Day 8: Drove about 180 miles from Duluth, MN to Bemidgi, MN. About half the mileage was on secondary roads following The Great River Road scenic trail. We crisscrossed the Mississippi quite a few times but will send pictures later in order from headwaters to downstream locations. We chose to spend a half day on backroads today so we don't' have to spend all day on Wednesday on backroads. So many really isolated places up here. But interesting that all the trees are leafed out, way ahead of the Superior shoreline  of Michigan.
We are staying in a Hampton Inn overlooking Lake Bemidgi. Temperature in the mid 70s!