Wahpeton & Breckenridge

These two communities are divided by the Red River, putting the first community in North Dakota and the second in Minnesota. This was our first stop on our caching adventure last weekend. It had been years since I had been to either community. Our Favorite Son was just a toddler when a friend and I took our kids to the zoo and the guys attended a college football game. Our Favorite Son turned 34 on Wednesday, so when I say YEARS, I did mean YEARS since our last visit.

Of course this visit was short;  a potty break, grab some junk food for the road, a couple of geocaches, and we were on our way. But I did get some photos before leaving the two communities.

Wahpeton, North Dakota

building across from county government building

Leach Public Library

I liked the words engraved below the arch

and above the entrance

"FREE TO ALL"

words such as these were engraved on the two sides 

(probably all four) of the library

statue at the corner across the street

memorial to "Richland County Citizens

who rendered service to our country during

The Great World War' 1917-1918

the County Courthouse copula 

courthouse across the street from the library

Brekenridge, Minnesota

This monument was placed at the

headwaters of the Red River of the North

as it begins its 550 mile northward journey at this point

it flows to Lake Winnipeg, Winnipeg Canada

it is the longest north flowing river 

I happened to notice the public library building across the river in Brekenridge was a modern building with sleek lines and angles; no stately Carnegie Library building.

This was Friday morning, gray overcast skies and a breeze strong enough to keep most of the bugs at bay. Our weekend adventure covered 825 miles, just to attend 4 geocaching events in 1 day. The bonus was the great people we got to meet and the interesting places we saw along the way. Those ingredients make for a successful road trip.