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Barbara Fritchman Thompson Diary Week of 8 July 2002 Latest Update: Sunday, 27 April 2003 08:39 |
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| From Wisconsin we are on our way to Duluth, MN. Tonight we
have another boat tour, this time of the Duluth waterfront part of Lake
Superior. We will be staying in Duluth tonight.
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Tuesday, 9 July 2002 [Last Week] [Monday] [Tuesday] [Wednesday] [Thursday] [Friday] [Saturday] [Sunday] [Next Week] |
| This morning we are heading toward our evening destination
of Minot, ND again traveling through lake and farm country and seeing
towns such as Grand Rapids, Bemidiji, and Crookston, MN. On the way to
Minot we go through Grand Forks, Devils Lake, and Rugby.
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Wednesday, 10 July 2002 [Last Week] [Monday] [Tuesday] [Wednesday] [Thursday] [Friday] [Saturday] [Sunday] [Next Week] |
| Today we cross the border into Canada on our way to Regina,
Saskatchewan. We are touring the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Museum in
Regina which is also the capital of Saskatchewan.
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Thursday, 11 July 2002 [Last Week] [Monday] [Tuesday] [Wednesday] [Thursday] [Friday] [Saturday] [Sunday] [Next Week] |
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Heading west toward Calgary, Alberta going past Moose Jaw and Swift Current, Saskatchewan and Medicine Hat, Alberta. Tonight we are touring the city of Albera and eating dinner at the Calgary Tower. Today we are joined by the remaining members of the tour who preferred to fly out and meet us in Calgary and save the 6 day drive.
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Friday, 12 July 2002 [Last Week] [Monday] [Tuesday] [Wednesday] [Thursday] [Friday] [Saturday] [Sunday] [Next Week] |
| Today's destination is Banff. We have a gondola ride up
Sulphur Mountain for a 360 degree view of the Canadian Rockies at 7,486
feet) above sea level. At the top are observation towers, walking trails,
etc. for enjoying the scenery. We have two nights in Banff.
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Saturday, 13 July 2002 [Last Week] [Monday] [Tuesday] [Wednesday] [Thursday] [Friday] [Saturday] [Sunday] [Next Week] |
| This morning we leave the hotel for Lake Louise then
continuing on up the Icefield Parkway to the Athabasca Glacier. We take a
ride on the Snow Coach onto the glacier itself. Tonight it is back to the
hotel in Banff.
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Sunday, 14 July 2002 [Last Week] [Monday] [Tuesday] [Wednesday] [Thursday] [Friday] [Saturday] [Sunday] [Next Week] |
| Looks like today is another travel day for spectacular
scenary as we head back in a southerly direction for tonights destination
Lethbridge, Alberta. We pass back through Calgary getting a chance to see
the Canadian Rockies looking from a North to South direction. From Banff
to Fort MacLeod, just west of Lethbridge, it is 183 miles.
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