Re: Trip Planning: Summer 2013

Posted by sgtslag on Apr 25, 2013; 1:11pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Trip-Planning-Summer-2013-tp4039727p4039857.html

LOL!  We tried to ride MN Highway 1, but it was closed for reconstruction, so we had to take a different route.  

The Iron Range has museums which are very interesting to visit:  an underground iron mine turned into a State Park, which will take you down into the old mine to explore the levels -- very fascinating; there is a football museum in International Falls, dedicated to a legend, whose name I don't remember, he also wrestled, in the 1950's, with Verne Gagne (sp?); there is a gargantuan paper mill in International Falls, which holds tours -- actually quite interesting to see their uber-ginormous paper-making machines, 4-5 stories tall, bigger footprint than a football field; a Greyhound Bus Company museum which was actually rather interesting, as it detailed the entire history of buses, and how they came into being, in Northern Minnesota, and then spread out from there, across the USA, and abroad; there are other museums in the area, as well.  It is a fascinating region to explore -- contact Explore Minnesota for information on all of these sites along your route.  Cheers!