{"id":1949,"date":"2023-07-19T17:08:27","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T22:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/?p=1949"},"modified":"2023-07-20T17:13:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T22:13:05","slug":"cottage-grove-into-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mvermeulen.org\/gone2look4america\/2023\/07\/19\/cottage-grove-into-minnesota\/","title":{"rendered":"Cottage Grove, into Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today was a ride with several large hills along the eastern bank of the Mississippi River. I ended up in Cottage Grove, Minnesota and am staying with friends of the family. More details to come later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today was a slightly longer and hilly ride. I heard thunder as I was about to leave. However, weather radar didn’t look bad so I left and not too much later the rain stopped. The photo above is one of many Laura Ingalls Wilder signs around town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Farmers market leaving town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stockholm had a population of less than 100 and a very small downtown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Not sure what butt nuggets are but they were for sale along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lake Pepin was along my route much of the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Maple syrup for sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Oak City had many of these newly hatched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once I climbed up the bluff, I saw farms like this one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Descending back down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After crossing the St Croix River, I was in Minnesota <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Welcome to Cottage Grove. I stayed with family friends here and we had a great dinner and conversation. I had also stayed 31 years ago on my first trip across the USA in 1992. Below is the strava map. I also cycled 0.40 miles after stopping the map below.<\/p>\n\n\n

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