RED WING, MN and TREASURE ISLAND

I spent a day last week sorting scrapbook materials and getting my case out of the car since I don't have anywhere to go near here to work with others. Now I just need to get busy and do some embellishing or order photos to crop. But I really don't have many photos of people yet to work with. Hopefully, it will come along. I am ready to begin my third album of people in travels.
We will be going to Wisconsin Rapids on Thursday to visit with a first cousin of Gary's. Hopefully, I remember to take pictures then! I sure did not remember to take pictures of Victor while he was here, but the boys get tired of that from Mom! Yesterday Gary was taking pictures of Ben putting up his curtain rods. I haven't looked at those yet to see if there are any usable.
Ben goes back to sleeping today and work tonight so we are on our own until Saturday. Follow to see if we get into anything new. And Victor is back in Ohio. Sounds like he had a good time in Columbus on his way home.
While Victor was here we drove into Red Wing and went though the Red Wing Pottery Museum. The pottery factory was open from 1847 through 1967.

Drain tiles and chimney inserts.
I had no idea they made those.

So many different jugs, even chicken feeders!

And the dishes were many and different styles and patterns.

Their many dish patterns.

After the pottery museum we stopped at a Salvation Thrift Store where I found "affordable" Red Wing pieces to buy! I got a little crock and a candle wax holder with a Christmas design on it. I will get a lot of use out of these and they were a fraction of the cost from the museum store.

My new Red Wing pieces!

We also took Victor up on the ridge to see the one look-out over the Mississippi River. We think that this park was at one time a quarry.

Victor headed to look over the Bluff.

While Victor and I went through the store and Antique Shop, Gary went to the ELKS to pick up a pin for Esther. Then we made our usual stop at Walmart.  Have to do it when opportunity arises as it is twenty miles away from us and that is where I get my scripts. The grocery stores out near us are few and far between also. And the worst thing about those is the prices!!!
After Victor left and Ben went back to work, to have a break from the motorhome washing and waxing. So we went to Treasure Island Casino near the River.  It's good for a little entertainment. I think that the Indians do well!!

The Casino has a campground with neat pull though sites where we were going to stay over the 4th. But the campground where we are now located came through with a site. They had a cancellation so we lucked out and only have to move across this park next Friday for the holiday week before we move on. We don't want to travel over the holidays!!!
The day we went to the casino, we also went into Hastings to look around. We found another Walmart and another Salvation Army Thrift Store.  I have to go back to a Thrift store where they have a lot of curtains and draperies. I need to find something to use to partially filter the sun from Ben's sky light. Not much else on the agenda, just day to day things that we think to do.We are planning on taking a boat on the Mississippi next Saturday when Ben can go with us. And we may go back into Minneapolis and St. Paul to do more looking around.
Hope you all are enjoying your summer. We have had a lot of storms and hail here. An insurance adjuster just moved in next to us, coming from Kentucky. We have been fortunate so far that all we have had to deal with is rain and wind. We are at the right angle and have a tree next to us, so that we do not have to use our awning. I do sit out quite a bit to read.
Gary had just come in from his waxing on the outside. So not sure what we will do for the rest of the day. You all take care and stay tuned.