August 21, 2019, Dorothy Coe checked off a goal from her bucket list of visiting the lower 48 states, with North Dakota as the last. Accompanying her were her husband, James, her children Mike Coe (South Carolina) and Julie Ross (Florida), and granddaughter Abby Ross-Kennedy (FL). Grandson Chris Ross even flew in from Colorado to celebrate the big accomplishment. On this trip, they drove 1000+ miles in just 5 days, ate fresh ice cream from the South Dakota State University Dairy Science Hall, walked across the headwaters of the Mississippi Itasca State Park, visited "the prettiest botanical garden" at McCrory Gardens, and enjoyed time with newlyweds Thomas and Demi Coe in Omaha. Scenery included vast farmland that made these travelers all wonder about North Dakotans' lives, an Amish man bailing hay with his mules, and a starry starry night worth stopping for.
On this trip, I heard so many great stories from Pa and Grandma. I learned that Grandma used to pick cucumbers with her cousins and ride into town on their wagon to sell them. It was reinforced that my Pa remembers way more details than I ever will, as he was able to describe exactly how some old farming tools worked at the Agricultural Heritage Museum, in Brookings, SD. I heard lovely stories about my grandparents sleeping under the stars in the Colorado mountains. I love the story of Grandma, at 15 and newly wed, heading out to Colorado on her own by train. Somehow things got mixed up and Pa didn't find her right away, but they found each other in Denver eventually.
And we're off after all gathering in Atlanta airport!
Mississippi Headwaters at Lake Itasca Park
Omaha break
South Dakota Ice Cream Stop- Apparently where cookies and cream was invented
Kroll's Diner in Omaha for some interesting German food and good laughs
Our route. And mind you, from Fargo to Lake Itasca to Worthington, MN was all in one day.
Omaha, NE --> Sioux Falls, SD (AKA Sewer Falls)--> Brookings, SD --> Fargo, ND --> NORTH up to Minnesota --> SOUTH back down to Worthington, MN --> Omaha --> Home
Omaha, NE --> Sioux Falls, SD (AKA Sewer Falls)--> Brookings, SD --> Fargo, ND --> NORTH up to Minnesota --> SOUTH back down to Worthington, MN --> Omaha --> Home
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