We headed to Duluth (minus Matt, he wouldn't have fit in the car).
First point of call after checking in at the hotel was the lift bridge. Fortunately a ship was not far off.
Waiting for the ship and looking at the bridge.
Dylan thought the bridge was pretty neat and talked about it a lot for the remainder of the trip. After seeing the ship go under the bridge we headed to Grandmas for dinner. Dylan enjoyed riding on the mechanical motorbike.
We spent the morning of our second day wandering around the canal park area. Then while Dylan napped Mum and I checked out the Waters of Superior Store before heading off to post a gift for Hayley's Birthday. Well, of course the USPS location that we went to did not accept international packages. We later drove to the main post office and posted the parcel but even that was not a simple task with all the construction on the highway. And too bad the gift arrived after Nana and Pop-pop returned to NZ. We headed to the Co-op for some food for dinner (a bit of a change from all the restaurant food). After dinner we went for a walk to see the S.S. William A. Irving Iron Ore Ship (we had decided that Dylan wouldn't last through a guided tour so we made do with the outside). The journey involved crossing over a little lift bridge which conveniently went up and down for us (actually for a boat) while we were there. Dylan liked this bridge too and would show how the bridge lifted up with his hands! There may have also been a stop at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate store.
The next day we headed up the North Shore. It was a slow start...stones, a toy bobcat and seagulls that needed to be chased.
We stopped at Two Harbors and checked out an old train before heading on. Then Dylan fell asleep....so I decided we would just keep driving. Nana and Pop-pop thought I was going to throw them out at the Canadian border without their passports. We ended up at Lutsen Lodge for a late lunch.
After lunch we rode the Lutsen Mountain Tram which provided us with some pretty views of the fall foliage. At the top we walked a little trail, it really was a trail, I thought it a bit treacherous at times especially with Dylan in the Ergo on my back.
On the way back to Duluth there was just enough time for a quick stop at Split Rock Lighthouse.
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