I will never forget the first time that I saw part of the Great Lakes..in person. Not in magazines or books. Absolutely beautiful! I had heard them described as "breath-taking"...um, yeah. right. Seriously, they are breath-taking. The below picture is of Lake Superior in Minnesota.
My friend Amie, from Minnesota, said her family enjoys the Mississippi River Headwaters. Before leaving for the park we should help her get dinner in the crockpot (recipe below). Dinner should be done when we get back...let's put on our hiking boots...or walking shoes and head to Itasca State Park (www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/itasca/i ). Looks like there are a lot of trails, camping sites...cabins for the less adventuresome-meaning me. There are more than 100 lakes...and you will be able to say that you walked across the Mississippi River!
Thanks, Amie, for sharing a bit of Minnesota with us!
Here is her recipe...
Minnesota Wild Rice Soup
Yield: 4-6 servings
3/4 cup wild rice, uncooked
7-10 slices crumbled cooked bacon and/or chopped cooked chicken
1 can mushrooms, drained
4 chicken flavored bouillon cubes
2 tablespoons butter
1 can cream of mushroom soup
4 cups water
Add 1 cup half and half the last hour of cooking; okay to add at the beginning too. Optional: 1 cup corn, 2 sliced carrots, onion powder
Dump all in crock pot and cook on HIGH for 4 hours. Serve with bread and salad for a complete meal. Amie says this has become a family favorite.
Before we leave Minnesota we should get our picture taken with Paul Bunyan in Bemidji, MN. A website told me that they actually dress Paul in sweaters and hats during the winter... Must be a challenge considering the Minnesota winters and that he is 18 feet tall and weighs 2.5 tons.
Thanks for visiting!
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