It was the summer of 1997 and Lisa and I were invited to go on a “Chicks Can Camp” adventure with her husband’s sister-in-law and her sisters.  No boys were allowed and we were going to camp on the banks of the St. Croix River and go canoeing.  We couldn’t wait for our weekend trip!  I dropped my 3-year-old off at Mom’s house, we packed up our sleeping bags, our tent, some food and our handy 2-man canoe and set off for Minnesota.