The morning of 6/20 was windy and the weather quickly turned quite threatening as we headed west from Detroit Lakes for Fargo, ND. Dick tried to turn on the emergency weather channel in the RV only to discover the radio was out and checking further the two cigarette lighter type power sources were also not working. A quick stop at a service station as the rain was starting in earnest revealed a 25 amp fuse, labeled as a spare, had blown. Replacing it fixed the problem, though no telling why it had occurred. Dick picked up more spare fuses just in case. Sure enough there were tornado warnings in the area just a very few miles south of our route.
Just as the rain stopped we stopped at the Riverside Cemetery in Fargo, ND to search for the grave of Pat’s grandmother, Mable Smally Flatt. We had a lot of difficulty in finding it even with the aid of the custodian as it was in an early section of the cemetery which was nearly flooded and thick with mosquitoes. The grave had only a small metal marker and that was bent over and lying flat under some tall grass. It needs a proper marker. Add this to our to do list. We took photos of the location and of three young fawns we saw there.
We then continued on to Valley City, ND where at the suggestion of Merle Flatt found a spot in the city RV Park with electric and water at about 3 pm. The park was right along the main street and on an honor system for $6.50 plus $3.25 for electric. Merle and Marion came right over to greet us.
After seeing our RV they took us on a very nice tour of the area starting with a visit to the cemetery to see where Pat’s grandfather Gordon Flatt was buried. He is resting alone high on the hillside toward the north side of the cemetery. They included a visit to the approximately 1,200 acre farm they had lived on for many years prior to moving into town a few years back. Their son and his family now reside there and work the farm with some assistance from Merle. The farm country is very beautiful with nice rich soil. Merle, Marion and we then went out to dinner which they insisted on treating us to. We returned to their home for several hours of wonderful conversation about family, life and friendship. Their home is very nice and Marion showed us many items she had made.
They made us feel so very welcome and we had a wonderful time. Thank you Merle and Marion! We left the evening with new ball caps and a large jar of local honey along with very warm memories. We’d love to have them visit us in Pennsylvania and to return the favors.
Just as the rain stopped we stopped at the Riverside Cemetery in Fargo, ND to search for the grave of Pat’s grandmother, Mable Smally Flatt. We had a lot of difficulty in finding it even with the aid of the custodian as it was in an early section of the cemetery which was nearly flooded and thick with mosquitoes. The grave had only a small metal marker and that was bent over and lying flat under some tall grass. It needs a proper marker. Add this to our to do list. We took photos of the location and of three young fawns we saw there.
We then continued on to Valley City, ND where at the suggestion of Merle Flatt found a spot in the city RV Park with electric and water at about 3 pm. The park was right along the main street and on an honor system for $6.50 plus $3.25 for electric. Merle and Marion came right over to greet us.
After seeing our RV they took us on a very nice tour of the area starting with a visit to the cemetery to see where Pat’s grandfather Gordon Flatt was buried. He is resting alone high on the hillside toward the north side of the cemetery. They included a visit to the approximately 1,200 acre farm they had lived on for many years prior to moving into town a few years back. Their son and his family now reside there and work the farm with some assistance from Merle. The farm country is very beautiful with nice rich soil. Merle, Marion and we then went out to dinner which they insisted on treating us to. We returned to their home for several hours of wonderful conversation about family, life and friendship. Their home is very nice and Marion showed us many items she had made.
They made us feel so very welcome and we had a wonderful time. Thank you Merle and Marion! We left the evening with new ball caps and a large jar of local honey along with very warm memories. We’d love to have them visit us in Pennsylvania and to return the favors. The next morning before we left for western ND Merle and Marion met us and took us to a local
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