Day 65
Lake Pepin
May 30th, 2010
I'm walking across America.
That's the idea, at least. I'm walking westward from New York City for nine months or so. If everything goes according to plan, I'll be in Oregon when the clock runs out. If nothing goes according to plan, maybe I'll end up in Peru or Mongolia or Pennsylvania. You can read all about the details of my trip if you're so inclined.
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Beautiful. All of those shades of gorgeous blue; wow.
I believe Lake Pepin was mentioned in the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Great picture!!
Laura and her family lived near what is now Pepin, actually. Pretty cool!
Hi Matt,
Happy Memorial Day! Hope you have a great day!
Yep Pepin WI is across the Lake from Lake City–there is a replica Little House in the Big Woods about 5 miles east of town up on the bluff. The crossed the lake in the book right before the ice cracked for the spring! in Sept. Pepin Wi has a Laura festival
Lake Pepin is the largest body of water on the Mississippi River. LOTS of sail boats on the weekend enjoying the bluff and water!
Some say Lake City, on Lake Pepin, is the birthplace of water skiing. When I was a kid, living in Red Wing, it was exciting to go see an old car every winter, that they would put out on the ice of Lake Pepin. Bets were placed on what day it would fall through the melting ice. All fluids were removed from the vehicles beforehand, and the DNR considered them to be artificial reefs that increased fish populations.
I heard about your journey after you passed through Winona, MN where I am currently a nursing student at Winona State University. I noticed this picture, and was a camp counselor at a YMCA camp in Pepin, WI last summer right across the lake from where you were at. It really is beautiful along there! Safe journey!! :)