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  1165 S. Riverside Drive
   Iowa City, Iowa  52246
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2005 Thanksgiving at Montblack's

On Wednesday, 11/23/05, the Honeck Family invaded the nest of Paul "Montblack" Montgomery and Margene Black, way up in the frozen northlands of Minnesota.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with them.  We even got to enjoy visits to restaurants, the Mall of America, and a ride on the new $1 billion dollar Minneapolis train system -- in a snowstorm!  Paul and Margene suffered our children well, and were kind enough to let us use their vehicle and to stay at their house, guaranteeing them absolutely no respite from the Honeck Clan for 72 straight hours, poor dears...

Here are some pictures...

Enroute into the teeth of a 55 knot headwind!

Enroute to ANE -- approaching snow showers...

They were very light, till we got past Rochester, MN...

Paul & Margene -- our gracious hosts!

Only in Minnesota -- Paul in the snow, barefoot!

Becca with their doggy...

Joe on his air mattress...

Joe wrestling with Mary...

Paul, Margene, Becca & Joe at Doolittle's Cafe...

Vikings Chocolate Milk??

Bec & Mary freezing, waiting for train...

Train arrives...

View of downtown skywalks from train...

View of snowy downtown from train...

Here's the train!

A view of big buildings from train, in snow...

Two train cars nose-to-nose...it's a fabulous system!

Bec & Mary at Mall of America...

Joe, Bec & Mary at MOA...

MOA -- Indoor amusement park...

Family at Vikings Store at MOA...

Family at Vikings store -- Paul made us do this TWICE!

Becca with "Sea Anenome" she got at the MOA

Jay with Becca's purple thingy...

Jay & Paul in the computer room...

Jay on Atlas' wing at Anoka-Blaine airport...

Margene & Becca wait for guys to clear snow off plane...

Departing -- Mary packs while Jay clears snow...

Paul cleaning Atlas...

Joe with Atlas -- and a bottle of rum?

Yep, that's rum Paul gave him, alright...

Departing -- Minneapolis in the murk...

Departing -- Minnesota lakes in snow...

Departing -- Minnesota sun on lakes...

Tugging Atlas out of snow at ANE...

Snowy Minnesota...

Departing -- Grass trips in Minnesota...

Departing -- Minneapolis in the murk...

Mary & Jay on way home from Minnesota...