tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post3415476626305052088..comments2024-01-25T03:35:49.637-06:00Comments on Gabrielle Meyer: Friday Fun: Minnesota Style ~ North ShoreGabrielle Meyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12479898337766911768noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-36803588252972596282012-07-20T12:09:38.042-05:002012-07-20T12:09:38.042-05:00Having never been to Minnesota, I'm delighting...Having never been to Minnesota, I'm delighting in your beautiful pictures and interesting tidbits. I have several places I love to re-visit, but home is Texas. As a native Texan, I love this amazing state and its diverse geography and populations. HOT in the summer, mild in the winter, and sweet tea served year round. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15615035905042738222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-34938166450287524332012-07-20T10:20:34.452-05:002012-07-20T10:20:34.452-05:00I've never been to Minnesota, but the lovely p...I've never been to Minnesota, but the lovely pictures make me want to go there. I'm with Sherrinda on this one. Lake City, Colorado has been a family vacation spot for oodles of summers and feeds my soul. Sadly, I haven't been able to go for the past two years. You'be be surprised how many Texans travel that highway to Colorado just to escape the 100 degree temps we have here in the summer.<br /><br />If you are coming to the ACFW conference, and I hope you are, you'll get a taste of our summer heat, because it usually extends into mid-OctoberAva Walker Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968305681481056689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-1914108289985988962012-07-20T10:04:53.510-05:002012-07-20T10:04:53.510-05:00I've been to Gettysburg once and I LOVED it! I...I've been to Gettysburg once and I LOVED it! I dream about going back all the time. Our girls were two years old and four months, so I didn't get to enjoy it like I would now, but it was amazing. The history is more alive in that place than almost any other place I've ever visited. It's thick with something indescribable - like the battle is still being waged. <br /><br />I love that you're a living history reenactor, Loree. I have a lot of friends who are reenactors and I've been Evangeline Lindbergh a handful of times when I worked at the Lindbergh Home - but I'd love to get into it more. It's sounds like a fun pastime.Gabrielle Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479898337766911768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-41401061566940871792012-07-20T10:00:56.536-05:002012-07-20T10:00:56.536-05:00I love London, Melissa, but I've only been the...I love London, Melissa, but I've only been there once! I have withdrawl all the time, too, especially when I smell exhaust! We were on a bus tour while we were there and everywhere I went it smelled like exhaust - so whenever I smell it, I'm transported back to London, in a good way! :)<br /><br />I love your answer! Going to your parents' house sounds like the best place to go back to over and over again (and I bet they love it, too).Gabrielle Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479898337766911768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-61593842347995490282012-07-20T09:58:18.247-05:002012-07-20T09:58:18.247-05:00Is that where you were visiting last week? I'v...Is that where you were visiting last week? I've never been to Maine, but it's on my wish list. The North Shore makes me think of the Maine coast with it's craggy outcroppings of rock and lighthouses. It definitely doesn't feel like a lake! It's so large you can't possibly see across it.Gabrielle Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479898337766911768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-24086715299225315292012-07-20T09:56:02.454-05:002012-07-20T09:56:02.454-05:00I've been up into Split Rock Lighthouse quite ...I've been up into Split Rock Lighthouse quite a few times - I should have posted some of my pictures inside it! It's breathtaking and not that chilly!! :) Like I told Lindsay, it was in the low seventies when we were in Duluth last time and it can still get very warm depending on the day. You Southern girls... *shaking head* ;)Gabrielle Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479898337766911768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-84777996550970737952012-07-20T09:54:10.099-05:002012-07-20T09:54:10.099-05:00Split Rock Lighthouse has such an incredible histo...Split Rock Lighthouse has such an incredible history - it would be a fabulous addition to a novel. Susan May Warren lives in Grand Marais (so I've been told), which isn't far from Split Rock - I wonder if she's ever included it in one of her stories?<br /><br />Colorado is a new favorite of mine, since my sister moved there seven years ago. It's always nice to have a free place to stay when we go - it can get very expensive to travel! She's coming home to Minnesota tomorrow to visit!! I'm so excited to see her. :)Gabrielle Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479898337766911768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-53229034488015442142012-07-20T09:51:13.944-05:002012-07-20T09:51:13.944-05:00When it's ninty degrees on the "main"...When it's ninty degrees on the "main" land, it might by seventy-two in downtown Duluth, so it's not a bad chilly, just cooler - which a lot of people enjoy about Duluth, especially in the summer months. Most people live up the hill from downtown Duluth, but even then it is usually a lot cooler than the rest of the state.<br /><br />When I asked that question above, I thought of you and knew you'd say the Grand Canyon - that's a given in Arizona! I've been to your state, but haven't made it to the Grand Canyon - that would be a sight to behold, for sure!Gabrielle Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12479898337766911768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-69930639053785901862012-07-20T08:38:02.207-05:002012-07-20T08:38:02.207-05:00So pretty! I've never been to Minnesota but no...So pretty! I've never been to Minnesota but now I'm thinking I'll have to go sometime! But I agree with Jess. Me no likey the cold. I'm a Phoenix girl, through and through.<br /><br />And I'm thinking the biggest attraction in our state is the Grand Canyon. Literally and figuratively speaking. Ba dum dum.Lindsay Harrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379628592162011068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-65769127450305576692012-07-20T07:51:28.379-05:002012-07-20T07:51:28.379-05:00Ooooo, I loved those pictures! The lighthouse look...Ooooo, I loved those pictures! The lighthouse looks like something you would use in a novel! :)<br /><br />I love to go to Colorado. We used to go there every summer on vacation when I was a girl. We don't do that anymore since we never have enough money, but I hope someday things will pick up and we can start saving for great vacations in a little cabin in the mountains!Sherrinda Ketchersidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581676437345249386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-36435871880339258382012-07-20T06:58:34.440-05:002012-07-20T06:58:34.440-05:00GORGEOUS!! I've always wanted to go up in a li...GORGEOUS!! I've always wanted to go up in a lighthouse. I put my characters there instead, but one day...if it wasn't so chilly! You made my heart sink at cold. LOL :)Jessica R. Patchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13614501794157211301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-75067522737538520902012-07-20T06:46:34.898-05:002012-07-20T06:46:34.898-05:00I love Ogunquit, Maine. And loved the pictures...f...I love Ogunquit, Maine. And loved the pictures...felt like I went right along with you!<br />~ WendyWendy Paine Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15136235074351188350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-52658676515915776072012-07-20T06:37:21.866-05:002012-07-20T06:37:21.866-05:00Oh such pretty pictures! A favorite place I once v...Oh such pretty pictures! A favorite place I once visited over and over again was London...four times in four years...but it's been a few years now and I'm in withdrawal.<br /><br />A much cheaper place to visit: my mom and dad's house. It's not like they have mountains in their back yard, just a pretty country setting and ravine in back. But to me, it's peaceful and pretty and just one of my favorite places.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17620457068731162013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-534168611594105953.post-17892676186635249232012-07-19T23:57:38.598-05:002012-07-19T23:57:38.598-05:00Love the lighthouse and waterfall!
I love to visi...Love the lighthouse and waterfall!<br /><br />I love to visit historic Gettysburg, PA, over and over. We go often.<br /><br />In Indiana we have the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The Indy 500 is the largest single day sporting event in the world.Loree Huebnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09845600356878587780noreply@blogger.com