[[Tenebrous Dragon|Home]] / [[Ευρετήριο 🗃️/Τύποι 🏷️/Ταξίδια|Travel]] / [[2019-08 Grand Rapids|2019 Grand Rapids, MN]] # 2019 Grand Rapids, MN Rick and I drove up to a lake cabin outside [[Γκραντ Ράπιντς|Grand Rapids]] for a long weekend, and it turned into one of those small, unremarkable trips that ends up sticking with you anyway, an Airbnb, a thrift store, a first fish in many years, and a coffee stop in Duluth on the way home. We got to the [[Airbnb]] on [[2019-08-30]] and it was exactly the kind of cozy little spot you hope for and rarely get, wood-paneled and a little worn in, with lofted ceilings that I had to remind myself not to stand up too fast under. > [!grid] > ![[AirB and B Arrival.jpg]] > ![[AirB and B Arrival 2.jpg]] > ![[AirB and B Arrival 3.jpg]] > ![[AirB and B Arrival 4.jpg]] > ![[AirB and B Arrival 5.jpg]] Waking up to Prairie Lake the next morning was the kind of view that actually earns the word beautiful, and even with a full agenda for the day, the plan was mostly just to relax into it. > [!grid] > ![[Prairie Lake Morning.jpg]] > ![[Prairie Lake Morning 2.jpg]] We found a community thrift store in Grand Rapids with a genuinely good selection of clothing and household stuff, plus a "grandma's attic" section that ran pay-what-you-want, and came away with about $35 worth of finds. ![[Community Thrift Store.jpg]] Later that day, out on the lake near Taconite, I caught my first fish in many years. I'd barely gotten the lure in the water before this little guy bit down on it, and he looked so put out about the whole thing that I set him gently back into the water and called it a win for both of us. On the way home on [[2019-09-01]], we stopped at Duluth Coffee Company, a decaf Americano with room for cream for me and a latte for Rick. The cabin's internet had been too slow to get anything done, so I used the stop to catch up on some schoolwork before the rest of the drive. > [!grid] > ![[Duluth Coffee Company.jpg]] > ![[Duluth Coffee Company 3.jpg]] ---