Last one to post in this thread wins!

Dad was working on a slip form concrete silo project. Spent all summer up there :D. First lake I ever saw that you couldn't see the other shore, Lake Winnipeg. October 1st it was raining on the ground where we were, it was snowing on the top of the silo, "Get Packed! We're outa here!" The trip home was pretty amazing also. The Great Lakes, the Mississippi, the Ozarks, lots of Route 66 :D.
Sounds like your dad went south from Winnipeg real fast to get to warm weather.