I know I sort of interrupted the continuing story of Girls Just Wanna Have Fun when I posted Art Meets Humor.
So, to continue …Mike and Dawn were only going to stay for a week, but while the girls were out having fun, Mike was making a deal with Lost Falls Campground. They needed a video showcasing the park and, as luck would have it, Mike makes videos. In exchange for an additional two weeks of camping, Mike made this awesome video!
While Mike slaved away at the computer, Dawn and I continued having fun. One of our day trips took us to Praire Moon Sculpture Garden. As we walked among the sculptures we couldn’t help but notice some of them seemed out of place. What do bears and dinosaurs have to do with the other beautiful sculptures?
Ya, we didn’t get it either, but it was still a great day out.
Dawn and I took several more kayak trips…
And the time for them to leave came far too soon. With hugs and maybe a tear or two, we bid them “Safe travels until we meet again.”

That was in early July. So what does any of this have to do with 126 nights you ask? Well that is how long we were at Lost Falls.
When Steve and I weren’t working…
We took day trips to some really neat places. We visited one of the 4 corners of the world, the spot where the 45°N Latitude intersects with -90°W Longitude…
We spent time fishing (I caught my first small mouth bass!)
We worked some more…




We had lots of rain this summer. The lower part of the campground (next to the river) flooded 7 times. Perhaps that’s why I drank several of these…

When the rain gave us a break, guests had fun on the river…

Steve and I finally managed to get out on the river together. He isn’t into kayaking as much as I am, but we had a great time…
Since we had been in Black River Falls since May, we were having to go farther and farther to find new adventures. One day, we drove 3 hours to get to Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. I was worth the drive! We got to see a bear…
And something worthy of inclusion at Atlas Obscura…
It was getting close to the end of our summer contract, but I had promised Barbara I would do some portraits of their Australian Shepherd, Reba…
And Emily’s pup Rosie…
Unfortunately, not every dog I had contact with this summer wanted to be my friend. And not every guest follows the rules about leashes. Resulting in this…

Labor Day came and went. With it our time at Lost Falls came to an end. The night before we left, Aaron and Shannon hosted a BBQ for this year’s workampers. Before we gorged ourselves on amazing smoked ribs, cheesy potato casserole and homemade ice cream, we posed for a picture…
It was a wonderful way to end our summer. I loved Wisconsin and Lost Falls Campground. With plenty of adventures and stories to share we said of goodbyes. After 126 nights, I decided…
Up next, the North Shore of Lake Superior!
What a great 126 nights you had! Never had a Bloody Mary with cheese (I will try one soon) but I have had one with bacon.
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There are no end to the ways of garnishing a Bloody Mary! We really enjoyed Wisconsin!
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Enjoy the North Shore!
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that cheese wedge had nothing to do with the flavor in the bloody mary
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True, but the cheese wedge and the Bloody Mary were dang tasty!
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LOVE the shirt!!! And OMG, that floof dog!!! I just want to snuggle!!!! Haha. Sounds like you’ve had a pretty great summer. That region is absolutely beautiful (love all the green) and how awesome to have friends come visit. But I’m sure you are happy to be on the move again. I’m assuming you guys are heading somewhere warm soon? Safe travels!
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Actually we are heading to NH for a family visit then SOUTH!! I’m thinking of offering those shirts for sale, obviously with the correct rig! What do you think, would they sell? Reba is absolutely snugglable!
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I would totally buy one! And you know RVers love that kind of stuff. I see a pretty awesome business idea here!! Do it!!
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Thanks, that may have been just the push I needed!
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Visiting you guys at Lost Falls was definitely one of the highlights of our summer! It’s a very pretty campground in a beautiful location, but the best of the best was time with friends. I love your dog portraits! I also can’t wait to get a shirt! Miss you guys! HMMH ALWAYS!
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We should do some Lexie portraits next time we get together! Your shirt is ready! All I need is where to send it! Miss you more~HMMH!
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Great photos as usual Laura. The canoe paddle shot is excellent. And I’m very impressed and envious about your visit to the 45/90 degree point. Most people haven’t even heard of this, let alone visit. Very cool . ~ James
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Thank you James. I’m thinking of sending the paddle shot to Harmony (maker of the paddle). We even got a commemorative coin at the visitor center for the 45/90 degree point!
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Laura that paddle shot is perfect and I can’t imagine that their marketing folks wouldn’t be interested. Good luck. ~ James
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That Bloody Mary looks really good this morning. What a weird and whimsical sculpture garden. Great animal captures – the bear sighting, so exciting!
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I wouldn’t turn down a Bloody Mary this morning! We had a lot of fun in Wisconsin!
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