Grand Rapids 2021

August 20, 2021

Tried both the White and Sweet tasting wine flights at Unwined Up North in Grand Rapids tonight.

Minnesota-shaped wooden flight board holding five small wine glasses including one red wine and several white wines on a patio table

Five stemless wine glasses on a wooden flight board cut in the shape of Minnesota, holding white, rose, and clear wines

Wine Tastings With Nosh menu listing Red, White, Dry, and Sweet tasting flights at 15 dollars each with nosh included.

August 20, 2021

Severe tree damage on Southern edge of Pokegema Lake right next to my brothers place from storm a week ago.

Fallen and snapped trees piled across a forest floor near a stack of cut firewood, showing severe storm damage in a mixed woodland.

August 21, 2021

Pokegama Lake framed by trees.

Pokegama Lake viewed through pine and maple trees, with a dock, two chairs, and a moored boat in the foreground

August 21, 2021

We won the “Rock’n the 50s” Escape Room at Itasca Historical Society in 40 minutes! Room 36!

Group of seven people celebrating inside a 1950s-themed escape room, several holding up small tokens and smiling at the camera.

August 21, 2021

I liked this art from Clarence Morgan that we saw at MacRostie Art Center today. It reminded me a bit of the Squiggle project from ArtBlocks.

Four framed abstract drawings with colorful interlocking loops and swirls hang on a gray gallery wall under spotlights.

August 21, 2021

We saw this giant Iron Man statue in Chisholm, MN today and had to stop and check it out. I thought it was awesome! 85 feet high, making it the 4th tallest in the US. Weighs over 4 tons. Had to listen to Iron Man while there. 🤘

Sign for The Iron Man Miners Memorial in Chisholm Minnesota with the 85-foot steel miner statue visible behind it

Giant Iron Man statue in Chisholm MN depicting a miner holding tools atop a stylized bundle of iron ore rails under a blue sky.

August 21, 2021

We took in amazing views of the Hull Rust Mine today. Incredibly large open pit mine. Looks like a man-made Grand Canyon.

Vast terraced open pit iron ore mine with rust-colored rock layers, haul roads, and trucks visible, surrounded by green forest.

August 21, 2021

It was cool to check out the giant mining equipment on exhibit by the Hull Rust Mine View.

Giant yellow mining haul truck numbered 166 on display outdoors with three children standing beside its massive tires and an adult on the upper deck

Large yellow Detroit Diesel engine on display at Hull Rust Mine View in Hibbing Minnesota

Two giant excavator buckets flank a paved walkway leading to a concrete gateway overlooking an open pit iron mine.

Three kids standing inside a massive iron ore mining shovel bucket on exhibit at the Hull Rust Mine in Hibbing Minnesota

August 21, 2021

Great beer flight at Boomtown Brewery in Hibbing tonight. Blueberry Wheat, Orehouse IPA, Nitro Milkshake IPA, and Enoremous Double IPA.

Four small glasses of craft beer on a slate flight board at Boomtown Brewery, labeled Enoremous DIPA, Orehouse IPA, Blueberry Wheat, and Nitro Milkshake IPA.

August 21, 2021

Grand Rapids & Hibbing Log

Weather: Cool. Mist and rain in the morning. Cool and mostly cloudy throughout the day. “Rock’n the 50s” Escape Room at Itasca Historical Society. Lunch at Spartan Deli. Shopping: Bender’s Shoe & Sport, Bender’s Gifts, MacRostie Art Center, and The Lake & Co Shop. Barely Reality …

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