Fort Meade, Sturgis SD

Mall of America and Other Local Sites

By Katrina Kane, on July 31st, 2007%

Near the crossroads of I35 and 494 near Minneapolis, MN is the Mall of America, a HUGE mall with an actual amusement park indoors right in the middle of it and an Underground Aquarium worth seeing! It could take you days to go through the mall and all its uniques stores you won’t . . . → Read More: Mall of America and Other Local Sites

Wabasha, MN

By Katrina Kane, on July 31st, 2007%

I went to Wabasha this week to see the home of the movie, “Grumpy Old Men”. If you get into this area and want a great scenic drive, drive route 61 from Hastings to Wabasha along the Mississippi River and Pepin Lake. I found Slippery’s Bar in Wabasha as mentioned in the movie . . . → Read More: Wabasha, MN

Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN

By Katrina Kane, on July 31st, 2007%

Moved on over to Minnesota. When I heard that Mall of America was here, I decided to stay awhile.

I would have liked to have seen the Spam (as in Hormel canned meat) Museum in Austin but alas it just did not work into my route. I came across a very bumpy I90 . . . → Read More: Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN

Madison, SD

By Katrina Kane, on July 17th, 2007%

I took a drive over to Madison, to see my mail service there, MyDakotaAddress.com. Since that is listed as my “home” and my vehicles are registered there, I thought I ought to see it and be able to answer friendly questions about it.

Madison is a very nice, decent size town with . . . → Read More: Madison, SD

Mitchell, SD and the Corn Palace

By Katrina Kane, on July 16th, 2007%

Moved on over to the east side of South Dakota to Mitchell, home of the Corn Palace. This is much bigger than Sturgis, hot at the moment, and a nice, flat, easy drive from the west side. I crossed another time zone into Central time which made me later than expected. Oops!

I’m . . . → Read More: Mitchell, SD and the Corn Palace

Ellsworth Air Base, Wall, the Badlands

By Katrina Kane, on July 10th, 2007%

One last weekend to explore western South Dakota and I did my best. I should mention that the 3 things I have seen here more than any other place are a) motorcycles b) horses c) deer.

Yep, these folks are totally motorcycle and horse crazy here. It is only about 3 weeks until . . . → Read More: Ellsworth Air Base, Wall, the Badlands

1880 Train, Crazy Horse, Needles, Custer

By Katrina Kane, on July 3rd, 2007%

Another weekend and another full day of sightseeing here in the gorgeous hills of South Dakota. You may need a map to plan your day but the roads and sites are so well marked that you sure don’t need one to find them.

I started off with the Crazy Horse Memorial which is . . . → Read More: 1880 Train, Crazy Horse, Needles, Custer