On Friday we drove up to Minneapolis to visit with Mary Aspnes, Pat's cousin. Mary is the daughter of Ted Arneson,one of the six Arneson brothers. Mary's brother is Dave Arneson who I'll tell you about in a minute. Mary has a house in one of the grandest neighborhoods in Minneapolis, only blocks from the famous Walker Center art museum. Mary's ex, Greg Aspnes, joined for a brief visit. Dad and Gregg are good friends and love to talk politics. After Gregg left, we settled down for cocktails and a spectacular dinner of grilled salmon and corn. Dad says that Minnesota has the best corn in the galaxy. So we turned in early, and left early on Sunday to visit Dave and Pam Arneson. Dave and Pam live in Montevideo, MN, about an hour west of Minneapolis. Two years ago they bought a beautiful cabin on Lake Clitherall, 3 hours northwest of Minneapolis. Lake Clitherall is a pristine wooded lake that is quite remote. Pam and Dave have several canoes, and a ski boat. Their cabin is quite comfortable and we all enjoyed the cool evenings for sleeping.
We also met Peter Arneson, Pam and Dave's son who now lives and works in Fargo, ND. Peter left Sunday evening since he had to get ready for a 200 mile relay race in Portland, OR. Peter advised that it's a team race, 6 guys and 6 girls, each takes turns running 10 mile legs over a 24 hour period. Yikes!
I had one of the greatest days in my short canine life. I had total freedom to dive into the lake and retrieve tennis balls. I must have swam for several hours and then romped around the huge front yard. I was in heaven!
Last night Pam served an amazing soup and fresh corn. Dad said the corn was about as good as it gets. Today more romping in the lake, while Mom and Dad joined Pam and Dave in a canoe trip around the coastal marshes. We're still planning the rest of the day, so I'll have another report about Lake Cletherall tomoorw when we start back to Dataw.
Here are shots from Mary's and then Pam and Dave's lakeside retreat.
Later!
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