Trip to Minnesota for Mom's 80^th Birthday

June 18-26, 2008   •    p. 2

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Phil still reading about the Rum River Dam.

Tristin expressing his views about something.

Tristin & Coral The Water-Dog.

Coral does love the water!

Tristin by the Rum River Dam.

Photography by Tristin^®

Tom & Mike & Water-Dog Coral.

Public history display on past Rum River floods.

Downtown Anoka in the days of Bailey T. Baldwin.

Heading back to Tom's truck.

Next day (Friday) - Tristin & I head to downtown Minneapolis.

Tristin by the revamped riverfront; the Mill City History Museum is downriver about a quarter mile.

Father Louis Hennepin Bridge sign.

Tristin being emphatic about something.

St. Anthony Falls Heritage Trail public display.

Another public history display.

The old mill that exploded in the 1960s & is now the Mill City Museum.

The Mill City Museum.

Tristin in the elevator with the West Bank of the Mississippi & Univ of MN in the background.

Display board in the museum.

Tristin from atop the museum with river in the background.

Me & Tristin.

Tristin quizzing & charming a tour guide.

St. Anthony Falls complex, from atop the Mill City Museum.

Tristin still in interrogation-and-charm-mode.

Still.

You Are Here.

Tristin The Goofball.

Tristin atop the Highland Park reservoir (despite his misgivings about the "No Trespassing" signs).

In front of 1515 Highland Pkwy.

How the golf course & sledding hill have changed.

Scene of some of my greatest touchdowns ever!

Tristin.

At Dunn's Coffee on Grand & Snelling; me, Paul Lampland, his girlfriend Ellen, and Tristin.

This time with Tristin not decapitated.

At Tom & Kelly's Pub -- Ellen, Paul, me & Tom.

Kelly & Tristin.

Doing That-Weird-Thing-With-His-Eyes.

Tristin acting up again!

And again!  (What is it about 11 year-olds?)

Better  (except Kelly's face was cut off by Tristin's head!)

Finally a Keeper!

Jeanne & Bill DeCoursey at Sammy's Bar & Grill in Champlin -- the first time we met in actual person!  What a treat!

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