Start – Itasca State Park – August 26th
Destinations with a star (*) indicate that we are still looking for hosts
- 8/26 : to Bemidji, MN
- 8/27 : Grand Rapids, MN
- 8/28 : Crosby, MN
- 8/29 : Little Falls, MN
- 8/30 : Becker, MN
- 8/31 – 9/3 : Minneapolis, MN
- 9/4 : Red Wing, MN
- 9/5 : Alma, WI
- 9/6 : La Crosse, WI
- 9/7 : Prairie Du Chien, WI
- 9/8 : Dubuque, IA*
- 9/9 : Fulton, IL *
- 9/10 : Bettendorf, IA
- 9/11 – 9/18 : Muscatine, IA – Mark Anderson and Family Farm
- 9/18 : Dallas City, IL
- 9/19 : Quincy, IL*
- 9/20 : Pleasant Hill, IL*
- 9/21 : Godfrey, IL
- 9/22 – 9/23 : St. Louis, MO
- 9/24 : St. Genevieve, MO
- 9/25 – 10/1 : Cape Girardeau, MO – Family Friendly Farms
- 10/1 : Dielstahdt,, MO
- 10/2 : Columbous, KY
- 10/3 : Dyersburg, TN
- 10/4 : Covington, TN
- 10/5 – 10/7 : Memphis, TN
- 10/8: Brickeys, AR
- 10/9 : Helena, AR
- 10/10 : Rosedale, MS
- 10/11 : Greenville, MS
- 10/12 – 10/18 : Pioneer, LA – Howell Family Farms, Inc.
- 10/19 : Vicksburg, MS
- 10/20 : Natchez, MS
- 10/21 : Simmesport, LA
- 10/22 : New Roads, LA
- 10/23-10/25 : Baton Rouge, LA
- 10/26 : La Place, LA
Final Destination – New Orleans, LA – October 27
- 11/1 – 11/8 : Volunteering with lowernine.org
- 11/15 : Depart NOLA on the Amtrak
- 11/16: Back to our Midwestern homes!
- 11/17 – Composing the chronicle of our adventures
See you in Muscatine on 9/11!
By: Mark on August 23, 2008
at 7:02 pm
Traveling Mercies!! You are all in my thoughts!
By: Kelly on August 25, 2008
at 1:14 pm
Hi, Glad your first leg went well! Looking forward to seeing you here in Becker on Saturday! Stay safe!
Dave and Cathy Pesola
By: Dave and Cathy Pesola on August 26, 2008
at 8:13 pm
Hey ladies,
Good luck on your trip. We’re excited to have you join our team in New Orleans!
Lauren
(Volunteer Coordinator, lowernine.org)
By: Lauren on August 28, 2008
at 1:15 pm
You said you are going to be volunteering in New Orleans at the end ofthis trip? They are certainly lucky you are coming, what with Gustav on the way. Good luck, Margaret
By: Margaret on August 31, 2008
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Hi from Bemidji. It is very uplifting following your adventures. To all the great people you are meeting – Thank you!!!
http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/chippewa/
By: Mike Harrom on October 5, 2008
at 1:34 pm
Hello, I’m Alisa’s Mom’s cousin in Kansas. I enjoyed browsing your website and pictures. Have a great day! —Liz (Busse) Knaus
“The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.”
Numbers 6:24-26
By: Liz Knaus on October 5, 2008
at 7:55 pm
Wow I can’t believe you’re almost done!
By: E on October 21, 2008
at 9:56 pm
Hope your travels get you to the Lower Nine safely. If your Laplace couch falls through, let me know I am about 7 – 9 miles past there in Norco.
By: Judith on October 23, 2008
at 4:01 pm
Congrats to you girls!!! I am so proud of all of you… Really excited to see you and hear your stories! Now, enjoy New Orleans and we’ll be waiting here for you. MUA!
By: Maria Power on October 28, 2008
at 7:29 pm
Hi Ladies, So glad you made it, that’s quite an accomplishment. I’m sure it has been a life changing experience for all of you.
Come by anytime, Bill and Mary
By: Bill and Mary Grant on November 9, 2008
at 12:14 pm