Return to Bob Reid Island....

...only I don't think it had a name when we went there as kids, lol. This is the island we used to canoe over to when we stayed at the former Fall Lake Resort as kids. Skinny-dipped on the far side, camped out on it during a storm, loads of fun, lol. It was fun to go back there today and look around. Looks as though it's still a popular place.

View of the island from the resort.

The resort I stayed at with my family for many summer vacations, as viewed from the island. So many good memories of that place! Wish it was still operated as a resort, but it's now part of Vermillion College.

Fire ring.

Somebody has good taste....

As I look out over Fall Lake tonight, I can't believe the week has gone by so quickly. We've had a great time - done a lot, had adventures, seen a lot of wildlife and explored beautiful country, relaxed, laughed. I'm going to miss this little cabin, I could be content here all summer....

Re-Discovery!

"Don't pay the ferryman"...or your 17yo son, LOL!
Dylan and I were tootling around in the boat this morning since the fish weren't biting. Found a nice little cove we pulled up into and noticed a trail. Followed it up the hill and discovered Kawishiwi Falls. I had totally forgotten about it but now I remember exploring the area with my childhood friend, Drew Szoka - they used to stay at the same resort every summer.

Heron

Spectacular view!

Not-so-spectacular view, lol!

Sure, Kelly - go ahead and dive in!

View from the top of the falls.

Underground Physics Lab in the Soudan Mine

The open pit area which was first mined, before they started underground.

Donning the oh-so-fashionable hard hats....

The carts the miners used to ride in to get to the work area.

Mural on the wall in the lab. There are all kinds of little images to discover in it, including bats - both painted and live ones!

The 486 steel plates that receive muron neutrinos from Fermilab in Chicago, which make up the Minos experiment. Like I know what any of that actually means....

One of the many furry residents of the lab/mine.