Pequot Lakes, MN

We are in the land of Paul Bunyan and Babe!

Sunday, May 21 we drove over 400 miles from Adel, IA to Pequot Lakes, MN.  Wildwedge RV Park was our destination.  We have not stayed in Minnesota since beginning our RV travels in 2010 and we have been eagerly anticipating a new destination.  In fact, we have several new parks to visit on this two-week excursion on our way to our annual summer destination of Muskegon, MI.

The reason we changed things up this summer is because Chris' brother, Dennis, and his wife, Rita are work camping at Wildwedge RV park this summer.  Work camping means they will work for the campground an agreed-upon number of hours in return for their campsite and several other amenities. There is a 9 hole par 3 course here as well as the nicest mini golf course we have ever seen.  The work campers will also have access to a pontoon boat on one of Minnesota's 10,000 lakes!  This is so cool!

On the left, Dennis is escorting us to our site.  On the right is our site as we are pulling into it.  It is huge!  The view from our front window is the most beautiful of anywhere we have parked.

This is a fairly small campground with several seasonal sites along the perimeter and short term campers in the interior.  Pic on the right shows the office/lodge and park host campers.  What a gorgeous campground!  And they had snow 2-3 weeks ago!!!

Our view and the "ding" 

On our way to the campground a rock hit our coach's windshield.  The windshield immediately had a "ding" the size of a half dollar.  After we arrived at the park the ding expanded to about a 3 foot crack.  You can see a little of the crack in the pic above.  That would have to be dealt with.
Also upon arrival as we were sending the slides out, the slide that kept us in OKC in January started sliding out crooked!  We brought it back in, then out again.  It went out.  We set up the rig and settled in for the night.
The next morning we called our insurance company and began the process to repair the windshield.  Then we tried bringing the slide in.  Nothing.  No power or movement of any kind.  This was January all over again!

Mobile RV Repair

 We called a mobile RV repair person to come to the park and see what could be done, if anything, to get our slide back in.  I believe that at this time we witnessed a miracle!  Within 5 minutes this fella had our slide moving!  (The same feat took 2 weeks when in OKC in January)  Not only did he fix the slide, but worked on 2 or 3 other small issues that need attention.  He was GOOD!  He was a blessing to us without a doubt!
After the slide issue we thought the busted glass would be a quick fix.  Not!  It would take 10-14 days to get the glass to this area as it was coming from Ohio.  Not a bad place to spend the next 2 weeks!  So....we bumped the next reservations on our trip and will be delayed only 1 week arriving in Muskegon, MI.
All of this happened on Sunday and Monday.  By Tuesday we were ready to go exploring and sight seeing.

On the right Chris and Dennis playing ping pong on the outdoor ping pong table.  Game on!  These two brothers and ping pong go way back!


In our first 24 hours here one of our fellow campers spotted a bear cutting through the park.  We have been wondering if he would be repeating the visit, but so far he has not.  Keeping my camera close by, just in case!

 Here are a couple of pictures of the creatively-designed mini golf course.








Our time here with Dennis and Rita has been very relaxing and fun.  On the left we have a game of Wahoo in progress.  Our frequent evening card game has been Euchre, a favorite in the north.

This morning I helped Rita make S'mores gift packages for the campground guests who arrive for the Memorial Day weekend.  Sweet gift!  We look forward to a campfire and our own s'mores this weekend as well.
We may have been delayed a week with unexpected circumstances, but those delays have been a blessing of extra time with family, and more opportunities to explore the area!  There is a bike trail nearby, of course!  It is called the Paul Bunyan Trail!  Tomorrow holds more adventures!