Bemidji, The First City on the Mississippi, Minnesota USA

Minnesota - East to West Tour....Or West to East - 3 Day Tour

Contact: Cindy Habedank 800-458-2223 X 106
Day One
7:30 am Depart Duluth via US Hwy 2 for 45 miles, take MN  Hwy 200, a beautiful lake and forested route to Walker
10:00 am Arrive Walker for refreshment break
10:30 am Depart Walker for Forest Edge Winery via Hwy 34W, turn Right on MN Hwy 64
Contact: Paul Shuster 218-224-3535
12:00 pm Depart Forest Edge Winery for Itasca State Park
12:30 pm Arrive Itasca State Park
Lunch at historic Douglas Lodge
Tour through park via coach – or boat cruise
New Mary Gibb Interpretive Center - and walk to Headwaters of Mississippi River
Contact: Jim Keller 218-266-2124
3:00 pm Depart for Bemidji via Great River Road
3:45 pm Check into motel
6:00 pm Dinner (music entertainment an option)
8:00 pm Enjoy Theater Production at Paul Bunyan Playhouse (Jun-Aug)          
10:30 pm Return to motel
 
Day Two
8:30 am Photo stop with Paul & Babe
9:00 am Tour Bemidji Woolen Mills Factory & Retail Outlet
10:30 am Depart for Buena Vista – Cty Rd 15 N
Horse-drawn Covered Wagon ride to ‘Top of the World' and good home-cooked lunch.
12:30 pm Depart motel for Big Bog State Recreation Area via Cty Rd 15 N to Cty Rd 32W to MN Hwy 72N to Washkish
1:45 pm Stroll the mile-long boardwalk into bog to get a first-hand look at the unique plant and bird life of this rare resource.
3:00 pm Stop at West Wind Restaurant for coffee, etc
3:45 pm Return to Bemidji - optional photostop with giant ‘Duck’ in Blackduck MN
5:15 pm Check into motel
Day Three
8:30 am Depart for Riviana Foods Wild Rice Processing Plant in Clearbrook, via Cty 15 N to Cty 26W  at Hwy 89 jog left  then Right onto Cty 24. Turn right at Hwy 92. Plant is on north side of Clearbrook.
9:15 am Tour – Riviana Foods Gourmet House Wild Rice processing plant
10:15 am Depart for Thief River Falls via Hwy 92, right on MN Hwy 59
11:15 am Arrive Thief River Falls
Tour Artic Cat factory, or -visit Peder Engelstad Pioneer Village, stroll Riverwalk.            
  Lunch - Contact: Thief River Falls CVB 800-827-1629 www.visitthiefriverfalls.com
  Depart for Grand Forks via MN Hwy1
Stop in Warren to see Pioneer Village and museum with unique UFO car on display. 
  Take MN Hwy 220 to Grand Forks
Tour amazing Ralph Engelstad Arena, Cabela’s 60,000 sq.ft store, take Downtown tour of Flood Recovery and Aerospace Science Center.
Contact: Sandy Dobmeier 800-866-4566 www.visitgrandforks.com
 
 
 

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