Bluefin Bay

We took full advantage of the days off of school that the kids had last week, and we set off for a full weekend of relaxation and adventure at Bluefin Bay, in Tofte, MN! We really enjoyed the resort - it is a great place to take a vacation with kids in tow - we were even able to bring Toby!! We all enjoyed the indoor pool area and the rec. room there. We were also surprised to find that they let guests use really nice mountain bikes, trailers, bike helmets, lawn games, board games, and pool floaties - all complimentary! We did eat at the resort for lunch and dinner once or twice & the food was wonderful - more so at the Coho Cafe located on the other side of the resort, than the Grille. But we were also thankful that we packed some Easy Mac, and makings for PB&J's for the kids to make in the room whenever we needed something quick for them to eat that didn't cost $10 a piece.

We also took trips to both the Split Rock Light House & Grand Marais. We decided to hit Split Rock on Saturday since we received an email (did I mention that the rooms all had free wi-fi!) from my dad letting us know that there was going to be a lighting of the lighthouse ceremony that afternoon. The lighthouse has been decommissioned for many years now and they only light it up one weekend a year - the weekend that marks the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald 31 years ago.

Grand Marais was fun, too. We went into the Trading Post to look around, and we found many neat items for the outdoor enthusiast. We also went into the Ben Franklin. If you've never hit the Ben Franklin in Grand Marais, it is like taking K-Mart and smooshing it into a store with about 1/4 the square footage! It was hilarious to see the toilet paper stacked to the ceiling, in the same isle as the Tylenol, baby teething rings, and rugged outdoor socks! The last stop for us in Grand Marais was Sven & Ole's Pizza. While we were not very impressed with the pizza itself, we had a blast joking around and playing games while we were there.

The pictures below are mostly from a stop we had on our way up in Duluth, the Split Rock Lighthouse & a couple of us at Bluefin. All in all, I think that we all would like to go back there again someday soon.

Taylor's favorite part: the pool
Ian's favorite part: the loft in their room
Panod's favorite part: the lighthouse
Lori's favorite part: the good time we had at Sven & Ole's
Toby's favorite part: the heated floors in the room & the windows that went all of the way down to the floor so that he could see out

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