Do you remember what movie was made in Wabasha? Hint, while you are thinking about that, we want to whine a little. Today we faced the 7 biblical plagues: (1) bugs hitting us while we were cycling, (2) bugs eating us alive when we slowed or stopped, (3) headwinds, (4) humidity, (5) traffic, (6) heat, and (7) one big hill. Now that we got that out of the way, the 1993 movie Grumpy Old Men and the 1995 movie Grumpier Old Men were filmed in Wabasha. Fitting, that we are 2 old men cycling through the 7 plagues but we are not at all grumpy.
Our first stop was in Red Wing were we enjoyed coffee and pie at Bev’s Café in the heart of the town’s historic district. The town was settled in the 1850s and is the home of Red Wing shoes, a name that many old-timers remember. From there we cycled through Frontenac to Lake City (a resort town on the Mississippi). On this section we met Anders Forselius, a Swedish journalist who is cycling around the United States to participate in marathons. After our day we are lucky to be able to walk to a restaurant and here is a guy that runs 26 miles at the end of his day’s ride. In Wabasha we saw 3 more touring cyclists. Since all these cyclists were heading north, they missed cycling through the 7 plagues.
In Wabasha we stopped at the National Eagle Center where we participated in an educational program and saw several different eagles in rehabilitation. Walking outside we saw several free eagles above the river. The town has kept its historic character but is also a resort town with many modern restaurants and downtown lodgings.
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