I spent part of the week having a little R&R in B&B Lanesboro, MN.
Lanesboro is one of those really quaint small towns with nice inns, B&B's, arts, interesting stores and a theater. It's also right on the Root River trail. The trail is an easy to ride, paved 42 mile trail which follows the Root River.
Jeannie and I stayed at the Habberstad House. The owners Nancy and Dave made us feel right at home. The breakfasts were great. The house blend of coffee was first rate and everything they prepared was perfectly done. I'm not sold on eating ice cream or molten chocolate cakes as the first course of breakfast, but other than that it was very good. I enjoyed the chit chat in the morning with the other guests in the home. We had guests from the UK who were especially entertaining. I kept explaining that not all Americans ate ice cream for breakfast. Much to everyone's amusement we kept running into them in town at the various restaurants and shops.
Here is the view from the Carriage House. You can see the grounds are nicely landscaped.
The bed part of the B&B.
On Wednesday we headed out of town a few miles and came to the house of local potter Joel and his wife Maria. Joel is my aunt's brother. I visited them a few years back. They were kind enough to take time out of their busy day to show Jeannie and me around their home and workshop area. They have a truly amazing home; even their bathroom sink is a beautiful hand thrown piece of pottery. It was a pleasure to spend time with them enjoying their kind hospitality. They seem to have an idyllic life.
We biked on to the next town, Peterson, and had a great lunch in the local diner. I don't think there was anything on the menu that cost more than $4.25. The pies were freshly made and the sandwiches were filling and tasty. We headed back to Lanesboro and ended up with 28+ miles on the odometer.
Here is the view from the Carriage House. You can see the grounds are nicely landscaped.
The bed part of the B&B.
On Wednesday we headed out of town a few miles and came to the house of local potter Joel and his wife Maria. Joel is my aunt's brother. I visited them a few years back. They were kind enough to take time out of their busy day to show Jeannie and me around their home and workshop area. They have a truly amazing home; even their bathroom sink is a beautiful hand thrown piece of pottery. It was a pleasure to spend time with them enjoying their kind hospitality. They seem to have an idyllic life.
We biked on to the next town, Peterson, and had a great lunch in the local diner. I don't think there was anything on the menu that cost more than $4.25. The pies were freshly made and the sandwiches were filling and tasty. We headed back to Lanesboro and ended up with 28+ miles on the odometer.
Was the bike trail busy? I've been considering a trip to Lanesboro for sometime to ride the trail, but haven't gotten around to it yet.
The trail was not busy at all. I saw a pair of cyclists every 15 minutes or so. At the trailhead I ran into some minor congestion as the local high school gym class was running on the trail. Once I got through that it was smooth sailing.
However, I was there on a weekday. I am certain your results will vary if on a weekend during the peak fall colors.