Fergus Falls MN

We've been on the road today day -- no pictures. Pancake breakfast in
Door County then drive, drive, drive.... We got off the road just in time. It looked very black ahead so we decided to stop for the night at 6:15. We got a room and headed out to Applebee's for dinner when the siren's went off. We thought we might go back into the Inn. They put us all in the hallways -- no windows -- to wait out the tornado warning. We came through OK, but there was a tornado just north of here -- the TV reported a truck flying across the road.
When we finally got to Applebee's our waiter reported the festive tornado atmosphere -- they had a plan to make everyone sit in the kitchen, but it never came to that. On the other hand the mall across the roqad just closed and sent everyone out into the storm.

It was sad to leave the biker chicks. We had a wonderful time this past week in Wisconsin. Last night we all partook in the local tradition -- a Fish Boil. (Jim had ribs.) You get there early to hear about the legend of the boil. It was an easy way to cook fish. Then they decided they could sell it to the tourists. The fish is in a large pot over ana opoen fire. After boiling for a bit Earl, our boilmaster, threw a coffee can of kerosene on the fire. It all flames up and boils over -- very dsramatic. The rationale is that the over-boil removes the oils from the top of the pot. Whatever -- it was great fish. They made sure to tell us that we were eating lake Michigan Whitefish, which are vegetarian. They have stopped using the carnivorous Lake Trout. Dessert was another local specialty -- cherry pie.

Evening entertainment was at the open air American Folkore Theater. The advanced forecasts were for rain, so we were very lucky to have a clear (and warm) evening. We all took lap blankets, but that turned out to be unnecessary. The odor of DEET was somewhat overwhelming at first, but it faded away and so did the mosquitoes. We were thrilledd to be at the first performance of the season. Our play "Muskie Love" was a riotous success. The story was fun and the music infectious. In short -- we loved it!