at Roholt park.

Fall maple trees in downtown McIntosh. Welcome to Minnesota, The hen house thrift shop is in the meat market. , the lion and tank in the park and an elk stature in town. 

Lutheran Church in downtown. Historic log cabin the city park. 

Amish horse and buggy's. John bought me dinner at the one and only drink and food establishment in town. Little Bobby's bar and grill. It is know for it's musical entertainment. There was no music tonight, it was bingo night.

62 and rainy. We are now parked at a harvest host winery. Forest's Edge outside of LaPorte, MN. They make really good fruit wine. Our view.

Forest Edge winery. We had two flights to taste the wines. Aronia, chock cherry, blue berry, rhubarb, classic red, black currant, raspberry, cosmopolitan, cranberry and north star loon. We bought the Classic red and the Cosmopolitan. They are both mixes. I also got a small birch bark canoe ornament for our Xmas tree. I like to buy local  handmade ornaments on our way through places. 

Kristen our host at Forest Edge winery, along with her husband Steve. Very nice people and delicious wine. I inset their license plate. A map of the area. Look at all the lakes!

This is a scenic drive.  We are now parked at our friends Brian and Debbie's house on Gull Lake. John knows them from college. 

Brian and John enjoying the sunshine and the view. The view. 

Brian took us across the lake for happy hour. 

Brad, Abby, Brian and John at Ernie's for happy hour. Sunset.

Gulls on Gull Lake. On the way back, Olie, Brad, Abby and John.