Thanks, Quincy! Winny and Dan leave the accommodating comforts of the Holiday Inn in Quincy, Ill., June 17, 2006. A day earlier, The Early Show's Dave Price was in town to give away a Great American Vacation.
Dan is interviewed on live TV for the WIFR-23 Noon News, June 19, 2006. WIFR is the CBS affiliate in Rockford, Ill.
Approaching downtown Minneapolis while traveling on I-94, June 22, 2006. It's a much different skyline than that of lower-Manhattan.
A stop at The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., on June 20, 2006. It's the grand poohbah of malls. Word on the street is that the mall is so big that seven Yankee Stadiums could fit inside!
On June 21, 2006, I met my new friend Emily, who works in the MOA and was proud of her Asian heritage ... really proud. She wanted America to know that. I was proud of her for making my consumer experience super.
Hitching a ride at Howard's Point Marina in Shorewood, Minn., on Lake Minnetonka, June 21, 2006. Lake Minnetonka, a wildlife sanctuary, is one of the busiest and most frequented lakes in the Midwest.
"Call me Ishmael": A puzzled Dave Price shows us how to look good in a life preserver while on Lake Minnetonka in Shorewood, Minn., on June 21, 2006.
The staff at Howard's Point Marina staff. That's Mark Peltier (part owner) holding the catch of the day on June 21, 2006.
Winny finds a resting spot on the warning track at Dick Putz Field in St. Cloud, Minn., home of the St. Cloud River Bats, on June 21, 2006. The River Bats are members of the Northwoods summer collegiate baseball league.
Dave Price horses around with the River Bats, June 21, 2006, in St. Cloud, Minn. The team went on to win its game 7-3 against Eau Claire, completing a two-game sweep.
Some of the River Bats pose with Dave Price(front, center), production manager Robert Laforty (front, left) and talent coordinator Paige Kendig (front, right) on June 21, 2006 in St. Cloud, Minn.