Pokegama Hotel
Sept 22 continued.
Then went though a wonderful zigzag road through the Minn National Forest. (I Should Guess about 5 miles) and about 6 o’clock struck Bena, far south – of Deer River. Then went to the Federal Dam and about 50 miles to Grand Rapids arriving about 9:40PM – Tired out – went to 4th Vali Eating House for lunch – Stopped at Pokejama Hotel – Had a nice room to myself and a fair night rest
Sept 23rd Tues Left Hotel at 9:10AM Anne and I bought pork chops (16). Went east through Coleraine, Bovey – (Then had blow out and changed tires) Holman, Marble Calumet? Then tire sizzled – Sat by roadside while Edw. + Crosbys went to Buhl to get the vulcanized – At Calumet are the big Mines, Draper + Majorca. Pengilly, Nashwauk, Keewatin, Kelly Lake, Stutz?. Kerr? + Hibbing – Road around the biggest in Minn in world. Took him here about tires. Then first outside of Chisholm had to have tire fixed. Mountain Iron then Virginia – Here Edw. Bought another tire, getting one out of the Explore Office. Ate supper then. Though Stella was waiting dinner for us in Duluth. (Stella Elizabeth Randall, nee Lyford, is Emma's daughter.) Left about 6:10 and reached Duluth at 9:30, 72 miles. Florence and I went to Stella’s dead tired.
Spaulding Hotel
Sept 24th Wed At Stella’s all day – Minnie Edw., Anne came up to lunch, then we all (children too) drove out too Street Plant- Sunny but windy. Then Stella, Frank, Flo and I went down to the Spaulding for dinner with Minnie Edw. + Anne. (Frank Eugene Randall is Stella's husband. The "children" Emma refers to are her grandchildren by Stella.)
Sept 25th Thur. Left Duluth at 10:30AM. Lunch at _____ _____ On ____ ____ – Mr. Walter Kelly of St. Anthony Park had joined the Crosbys, - Through Two Harbors – over many ____ streams, and along the North Shore then of Superior, Arriving at Grand Marais about 6:PM. Foliage was wonderful. Stopped at (she left a blank spot here) hotel on lake ____ ____. Went out to fishing Dock. Then to movie. Evelyn Nesbit in “I wish to Forget”.
