Little Falls, Minnesota

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Little Falls

Little Falls, Minnesota

We are enjoying seeing the cities and sights in Minnesota. But some days need to be spent doing laundry and all of the boring stuff.

Since the weather has turned warmer, we can cook out and enjoy a dinner outside. My little hummer is enjoying his dinner as well. We saw him chase off another hummer one evening. 

                           

                           Breakfast out again at what is becoming our favorite spot: 

                                                             The Hungry Loon.

Movie Theatre  in Little Falls

We drove the 50 miles to a little town named Little Falls. A beautiful town with another vibrant downtown section. It was established in 1848 on the banks of the Mississippi. A group of entrepreneurs were attracted to the little falls in the river, as it had traders and explorers before them.

 


 We toured the home of the Weyerhaeuser  family (later named Linden Hill). They had a lumber business then went into banking. Very large 3 story home. Our guide was excellent and took lots of time in each room. She gave us a clipboard with rooms listed and items to find as in a scavenger hunt. Very fun. In the hat room we were to count the hats. I got 56. Mrs. Weyerhaeuser liked hats! The home backs up to the Mississippi.

Bridge Table

Beautiful old swing

Building was built on property
for their children's school house

       

    For lunch  we stopped at the A.T. The

Black & White. It was named Minnesota's best restaurant of the year in 2016. Quaint and casual, our lunch was delicious! I had walleye fish tacos with pineapple salsa and the others had Cuban wraps. I almost forgot to mention Crème Brûlée for me for dessert. Yummo. Our server, M.J., was very friendly and interested in our travels.  She said, "You are Southerners, aren't you?" Wonder how she guessed. Most of our servers in Minnesota have been friendly and interested in talking to the customers.

 Little Falls is known for its unique bicycle racks.

Lindbergh's auto

We then went to the boyhood home of Charles Lindbergh and the museum. Our guide told us about Charles growing up in Little Falls. He loved farming and being outdoors.

Most of the artifacts in the home were original to the era. Their home was on the Mississippi and one day he saw a small plane flying over the river. He immediately fell in love with airplanes and determined he would fly one.

Next day is a camp host day and we are checking people in for the weekend.

Sunday is a camp host day for us, so we watch our church service live on Utube.

Chris and Debbie are still here and he said today, "This remote church service stuff is pretty good." As we watched service from one of our "devices," we looked out our window at tall pine trees, birds hopping about, green grass, and sunshine. What a beautiful place for church!!