We returned yesterday from a couple of days in the old logging town of Stillwater, Minnesota. It's now a picturesque tourist town. I love it. We were there for the annual Lumber Jack Days which I'd like to tell you has to do with the rich history of the town but, in reality, it has to do with Partying.
We didn't do much of that but we had fun.
From the main street there are steep steps straight up a hill from which you can see a panoramic view of the town. 158 steps in all.
Let's see. The average flight of stairs is 16 steps so 158 divided by 16 = ....
HOLY MOLY! That's equal to ten flights of steps! We went up and down twice. No wonder my calves still feel like concrete.
Highlights of our Stillwater trip
- The Lowell Inn - An old, small, elegant hotel built in Mount Vernon style with 13 columns in front.
- Walleye (the favorite fish of Minnesota) served at the Freighthouse Restaurant. Yum yum.
- The beautiful (and clean) St. Croix River.
- The Historic Trolley Tour with our excellent tour guide who teaches junior high in the winter and the inmates at Stillwater prison in the summer. He grew up in the town so knows every home and the exciting history of this logging town where the logger barons built mansions on the hill and the boat captains built lovely homes on the river.
This morning's paper has a blurb about Jessica Lange and Sam Shepard selling their Stillwater Victorian (where they raised their children) for $1.95 million. (A bargain.)
Last year we went to Stillwater. This time we did the very same things we did then. Next summer will be a repeat. But we're gonna have to keep ourselves in shape for those steps.
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We didn't do much of that but we had fun.
From the main street there are steep steps straight up a hill from which you can see a panoramic view of the town. 158 steps in all.
Let's see. The average flight of stairs is 16 steps so 158 divided by 16 = ....
HOLY MOLY! That's equal to ten flights of steps! We went up and down twice. No wonder my calves still feel like concrete.
Highlights of our Stillwater trip
- The Lowell Inn - An old, small, elegant hotel built in Mount Vernon style with 13 columns in front.
- Walleye (the favorite fish of Minnesota) served at the Freighthouse Restaurant. Yum yum.
- The beautiful (and clean) St. Croix River.
- The Historic Trolley Tour with our excellent tour guide who teaches junior high in the winter and the inmates at Stillwater prison in the summer. He grew up in the town so knows every home and the exciting history of this logging town where the logger barons built mansions on the hill and the boat captains built lovely homes on the river.
This morning's paper has a blurb about Jessica Lange and Sam Shepard selling their Stillwater Victorian (where they raised their children) for $1.95 million. (A bargain.)
Last year we went to Stillwater. This time we did the very same things we did then. Next summer will be a repeat. But we're gonna have to keep ourselves in shape for those steps.
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