Friday Friends - Ray, Chad, and Kris

Exactly two weeks ago I was headed to the North Shore of Lake Superior with my friends Ray, Chad, and Kris. The four of us had a great time.

We set up our camp at Lamb's Resort. Kris and I used my pop-up camper, Chad set up his own tent, and Ray used a hammock tent strung up between two trees. We all kept warm even though the temps dropped to around 40º each night.

Over the weekend, we canoed and fished Nine-Mile Lake. We enjoyed meals at Sven and Ole's Pizza and The Angry Trout. We enjoyed sitting around the campfire and cooking at the campsite. We hiked trails up Britton Peak, the Cascade River, and Palisade Head.

On Sunday, we worshiped with a little group of locals and vacationers at Father Baraga's Cross (the service is a ministry of the Zoar Lutheran Church in Tofte). We checked out a couple of outfitters in Grand Marais. And we scouted out a number of places for future trips, including: Naniboujou Lodge, Two Harbors, and Temperance River State Park.

Monday, on the way home we stopped by Gooseberry Falls and Split Rock Lighthouse, and spent some time at the Duluth Canal. We ate at Little Angie's Cantina and checked out a few shops. All in all it was a wonderful four days with three of the nicest guys I know. I hope we get to do it again next year.