Day 13: T 9/25- Aitkin post office

We had to make 23 miles to Aitkin and get into town before the post office closed, so we were up early and out by 8 or so. The paddling was easy and it was a nice, warm-ish day.
We paddled pretty much continuously to get there on time and got in around 2:30. We stopped at a small state campground and tied the canoe off a muddy, steep bank. It was about a mile walk into town and the park seemed safe enough, do we both went and brought dog along.
We found the post office no problem and picked up the box mom and dad had sent. It had a doggie blanket for Lily, some extra , warm pants, a pocket saw, tarp and some dried cherries. Thanks!!!
The gal at the counter said there wasn't much for grocery stores within walking distance, just a few gas stations that might have the basics. We tried the first two, with no luck and on the way to the third found a pharmacy. They had most of what we needed for cheap, so it was a good stop. On the way back we hit up the local bakery and picked up some day-old doughnuts as a treat.
We had thought about going a bit farther since it was such a short day, but after the trip to town we were about ready to call it quits. There wasn't any body else at the park, so we grabbed a spot on the sly and pretended we had registered.
There wasn't much for firewood and we didn't want to attract attention anyway, so we busted out the camp stove to make some spaghetti for dinner. We called home, read a bit of Huck Finn and called it a night.
Sometime during the day we also passed this almost, but not quite, finished beaver chew.