MKWe’re Doing it Again! We decided to take a second go at getting out of the Minnesota winter. We wanted to have a new camper by now, but it didn’t happen. We did, however, upgrade the truck! The route is similar to last year but with different campsites and different things to see. Instead of National Parks,…
Abandoned Places Tour 2024 United Crushers Mill – Minneapolis, MN In preparation for our 2024 Winter “Get the Hellouta MN” trip, we picked a theme – Abandoned Places – and began with the abandoned United Crushers Mill building in Minneapolis to whet our whistle. The Mill is an old unused flour mill and is located between…
Genesco Consolidated Schools in Iowa In rural Iowa we found Genesco Consolidated Schools and the staff dormitory.The red brick building was built in 1920 and merged with rival school Dysart in 1966.The three-story structure housed kindergarten through 12th grade before the merger. Declining enrollment eventually forced Dysart-Geneseo to close the building. It was sold in 1983.Broken…
Litte More of Iowa Iowa doesn’t have much to offer in regard to things to do or places to see. There was a cool old house where we stopped for gas. It was being used as a redemption center for metal and cans. I was taking pictures and a guy came out and asked if I…