Bemidji, The First
City on the Mississippi, Minnesota USA
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Minnesota - East to West Tour....Or
West to East - 3 Day Tour |
Contact:
Cindy Habedank 877-250-5959
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| Day One |
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7:30 am |
Depart Duluth
via US Hwy 2 for 45 miles,
take MN Hwy 200, a
beautiful lake and forested
route to Walker |
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10:00 am |
Arrive Walker
for refreshment break |
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10:30 am |
Depart Walker
for
Forest Edge Winery via
Hwy 34W, turn Right on
MN Hwy 64
Contact: Paul Shuster
218-224-3535 |
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12:00 pm |
Depart Forest
Edge Winery for Itasca State
Park |
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12:30 pm |
Arrive
Itasca State Park
Lunch at historic Douglas
Lodge
Tour through park via coach
– or boat cruise
New Mary Gibb Interpretive
Center - and walk
to Headwaters of Mississippi
River
Contact: 218-699-7227 |
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3:00 pm |
Depart for
Bemidji via Great River Road |
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3:45 pm |
Check into
motel |
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6:00 pm |
Dinner (music
entertainment an option) |
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8:00 pm |
Enjoy Theater
Production at Paul Bunyan
Playhouse
(Jun-Aug) |
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10:30 pm |
Return to
motel |
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| Day Two |
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8:30 am |
Photo stop
with
Paul & Babe |
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9:00 am |
Tour
Bemidji Woolen Mills Factory
& Retail Outlet |
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10:30 am |
Depart for
Buena Vista – Cty Rd 15 N
Horse-drawn Covered Wagon
ride to ‘Top of the World'
and good home-cooked lunch. |
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12:30 pm |
Depart motel
for
Big Bog State Recreation
Area via Cty Rd 15 N to
Cty Rd 32W to MN Hwy 72N to
Washkish |
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1:45 pm |
Stroll the
mile-long boardwalk into bog
to get a first-hand look at
the unique plant and bird
life of this rare resource. |
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3:00 pm |
Stop at West
Wind Restaurant for coffee,
etc |
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3:45 pm |
Return to
Bemidji - optional photostop
with giant ‘Duck’ in
Blackduck MN |
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5:15 pm |
Check into
motel |
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| Day Three |
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8:30 am |
Depart for Red
Lake Nation Foods and
Commercial Fishery |
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9:00 am |
Tour
Commercial fishery- narrated
tour of processing and
history of fall and recovery
of the Red Lake Walleye
population to support
international shipping of
fish. |
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10:15 am |
Depart for
Thief River Falls via MN Hwy
1 |
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11:15 am |
Arrive Thief
River Falls
Tour Artic Cat factory, or
-visit Peder Engelstad
Pioneer Village, stroll
Riverwalk. |
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Lunch -
Contact: Thief River Falls
CVB 800-827-1629
www.visitthiefriverfalls.com |
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Depart for
Grand Forks via MN Hwy1
Stop in Warren to see
Pioneer Village and museum
with unique UFO car on
display. |
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Take MN Hwy
220 to Grand Forks
Tour amazing Ralph Engelstad
Arena, Cabela’s 60,000 sq.ft
store, take Downtown tour of
Flood Recovery and Aerospace
Science Center.
Contact: Sandy Dobmeier
800-866-4566
www.visitgrandforks.com |
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