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• Bird-watching with bald eagles, trumpeter
swans, falcons, and more: Free
• Treasure Island Marina, prime rib dinner for
four: $70
• Shuttle to casino: Free
• Blackjack betting, $50 a head: $200
• Bike rentals for Cannon Valley trail (plus ice
cream along the way): $80
• Round-trip taxi to Mississippi National Golf
Links: $40
• 18 holes at Mississippi National Golf Links,
plus cart and club rental: $280
• Pizza and beer for four at Liberty’s in Red
Wing: $38
• Rock climbing and scenery watching at Barn’s Bluff: Free
• Sunday Brunch for four at Chickadee
Cottage Restaurant: $32
• Walking tour of Pepin, Wisconsin (birthplace
of Laura Ingalls Wilder): Free
• Gourmet finale dinner for four at Harbor
View Cafe in Pepin: $200

TOTAL: $940

Have a favorite cruising area that can be done for less than $1,000 (excluding fuel and dockage) during a three- or four-day weekend? Send your ideas to elizabeth.britten@primedia.com. No phone calls, please.

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