WE WENT TO THE BALLARD LOCKS. IVE BEEN THROUGH MANY LOCKS BUT HAVENT SEEN THIS PROGRAM.  WE HAD A LITTLE EDUCATION ON THE LOCKS, AND FISH LADDER.  

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THESE MEN WERE DOING RESEARCH, DONT KNOW THE REASON

MURAL

FISH GOING UP THE LADDER

 

ME AND RUTH

RUTH…WE HAD A GREAT TIME AT HER HOME…

BUMMING DAY…SEATTLE WATERFRONT ..A COUPLE SEALS WERE SEEN

WATCHING BOATS COMING AND GOING

 

MT. RANIER, AS SEEN FROM THE HUHTA DECK

DORIS IS GONNA BE THE NEXT GRAMMA MOSES, IM GIVING HER A FEW TIPS ON WATERCOLOR 

I MET A NEW RELATIVE HERE…LANA HEINONEN GRANDSON AND FAMILY CAME TO MEET ME AND VISIT.  HE IS LANA’S SON CHARLIE’S SON.  

THE GREAT MOUNTAIN AT SUNSET

ROBERT

DORIS, GAIL, ME,PAULA…THE DAUGHTERS TAKE GOOD CARE OF DORIS.IT WAS GREAT GETTING TO KNOW THEM

 

TRIP TO SEATTLE, WASHINGTON TO VISIT DORIS HUHTA AND RUTH DAVISON..2023 PETE WORKED FOR. BOEING in 1958 FOR ONE YEAR (mechanical engineer) BEFORE MOVING BACK TO MPLS. WALLY MY SON, WAS BORN THERE, I HAVENT BEEN BACK FOR 64 YEARS!

DORIS AND I TAKING  A WALK DOWN HER DRIVEWAY 

THE SIZE OF THE TREES WERE AWESOME

SIDE YARD OF THE HOUSE

THE ROCKIES

I TOOK A TON OF PHOTOS OF THE GREAT TREES

DORIS AND FLUFFY 

 

 

KAYAKING WAS ON MY BUCKET LIST….YAY! THE CREW ON THE SHORE WERE READY W CAMERA, WAITING TO SEE ME DUMP….BIT W ONE STRONG MAN, I DIDNT.

KAYAKED WITH MARGIE, IT WAS AWESOME

LANA AND I DID THE KEWEENAW LOOP THIS WEEK…COLORS ARENT AT THEIR BEST YET

THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF US41

STOPPED AT LAC LABELLE AND VISITED WITH HOMESCHOOL MOMS AND ABOUT TWENTY FIVE KIDS…KATRINA, MORGAN, JESSICA,  NOT IN PIC  ANNA, AND TRUDY ..ALL TOROLA RELATIVES

OLDIES BUT STILL KICKIN…LANA HEINONEN, JEANETTE KANGAS, BEATRICE BEKKALA, ME…GREAT TO SEE  BEATRICE,MY COUSIN…

RUEBEN HAATAJA AND JAKE TARNOWSKI

WEDDING OF ROBERT HILL AND KATE HALONEN

PARENTS LENNY AND LAURA HILL, AND MARK AND  NORA HALONEN

MARK AND NORA..SORRY COULDNT GET PIC OF HILLS

 

LEO TOROLA FAMILY…ESTHER LIVES IN AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY

FRONT..LARRY, ESTHER, DENISE

BACK, JOHN, KATHY, BARBARA AND STEVEN

ME WITH TWO MORE GREAT-GRANDS (11 this year!)

Evelyn @ Todd’s TODD JR.,  AND Joyce and isaac’s. ANNIKA