if you can fly to grand portage minnesota, you tell them that you are staying at grand portage casino hotel with relatives. look like a nice clean couple, and say you wish to site see & try save some money on specific items cuz you know you can save about %30 on most items. You are looking on lake superor for lake trout & salmon, becuse it is some thing you have alwas planned to do. Tell them you never fished in lake superior and you want to do so some time. buy some grocries that you find hard to get in texas. also get the stuff you need and come back home. try to answer his questions with only one of you unless the question is directet towards the other. remain calm, polite & patient. bring back some canadian beef because you heard its better than texas beef. they will confiscate it from you, and feel they have done there good deed for the day. you can tell them you are going to try your luck at gambling again.
make sure you cross at the pigeon river border. they are easy there & with this type of story i have never been checked. remember to keep your cool put your product in asprin bottles from USA. they need to look worn some not new!!!
just in case they catch you. however if you also are site seeing and shopping. they will let you thru. They will ask you questions that you need to answer truthfully. remain calm, show them your driver licenses, and they know you came to grand portage to visit relatives & are staying with relatives at grand portage casino because you like to gamble too. you just wanted to visit canada cuz you have never beeen there before.

you dont need all of this to get thru. usually 3 or 4 questions and your gone.

most importantly, you are on your vacation on the minnesota side.

as long as you look like a loving couple having fun this will work.

you dont need to use every thing i gave you, you can improvise. buy some beef & admit you did they will confiscate it at the border, then they will feel they have done their job well.

this has worked for me every time at the pigeon river border and i spose it will work for you too!!

good luck,

Larry