A fair question to be sure. The reference to MuleLars is to a chance encounter we had in downtown Grand Marais a couple of years ago when neither of us knew the other would be there. He found my canoe which had the unique words 'old salt' by the stern seat.

The reference to finding a place is that several here know that Linda and I have been diligently searching for the past five years for a vacation/retirement place on the North Shore. This week, we found our 30 acres on one of the best waldo lakes and deer hunting areas in NE Minnesota. It's about 10 miles north of Lutsen. Things are in process for a purchase. If everything works out, we will start site prep for a new place later this year. 8-)