Southwest Minnesota

We arrived this afternoon in Welcome Minnesota. Left the clutches of Minneapolis, St. Paul, Prior Lake and the Mystic Lake Casino this morning in very little traffic. We had a nice visit with our nephew and his wife and daughter while there. They don't build those casinos off of winners and we helped them out A BUNCH. It's the weirdest thing...no alcohol in the whole place! But the cigarette smoke will about carry you away! I wish they would ban that too! The Dakota Meadows RV Park that is adjacent to the Casino is very nice. Paved and Landscaped. I did some shopping in a Sioux Craft Shop. Bought some very nice beaded pieces and finally decided that if I'm going to take up a craft, it's going to be Woven beading. Hope I have the patience, and my eyesight will hold out. I taught myself to cook and sew, so I guess it'll be my newest learning experience! Right now I'm just in the research stage, and will be trying to acquire a small loom in the near future. We are going to be here at Welcome until Wednesday, and I am going to be trying to secure a place for us to set down over the Labor Day Weekend in Sioux Falls South Dakota. I can't believe the month of August is gone....Pretty much ends the summer. We are going to Arnolds Park Iowa tomorrow, Spirit Lake and Lake Okoboji. Another one of my favorite places. I'm in search of a few state pins for my collection. No pictures from here. This is an alright little park..on grass and gravel, lots of worker rigs, but no internet service to speak of, not enough speed to download pictures. Sorry! Stay Tuned.