Gooseberry Falls

Today we took in the scenic North shore sites and drove out to Gooseberry Falls State Park. This scenic drive takes you along the north shore of Lake Superior all the way to Canada, through several small “villages” that all have their own little neat gift shops, restaurants and touristy things. (We only ventured 50 miles or so up the shore) Along the way there is a stretch were the old highway cuts through some huge rocky hills, taking you through lighted tunnels. Of course the boys thought this was super cool, and giggled as they pulled their sun glasses over their eyes as they pretended to be in a rocket ship. Along the way we made a stop for lunch at the Rustic Inn, which is a very classy, and quant place. In addition to the delicious lunch, they have a list of 15+ fresh homemade pies made daily which seemed their specialty so of course I had to try one. I choose the Raspberry Cream pie, which was absolutely fabulous! Merienge crust, raspberry mousse, warm sour cream and whipped cream topping... Mmmmmm. Hours after we left I was still talking about it! This will definitely be a place to bring out guests.

Just a few miles past the restaurant was Gooseberry Falls State Park, and as you can see in the pictures the scenery is spectacular. (Dylan is in the blue hood and Riley in the white) The big boys enjoyed big waterfall, and hopping over the little streams that ran through the flat rocky area, while Brady took in the fresh air with a good sleep. How lucky are we to have this so near by... The sites around here are certainly a lot different than North Dakota. Despite the cold temps, we had a great time exploring the many trails and views of the Falls, and plan to return when the weather warms up.

Even though the sites were spectacular, the best part of the day, was just being together. The last month has been so chaotic with Brad working 7 days a week for the past 2 weeks we haven’t seen much of him. So to have him for a full day, with no phone calls either, was the best. We missed our Daddy.