Here I am the first part of August going back to catch-up on our blog for the end of April.  I’d just skip this time but I have to write a little about our trip along the Mississippi River coming from Ohio back to Minnesota. We were fortunate to find this beautiful Corp of Engineer Campground on the Mississippi River in Thomson, IL.   This was a fantastic find.  Not only was it just $9.00 a night (with our senior pass) but we had a site right on the river that was fabulous.  This park was exceptional not only because of the many sites on the river but they had a very large section that was first come sites.  We have discovered with our traveling that if you go into a…