July 15-17 Ellendale MN

We stayed two evenings at Crystal Springs Resort in Ellendale. (The term resort is used loosely.  Construction stopped when the economy tanked.)

The first day we went to Mike’s meat market in downtown Ellendale and caught a glimpse of a small town parade.

The next afternoon we drove into Owatonna to see the Minnesota State Orphanage. What a majestic place!

We toured the museum

And the grounds

And were lucky enough to talk to the museum historian, Harvey Ronglien, who had spent 11 years at the facility after his mother was hospitalized with TB. Fascinating.