September 12, 2012
On Wednesday we headed into Grand Marais as planned. What was NOT planned was turning around
after 8 miles or so when we realized that neither of us had brought a
wallet. Ugh. At least we realized before we got all the
way to GM. The library was very
accommodating in that it had wifi with great speeds. So we did some downloading and some
internetting.
After the library, we tried to find some binoculars. The big outfitting store did not have
any. They suggested we try Radio
Shack. Radio Shack didn’t have them
either. They suggested a lumber
store. I was skeptical, but the guy
said they also have an outdoors type store too. So we headed for the lumber store…and
voila! They had 2 dusty pairs of
binoculars that must have been there for some time. I guess most people take care of their
zooming needs before embarking on a trip to Grand Marais. Missy and I each grabbed a pair and went
outside to try them out. Both were
light years ahead of our last pair in terms of quality, which was broken in one
eye. We decided to get the smaller,
lightweight pair. While driving up the
driveway of the lumber company, we saw a pallet with scrap wood and a sign that
said 30 cents apiece. SCORE! We bought 20 to use as firewood. Sooooooo much cheaper than what everyone
else is selling them for.
We gassed the car ($4.14/gallon. Harsh), got propane and groceries and headed
for home. On the way back, we checked
out another Superior Forest Campground, Lake Kimball. It’s a pretty little campground with about
10 sites, but the sites are a little close and less private. Perhaps 3 would fit our rig. They are all non-reservable, so we thought we
might want to move there when we have to leave Bearskin. However, upon reflection, our current spot
is better situated for recreation and having the dogs loose. So maybe we’ll try to stay put. Anyway, we have a week to decide. When we got home, we had ourselves a
campfire. One piece of our scrap lumber
lasted almost 2 hours. Yay for our
great frugal firewood find!
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