After Nick got home from Poland, we left for the North Shore in Minnesota.
Lake Superior is one of my favorite areas.
We were getting there at the end of a holiday weekend so we thought we might be able to find a spot without reserving but I called on our way just to be sure.
They were booked.
And furthermore, it costs $10 to reserve a spot which bumped up the price quite a bit.
The Eckbeck was in the perfect location and the price was great($14 a night) but it did not have water or electric.
We were borrowing my in-law’s camper so we did not have are usual setup which meant no heat at all while we were there.
Since the boys were staying in a tent I thought we could tough it out at least for a night.
It poured our first night.
The boys ended up getting soaked and bailed out to the vehicle.
We ended up getting them a new tent that was hopefully a little bit drier.
Our first hike was in Tettegouche State Park to High Falls.
It was a pretty hike and brought back all the memories of when Nick and I backpacked in this area several years and kids ago…
Tettegouche is a beautiful state park!
All of the kids wanted to see a cave down below so Nick held onto them just to be safe.
It made for fun pictures!
I opt for easy one pot meals while rving.
We went down to Gooseberry Falls and Split Rock Lighthouse State Park the next day.
Nick is great at the technical shots like water blur on this waterfall!
After a very rough first night, Nick suggested that I go to the lighthouse alone since there is an entrance fee.
I did not stay long but it was a nice quiet look at the lighthouse and the view from there.
Afterwards we all went to a spot in the park you can go down to the water and see the lighthouse.
The kids saw a scuba diver and decided to try out the freezing cold water…
I got a lot of video of screaming kids when the cold water touched them.
We were gearing up for a big day the next day and hoping we would get more sleep for it!
We paid one night at a time for our camping spot because we were not sure we could do 4 nights with so little sleep!
So what can you do if you are worried about your child having an allergic reaction to something?
My twins have some pretty bad allergies and while camping we have had some reactions pop up.
This place is a great stop for adventure loving kids.
Our camping spot was directly across from the path to the nature center which was nice!
I like camping at places with natures centers(or museums nearby) and hiking paths.
Robber’s cave has some fun boat rentals also.
This park is unique because of the amazing climbing it has.
There are several trails to get to the cave and they range from very difficult to pretty easy.
My boys of course wanted to take the hardest path.
Our pretty spot.
Back to the rock climbing.
Goof
There was a boy scout troop there when we were though and they were all just running around climbing like crazy. So maybe I am just paranoid. 
There are steep drop offs though so if you have little ones that is something to keep in mind. 
This is the easiest way that I know off.
Great way to finish our trip last month!
They did have nice bathrooms and a playground but they were not in the campground but a little ways away from it.
The Missippi was incredable to see this close up.
Another bonus of this park was the Museum at the visitors center.
A deadly crossing happened near the park on the Missippi.
This was the trail I was using to test out if we wanted to go on a longer hike while at the park and I decided not to.
This park does have some pretty views of the Missippi though.
This overlook was amazing also.
I saw pictures like this when I was looking for places to stay and it convinced me to stop there.
