The girls' first trip to Duluth!

 

What a great weekend up in Duluth!!  We did so much while we were there!  Lots more pics in the picasa web album!  We left Friday morning, got into Duluth around noon and checked into our hotel near Spirit Mountain.  Then we headed down to Canal Park where we had lunch at the Canal Park Brewery and then checked out the shops including Medium Control, where the girls got their Watson the Cat shirts.  The girls were anxious to get back to the hotel and swim, so we headed back for some pool time.  For dinner, we went to Bent Paddle Brewery where we found Nate of Nate Dogs and listened to a fun blue grass band.  Our last stop of the night was the Fitgers deck where Chuck met up with some work friends.  The girls and I hung out for a bit and then walked the boardwalk and got some ice cream.    We crashed after a full day of fun!
The girls really wanted to rent one of the bikes (picture above) and so that was the first thing we did Saturday morning.  We biked out to the lift bridge and watched as it went up and the big ships sailed by.  Then we walked out to the light house and got a few cliche pictures that you have to get when you're in Duluth!  It was time to head back up towards our hotel to Spirit Mountain where we rode the Timber Twister coaster and the zip line down the slopes.  It was so fun....even little Ruby did them both!  Back to the hotel for some more pool time.
Next we dropped Chuck off at his event for work and the girls and I drove out to Park Point for some beach time.  It was so hot and humid that it actually felt good to walk into the lake a little.  Maggie actually went all the way in and dunked her head!  Burrrr!
Another busy day!  We all slept great and got up in the morning to head home and recuperate after our fun busy vacation!