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The guys and I spent another winter trip in a proper cold snap (by Nebraska standards) hot tenting in Crosby Manitou SP (Site 21) along the North Shore of Lake Superior just beyond Finland, MN, the result being a somewhat tongue-in-cheek musing on Type 2 fun and an overly-dramatic retelling of the adventure. In truth, most things went according to plan, with just enough deviation as to make recounting it all the more fun. Successfully pushing our sleep systems to new lows was a thrill. To ice the cake, it was February...during a newsworthy Polar Vortex...in northern Minnesota (where, incidentally, forecasts appear to be more suggestive than predictive). We even pushed the trip back a week due to said forecasts, which accomplished little more than us going a week later. All told, we had a great time, made some golden memories, learned a heap, enjoyed listening to the lake ice pop and crack at night, and finished it off with the obligatory and much-anticipated soak in the hot tub back in Duluth. Thanks a million to everyone who helped provide information and suggestions on the park! It is truly a gem, and reminds me a great deal of the park I frequent weekly in the Loess Hills of southwest Iowa. We also took the advice to haul in a second load of local hardwood, which provided for nearly all of our firewood needs, aside from cutting it to length and splitting it down further. All told, that route was less work for better wood. Two pulks full of wood does a body good.
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