Minnesota

Minnesota to Wisconsin
Day 30 to 33
7/25/1999 to 7/28/1999

Place at a Glance

Had super food and entertainment with Jerry and Susan.

Rode bikes in the super hot and humid Minnesota summer.

Helped install a new hard drive and load Linux with Jerry.

Was taken to dinner by Lexie at a cool little restaurant.

Bummed around with Lexie and saw a dam on the Mississippi river.

Was given a great basement to sleep in at Lexie's house.

Stopped by Otto's Cabin in Wisconsin (unannounced of course).

Had a great lunch and conversation with Otto.

Camped in some national forest in Wisconsin and swam in some river.

Drove into the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

Stopped at an old iron mine and took a tour.

Ate Pasties. (more info)

Arrived at Portage Lake Bible Camp.

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At Jerry's and Susan's

Hanging out with Lexie

Visiting Otto in WI

Entering an Iron Mine, WI

What is a Pastie?

So I am driving around in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and every third shop has a sign out front that reads, "Pasties." So after driving past thousands of these signs I finally stop to buy a pastie. I walked into the store and proceed to complely mispronounce Pastie (it is not pronounced like the stripper garment) and learned what it it. A pastie is a big pastry pocket filled with meat, potatoes, and carrots. It is a fairly basic food, kind of bland, but good. And up in the Upper Pen. they are the favorite food, or so it seems.

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