Where I want to summer
October 5, 2007 :: Link :: Duluth | Photography | Textuality
In the far western part of Duluth, after 3rd Street becomes Grand and Grand becomes Commonwealth, but just before Commonwealth become Highway 23, there's the St. Louis River public access known as Boy Scout Landing. It's a really beautiful place, as you can see.
Just next to Boy Scout Landing, however,is the River Point Campground, which is full of RVs, Airstream trailers, and flat-out shacks. The sign says "campground" but obviously the people who are staying there plan to stay there longer than just the weekend. Weekenders park their RVs at the campground. These people have taken the trouble to build decks and patios.
Although it's hard to tell from this photo, the campground is like a little neighborhood, fenced off and hidden from the rest of town by a natural drop in elevation. I've lived here my whole life and I never even knew it was there.
A couple days ago as I was standing out on the dock snapping photos of the river, I kept looking back at the campground and wondering about the people who live there.
All I could think was, "Man. I bet the nightlife here really cooks."
Comments
I never figured you for someone who would make "summer" a verb.
Boy Scout landing is a great place to launch Clough Island reconnaissance missions.
Posted by: vicarious | October 6, 2007 5:36 PM
At first I wrote "Where I want to live," and then realized that wasn't right at all. Instead I went for the most unlikely option.
I've never been to Clough Island. (A horrible oversight on my part.) I tried to walk there one winter when I was about 19, but the ice just didn't seem trustworthy.
Posted by: Barrett | October 6, 2007 11:32 PM
The island is cool. As you probably know, it was the Whiteside-family farm. You can still find building foundations, old rusty things, broken things, antique-y things half-buried or grown over. There's a lot of wildlife there, too. Though, technically one is trespassing by setting foot on the island. I reccomend canoeing or kayaking around the whole thing. You are very likely to see bald eagles up close.
Posted by: vicarious | October 7, 2007 9:29 AM