Snippets about Minnesota

There are lots of lakes and lakeletz in MN...and quite a few hills.
There is no "Welcome to Minnesota" sign! At least not on the roads we were on, both entering and leaving the state.
The state offices "shut down" 3 weeks before we entered the state. That meant no camping in state parks, no roadwork, no open rest areas! Luckily we were only in the state for 4 nites..and we did have trail angels for 2 of those nites- Jeff in Downer and Father Stan in Pelican Rapids.
Our feelings about Minnesota may be skewed, as we had terribly hot & muggy weather (heat index of 123 degrees one day), blustery headwinds when we were expecting tailwinds, and the worst case of deer flies "in 25 years", according to one local...