On to Potato and Sugar Beet Harvest

The last two years Curt has driven semi for a farmer in the Grand Forks area for sugar beet harvest. This year he is also able to do the potato harvest, which should be about a week. We got there on September 22nd and are planning to be here until about October 14th or so.
We are able to stay on the farm with 50 amp electricity. There is a dump area and water to fill from his shop. There is wifi and about 10 TV channels. Our Verizon cell service works good.

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Back in Dickinson, ND for a few days

 After leaving Lewis & Clark State Park, we stopped in Dickinson for a while to spend some time with my dad. He was turning 94 and had moved from an assisted living facility to a nursing home after being hospitalized for a couple of days.  We didn’t have a big party, but a brother and sister from Washington came to celebrate with him, and a few friends and family from town stopped in.

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My dad's sister, my dad, and my dad's brother.

While in Dickinson we stayed at North Park Campground again and a night at a friend's farm.

We're heading on to the Grand Forks area for potato and sugar beet harvest. Hopefully the weather cooperates.

Lewis & Clark State Park Camp Host weekend #5

There is no theme this weekend; Juliet, the interpreter, is gone and summer is winding down. This is our last weekend here. It’s much quieter than last weekend. The park is now on a first- come first-serve basis. I believe the only reservations taken are for the cabins. It’s a little busier for us as not everyone knows how they're suppose to be registering, if a ranger will be coming, if we take their money, etc. So we’ve had quite a few people knocking on our door. During the marina office hours people can register there, but it seems like a lot of people don’t know they’re suppose to stop there.

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The water level has gone done a lot in the past month. (First picture was a month ago.)


Zach asked if we could work on a special project this week – redoing the benches in the amphitheater. We replaced the boards with composite boards.


Also, working on firepits.

Lewis & Clark State Park Camp Host Weekend #4

This weekend is Labor Day weekend and the theme is Firsts and Lasts.  At the amphitheater Juliet talked about Lewis & Clark’s achievements that were done for the first time in America, and also some of the last things. For the kids activity on Saturday, they made journals to keep track of firsts for them, things to improve on, etc. On Labor Day, we took the last day of summer hike.

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During the week, Juliet hosted a Mommy and Me morning. The last time she did this I think she had about 6 people. This time there were 40! They made butterflies, read the story The Very Hungry Caterpillar, painted a picture with pudding, and had pudding and fruit for snacks. It was a busy morning with lots of active children.



The campground was full this weekend and very busy. Lots of people on the water and in the water. They had the treat truck in the evenings and the kids loved that! Two days we had burn bans but there were some people that had propane fire pits and they really looked realistic. There was one beautiful night for real campfires and we sold a lot of firewood. 




This is my relaxation  when I found out we can hide rocks here.