Weekend Vacations

[AJE]

The Most Scenic Drives in the Great Lakes Region. I really enjoy this entire area, there is so much to see and do. Its up to you how you want to do the vacation. I'm only going to begin writing about my personal favorite hot-spots in the Great Lakes Region. Please feel free to drop in your comment or suggests. :wink:

[AJE]

"Waterside villages, towering limestone bluffs, and 250 miles of coastline vistas that this peninsula such a look similar to New England its been named Cape Cod of the Midwest."

The Green Bay coast offers cozy harbors and calm waters, while the Lake Michigan side lures visitors with its wild surf, sandy beaches and superb fishing. With so many miles of shoreline, Door Peninsula can guarantee that you'll never be more than 10 minutes from a scenic view.

Stop #1 :P
Potawatomi State Park
Take Route 57 NorthEast out of Green Bay. This 1,200 acre park is located at the mouth of Sturgeon Bay. Named after the Indian Tribe which was it's first residence. This park is dominated by dense forest of sugar maples, pines and birches. The beach is speckled with granite cobbles and boulders brought down from Canada by the glaciers. On a clear day the park's 75ft high observation tower is a great spot to outlook on the bay. For the birdwatchers this is a great local spot to observe our Eagles and many other critters.

Stop #2 :P
Sturgeon Bay
Named "The Gateway to Door County" and the largest city of the area. The city itself gained its appreciation from the huge numbers of these Sturgeons which were once caught in its waters. The former lumbering community now boast one of the biggest shipyards in our nation, producing from small crafts to our navel ships. There also is a historic district well worth the excursion.

Stop #3 :P
Whitefish Dunes State Park
Some 12,000 years ago the movement of glaciers left an huge indentation in the entire shoreline of the Door. One of the molding done in the Door was at Whitefish Dunes, created the Clark Lake and Whitefish Bay. Over time, lake currents deposited sand in the bay and then moved it shoreward, forming the large sandbar that cut off Clark Lake. The dunes here are among the most impressive in Wisconsin, with the tallest, Old Baldy rising 93 above the lake. At nearby Care Point County Park, the erosion forces created a not-to-miss spectale: whipped by winds, pounded by turf against spectacular cliffs. This is a certain favorite hotspot located near the parking lot for crazy folks to jump directly into the Lake. Trust Me I Know!

Stop #4 :P
Baileys Harbor
The oldest village in the Peninsula, Baileys Harbor (founded in 1851) is home to the Ridges Sanctuary, one of the largest wildflower preserves in America. Named for its corduroylike ridges of undisturbed sand. Outcome of centuries of continued wind and wave shifting. This sanctuary embraces some 1,200 acres of wooded ridges, bog wetlands and sandy beaches. Amongst its highlights are rare ecological communites of carnivorous pitcher plants, 27 species of native Orchids and a standing tall century old white spruce. Please respect the designated trails. Also take a few minutes to get a photograph of the nearby Cana Island Lighthouse.

Stop #5 :P
Sister Bay
This community is celebrated for its cherry and apple orchards, where yes let the kids go nuts and put them to work havesting fruits. Please do purchase some local jam, (it's excellent) at one of the roadside vendors. This area is gorgous in late May, when the trees are in full bloom. Another must experience is Al Johnson's restaurant noted for traditional Swedish cuisine and its strikingly unconventional roof which is SODDED in the style of old European farmhouses. Another note Don't feed the goats or they'll end of eating your Crepes! For an unforgettable vista, visit Ellison Bluff near Ellison Bay.

Stop #6 :P
Gills Rock
Nearly everyone calls this part of Door County the Top-o'the-Thumb because of its position on the tip of the Wisconsin "Mitten." Here while your waiting for the Washington Ferry to take you across. Check out the gift shop, museum, scavage the beach (you might be lucky to find a gemstone) and grab a bite to eat.

Stop #7 :P
Washington Island
Many inlucky souls have fallen victim to the turbulent currents between the tip of the peninsula and Washington Island. The past Indians named the waters "place of death." On hearing this some 300 years ago, the French explorers dubbed the strait Porte des Morts (Death's Door.) If you are lucky enough to cross at night you might spot some paranormal activity on the water or beach fronts. Don't worry visitors can safely traverse across on a quick ferry ride to the island. Once there, you'll find the largest and oldest Icelandic settlements outside of yep Iceland. Check out the Architecture. With more than 100 miles of roadway, the island is ideal for biking. If your lucky enough to stay overnight during the Aurora Borilis (Northern Lights) Schoolhouse Beach has awestruck me, I have never seen a more beautiful sight! At Jackson Harbor you can take another passenger ferry to Rock Islnad State Park, were you can photograph Potowatomi Lighthouse. Lake Michigan's first lighthouse. Warning watch out for the Poison Ivy.

Stop #8 :P
Newport State Park
Back on the mainland, this 2,400 acre park was once the site of a logging village and is now a semi-wilderness containing several forest, wetland and meadow habitats as well as 11 miles of shoreline. Though nature has clearly reclaimed the land, your still able to spot traces of Newport's earlier days as a lumbering community ruins.

Stop #9 :P
Ephraim
As you approach Ephraim's "white" village, you quickly discern that this is a place of elegant simplicity, a town that reflects the purity and plainlyness of its Moravian founders. When they arrived at this lovely site in 1853, they named it Ephraim (Hebrew for The fruitful land.)

Stop #10 :P
Peninsula State Park
Stop at Peninsula State Park for a glimpse of what the true north woods looked like before settlement. Grayish-white cliffs, lush forests, beige beaches and the bright blue waters of Green Bay combine to form an ageless portrait of Mother Nature at her finest. 3/4 of the 3,800 acres are vertually unspoiled by man. Breath taking views can be seen along Shore Road and Skyline Road. Eagle Tower and Eagle Bluff Lighthouse hold another view all to its own.

Continuing south on Rt 42, you'll visit Fish Creek a excellent spot for Bed and Breakfast retreat. From Egg Harbor, take Rd G into Rd B to enjoy a relaxing coastal tour of Green Bay quiet country.

Stop #11 :P
Algoma
Looping back through Sturgeon Bay and continue due south, the drive passes through Algoma. This town has a scenic walkway along the Ahnapee River that offers vies of some Historicly old fishing shanties, boats and the Algoma Lighthouse.

Stop #12 :P
Point Beach State Forest
This 2,800 acres encompasses the best of both worlds: in addition to a sunny lakefront beach, the preserve includes a shady notrhern pine forest. Bulging out as a headland into Lake Michigan, Point Beach features some six miles of sandy shore, as well as nature trails, camping and picnic areas. If you bring your metal dectector you might locate some float copper which travel to the region as part of the Native American trade routes, but Do Not do it within the confines of the park or you might come home with a nice fine!


All in all the entire region of the Door Peninsula is the great outdoors at its best.

[keith]

Amazing post, AJE! What a great sounding weekend!
Regards, Keith

[AJE]

Wisconsin North Woods

The forests and lakes of Upper Wisconsin offer a natural abundance and wild beauty that travelers find irresistible.

This excursion will begin in Rhinelander and end at Superior WI.

1. :P Rhinelander:

Well this wholehearted settlement in our Northwood’s began as a lumbering town. Today the loggers' legacy lives on at the Logging Museum in Pioneer Park, where a reproduction of a 19th century camp featuring massive old growth white pines felled by the loggers crosscut saws.

2. :P Northern Highland-American Legion State Forest

Heading North on Rte. 17 from Rhinelander, the drive approaches the town of Eagle River. Once you enter the city limits, stop at Carl's Wood Art Museum, which features life-size figures of people and animals. (Keep in mind it was entirely carved by a skilled man using a chain saw.)

Take a turn westward on Rte. 70, pick out your favorite WI trees. Some tree growths you'll see include: pines, red maples and balsam firs of our Northwoods. Geologically speaking this gentle terrain was once mountains, but do to elements of erosion our peaks were worn down. In fact note all the lakes we have to offer, you have the ice age to thank for today's excellent catches. When the ice finally retreated, it left the land dotted with hundreds of depressions large and small that we now know as everything from tiny ponds to the Great Lakes.

When you come to Woodruff the drive turns south on Rte 51 to Minocqua, gateway to the region's extraordinary concentration of freshwater lakes. Prime fishermen/women haven for some excellent fishing havens. Also, make sure to take the family to the nightly lumberjack show. When my family went we were very entertained by 2 geese chasing around the lumberjacks who were trying hard to compete to be the top man. During the winter months this region is a snowmobile’s bliss of thousands of miles of trails.

3. :P Lac du Flambeau Indian Reservation

Some 200 years ago, a visitor to Lac Du Flambeau might have seen birchbark canoes gliding through the lake shallows to gather wild rice, and hear the occasional bird's song.

The name Lac Du Flambeau was used by 16th century French fur traders and refers to the local Indian's practice of fishing the lake by torchlight. Today the descendants of these Native Americans display a variety of artifacts at the Lac Du Flambeau Chippewa Museum and Cultural Center. The exhibits and demonstrations there highlight beadwork, decoy carving, basketry and moccasin making.

4. :P Hurley

"Hayward, Hurley and Hell," Midwesterners commented at the turn of the century, shaking their heads at the hamlets where loggers and miners came to drown the memory of months in the deep woods or the mines by spending long nights in the saloons. In Hurley, there was quite a rowdy crowd of folks; the Iron county Historical Museum maintains a model 19th century saloon, where you'll find the folks eager to serve cups of cheer.

5. :P Ashland

Even before you see Lake Superior, you'll smell the cool, brisk air that wafts from its surface. When viewed from the overlook on Rte 2 on the way to Ashland, the gigantic lake is blue to the point of blackness: a virtual ocean in the midwest.

Asaph Whittlesey, who founded Ashland in 1854, saw the lake not so much as a thing of serene beauty but as a highway. In its heyday the town shipped out millions of tons of virgin pine, iron ore and brownstone, which had been carried to Ashland's Soo Line Railroad Depot, today is restored as a monument of our past. The commercial buildings of the Second Street Historic District and the 1,800 foot Soo Line Ore Dock stand as sturdy reminders of the town's mercantile roots.

But pristine beauty remains just ahead (well north on Rte 13 to the Bayfield peninsula) the 22 Apostle Islands beckon from the lake. When you come into the Bayfield community it is an excellent spot to put up for a bed and breakfast in one of the very original mansions. Things to check out would include the old county courthouse, built of locally quarried brownstone and the Visitor Center to get your ferry ticket to head over to the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.

6. :P Apostle Islands

These islands are some of the most pristine vistas I've seen. The 50ft sandstone cliffs line the secluded coves and wildflowers brighten the forests. The Apostles are particularly appealing to water sports such as sailboats and kayakers. Half-day excursions boat trips, departing from Bayfield, feature lovely views of Raspberry Island and it's lighthouse, one of six 19th century beacons in the archipelago. If you'd rather drive, take the 20minute car ferry to Madeline, the only inhabited Apostle and explore on bike or foot the 14 mile long main island, which is fringed with glistening white beaches which you may find an Lake Superiorn Agate.

7. :P Brule River State Forest

West on Rte. 13 past the community of Port Wing is one of the most renowned trout streams east of the Mississippi: the Bois Brule River. Five American Presidents had to test their merits at fishing on this river against the wily brook trout. White water canoes also love the Bois Brule, from its headwaters as it meanders gently, but north of the highway it plunges down a series of brisk rapids. In autumn the forest banks are a patchwork of color.

8. :P Amnicon Falls State Park

After continuing west still on Rte. 13 the drive dips south on Hwy U to Amnicon Falls. Once again a highlight for local geologist. Here a 600 million year old bedrock divides the Amnicon River into three gorgeous 30 foot cascades. The thrust or Reverse Fault is in plain view, along this parks hiking train. A half-mile trail winds to a long covered bridge that vaults the cataract, leading to an island for a hidden picnic spot.

9. :P Superior

This is the final stop of the journey. Superior, is a major seaport thanks to a series of locks and channels, which connect the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean. One of the first things you'll notice is the massive grain and ore freighter entering and leaving the harbor. Believe it or not this "harbor" is 100% naturally made. Take Wisconsin Point Road along mile long sand spit to the lighthouse at the end a popular spot for campers to make use of the driftwood for campfires. From nearby Barkers Island, site of the S.S. Meteor Maritime Museum, visitors can cruise the Superior Duluth harbor.

[AJE]

Wisconsin's Lakefront Adventure. This adventure begins in Kenosha and will end in Green Bay. What you'll expericance is superb fishing, sailing, swimming and beautiful vistas await you. Also you'll endure the tastes of our state.

1. :arrow: Kenosha, WI
Namesaked by the Potawatomi Indians, the word means "Pike or Pickerel". Take some time out to try your wits at deep water fishing either by your own boat or through a professional charter. Within the city of Kenosha, spend some time at the Kenosha County Historical Society Museum. The Kemper Center is another area of Historic buildings dating back to the mid 1800s. Outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy a peaceful walk through Hawthorn Hollow, the cities public garden and arboretum. Your kids will love the Kenosha Lakeshore Trolley. Museums that shouldn't be missed include Kenosha Public Museum and the Palumbo Civil War Museum at Carhage College. The Factory Outlet Center will offer a little of everything for the bargan shoppers.
--> Wisconsin Information Center
I-94 Rest area 26, Kenosha, 53140.
--> Carthage College
2001 Alford Park Drive, Kenosha 53141
-->Hawthorn Hollow
880 Green Bay Road, Kenosha 53142
-->Kemper Center
6501 Third Ave, Kenosha 53140
--> Lake Michigan Fishing Pier
-->Kenosha County Historical Society & Museum
6300 Third Ave, Kenosha 53140
-->Kenosha Lakeshore Trolley
414-657-1011

2. :arrow: Racine
Continue your Adventure up Hwy 32, the next visit you'll be seeing is Racine. In 1883, William Horlick made the first malted milkshake. Thus Racine is the birthplace to this delicious invention. Some significat attractions include the Golden Rondelle Theater on the grounds of the Johnson Wax Company. Desiged by Frank Lloyd Wright, a famous Wisconsinite. In downtown Racine, take some time to visit Racine County Historical Museum and Wustum Museum of Fine Arts. The Racine Zoo on the shores of Lake Michigan and Wind Point Lighthouse will entertain the kids. This Wind Point Lighthouse is one of Wisconsin's tallest functioning navel avaitors. May I add that Reefpoint Marina is a great choice for a scenic lunchoen. If you wish take a local cruise to see Racine from a different vista.
-->Golden Rondelle Theater
14th & Franklin St, Racine, 53403
--> Racine County Historical Museum
701 Main Street, Racine 53403
-->Racine Zoological Garden
North Main Street, Racine 53402
-->Wustum Museum of Fine Arts
2519 Northwestern Ave, Racine 53404

3. :arrow: Oak Creek
Contining up Hwy 32 you'll definatly need to pay a visit to this old Crafty village. Highlight of this community is Christmas Tree Museums with 12 rooms decorated year round for the jolly holiday. Also Market Place is filled with shops designed as the 1800 era.
-->Christmas Tree Museum
8680 Market Place, Oak Creek 53154
-->Market Place
Hwy 32 & Puetz Rd, Oak Creek 53154

4. :arrow: Milwaukee's Cederburg

For now we will by-pass the Milwaukee Metro in order to get to our finale destinations in Brown County. I will make note now that on a future adventure I'll detail what to see and do in Milwaukee since it deserves a tour of its own.

Anyway, back to Cederburg. In 1864 the Cedarburg Woolen Mill was errected along the banks of the Ceder Creek. The buildings of the mill have been preserved and today also incorperate the Ceder Creek Settlement, a collection of 30+ shops, botiques and galleries. Stone Mill Winery is a highlight which offers tours and sampling of many assortments of fine wines. Not too far away is Brewery Works an old Brewery which has turned into the home of many exhibits of local artisans. Downtown Cedarburg has been designated a National Historic District. The local Chamber of Commerce has self-guilding brochures. They'll let you know information about historic places to stay and offer carrage rides.
-->Cedar Creek Settlement
N70 W6340 Bridge Rd, Cedarburg 53012
-->Stone Mill Winery
W70 W6340 Bridge Rd, Cedarburg 53012
-->Brewery Works
W62 N78 Riveredge Dr., Cedarburg 53012
-->Covered Bridge Park
Jct Hwys I-43 & 60, Cedarburg

5. :arrow: Grafton
Immediately north of Cedarburg on Hwy 60i s Grafton where Stonecroft is located. What you'll expect to find is a shopping village lined with Old World Buildings.

6. :arrow: Port Washington
From Grafton take Hwy 57 to Hwy 32 for one of Wisconsin's favorite premier sport fishing locations. Port Washington was once a major commercial fishing port and is now a center for charter fishing. What you'll expect to catch is chinook, salmon and trout. If the fishing isn't enough of a catch you may enjoy one of the towns fish shops or local restaurant. Take a stroll out into the lake to the 1860 lighthouse or simply to enjoy the harbor. ON Main St, the Ozaukee County Courthouse is noted for its gold plated dome and its distinctive architecture. On Grand Avenue, the Pebble House was built of pertectly aligned stones from the beaches of Lake Michigan.

7. :arrow: Town of Belgium
From Port Washington , go northward on I-43 to Belgium where you'll find a mile of public beach at Harrington Beach State Park.

8. :arrow: Sheboygan
This German fishing community is next on our tour. Bratwurst is the native food here and residents claim this is the best place in Wisconsin to enjoy this course on a "Hard Roll" with delicious German Mustard, plenty of sauerkraut and onions. The John Michael Kohler Art Center is a former family mansion and today hosts plays, musical events and the annual outdoor festival. The Sheboygan County Musuem built in 1848 origianlly was intended as the home of Judge David Taylor. Also within the proberty confines is a restored log cabin and barn. Local parks to see inclued the Indian Mound Park where a Chief's princess has an open grave for all to view. There is a total of 34 archological buiral mounds dating back to C500-1000AD.My father one time decided to become a native ghost and scare us nearly to death for trespassing on sacrad ground. Kohler Andrae State Park offers a mile 1/2 of spectacular dunes and beachfront as well as several self-guided nature trails. This is an excellent spot to do a night of camping, please do not feed the animals. For the Golfer's check out Whistling Straits Country Club, GOLFWEEK" selected it 11th among "America's 100 Best Modern Courses" for 1999. Tiger Woods even stated at the recent golf tour that it was a challenge. Also twenty miles west of Sheboygan off Hwy 23 in the town of Greenbush is the Old Wade House and 1853era restored stage coach inn built on the famous Old Plank Road which connected Fond Du Lac to Sheboygan. On the premises you'll tour a private home, a blacksmith shop and the worlf famous Wesley Jung Carriage Museum.
-->John Michael Koler Art Center
608 New York Ave, Sheboygan, 53081
-->Sheboygan County Museum
3110 Erie Ave, Sheboygan 53081
-->Indian Mound Park
South 12th Street & Panther Ave
Sheboygan 53083
-->Whistling Straits
N 8501 County LS
Sheboygan, WI 53083
-->The Old Wade House
Route 23, Greenbush, 53026

9. :arrow: Manitowoc
From Sheboygan continue on I-43 to Manitowoc and Two Rivers where more maritime attractions await. Among them are the Manitowoc Maritime Museum & home to USS Cobia. This is the largest maritime museum on the Great Lakes, displays within the museum deplict 19th century waterfront. Manitowoc's local Burger Boat company was a main shipbuilder for our navy during WWII. The Rahr-West Art Museum, is a renovated Victorian Mansion which has a fine array of art. West of the Lake is a privatly run botanical garden with some very nicely done displays of plants. For those with a sweet tooth for ice cream stop at any of these locations: Ceder Crest, Beerntsens Candies, and the Old Opera House (Two Rivers). If you'd like to tour a natural Bakery, check out Natural Ovens. Pine River Dairy west of Manitowoc on English lake Road hold some fine specims of various cheese and 25 cent Ice Cream. Another short excursion west of Manitowoc off of Hwy JJ is Pine Crest Historical Village, a typical pre-1900 village with 14 restored, fully furnished buildings.
-->Manitowoc Maritime Museum & USS Cobia
75 Maritive Dr, Manitowoc 54220
-->Rahr-West Art Museum
Park Street & N. 8th St, Manitowoc 54220
-->West of the Lake Gardens
915 Memorial Drive, Manitowoc 54220
-->Cedar Crest
2000 South Tenth Street, Manitowoc, 54220
--> Beerntsens Confectionary Incorporated
108 N 8th St, Manitowoc, 54220
-->Natural Ovens Bakery
4300 County Road Cr, Manitowoc 54220
-->Pine River Dairy
10115 English Lake Rd, Manitowoc, 54220
-->Pine Crest Historical Society
924 Pine Crest Lane, Manitowoc, 54220

10. :arrow: Two Rivers
Just north of Manitowoc, Two Rivers is another excellent commercial fishing port. It's also famous for being the birthplace of the ice cream sundae, created in 1881 and originally sold on guess which day of the week? Hum...You can take a brief tour of the Washington House Museum (Also known the Old Opera House)and enjoy a Sunday for yourself. Not very far is Neshotah Park, where during the summer is a hotspot on this side of the state. The park has everything from recreational fields to public beach access. Warning Seagull are also a resedent here, watch your heads and food. Just west of Two Riverson Hwy 10 is Woodland Dunes Nature Center which offers educational and recreational scenic trails. Take Hwy 42 North of Two Rivers is Point Beach Energy INformation Center. Have you ever wondered how we get electricity from Nuclear Energy. Well this plant is your answer all your questions. Also in the area is Point Beach State Forest which is a favorite camping spot with miles of Forest trails along side to beaches. The nearby communtiy of Mishicot is where Old School is located. This three story building holds a number of collectables. For those whom enjoy golfing then you'll be finding your way to Fox Hills Golf Resort.
-->Neshotah Park
Zlatnik Dr, Two Rivers 54241
-->Point Beach Energy Information Center
6600 Nuclear Dr, Two Rivers 54241
-->Point Beach State Forest
9400 County O, Two Rivers 54241
-->Woodland Dunes Nature Center
Hwy 310, Two Rivers 54241
-->Washington House Museum
1622 Jefferson Street,Two Rivers, 54241
-->Rogers Street Fishing Village
2102 Jackson St, Two Rivers 54241
-->The Old School
315 Elizabeth St., Mishicot 54228
-->Fox Hills Golf & Resort
250 W. Church St, Mishicot, 54228-0129

11. :arrow: Kewaunee
Proceeding north on Hwy 42 the next stop is Kewaunee. On the courthouse square, you'll need to visit the Kewaunee County Historical Museum and Old Jail. The tallest grandfather's clock in the world you'd find at Svoboda Industries. Might I add that these clocks make excellent Wedding gifts, My Grandfather gave a clock to each of his children on that special day. What's reallly nice is they everlasting.
-->Kewaunee County Historical Museum & Old Jail
Courthouse Wquare, Kewaunee 54216
-->Svoboda Industies, Inc
Hwy 42, Box 214K, Kewaunee 54216

12. :arrow: Algoma
From Kewaunee, continue up the peninsula to the city of Algoma, another fishing port. This is also the location of the Von Stiehl Winery which specializes in apple and cherry wines. I have yet to tour this winery but I can say I'm a fan of their products!
-->Von Stiehl Winery
114 Navario St, Algoma 54201

13. :arrow: Green Bay

Were taking a detour from the Door Peninsula to head west to Green Bay. If you still would like further information pretaining to the journey around the Door please see my other weekend journey titled Scenic Drives: Door County.

For many, the first stop to Green Bay will have to be the Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame which honors none other than the "Green and Gold." But Green Bay has a very long history because the Woodland Indian tribes, French voyagers, fur trappers, Jesuit missionaries - during the 17th century, traveleed down the historic water highway called the Fox River to this bay mouth of Green Bay. This stopping place became Wisconsin's first settlement - the area that is now the City of Green Bay. Other highlights of the City would be the National Railroad Museum with displays over 75 rail cars with engines and for the kids yep train rides. Heritage Hill State Park is a 40acre park with authentic historical buildings much like Manitowoc's Pine Crest. The Neville Public Museum contains a permanent exhibit surveying 10,000 years of Wisconsin's history from the Ice Age to Modern Day Era. Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary and amusment park is definetly fun for all ages. For those feeling a little lucky try out Oneida Bingo and Casino. Just outside of Green Bay in DePere is White Pillars. Built in 1836, this was the first offical bank in the state and today houses the DePere Historical Society. Lastly to the north of Green Bay in the village of Howard just 11 miles northwest of Green Bay on Cnt Rd IR is the N.E.W. Zoo.
-->Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary
Sanctuary Rd, Green Bay 54302
-->Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame
1901 Oneida St. Box 10567, Green Bay 54307
-->Heritage Hill State Park
2640 South Webster Ave, Green Bay 54301
-->National Railroad Museum
22285 S. Broadway, Green Bay 54304
-->Neville Public Museum
210 Museum Place, Green Bay 54303
-->Oneida Bingo and Casino
Irene Moore Activity Center, Hwy 172, Green Bay
-->White Pillars
403 N. Broadway, DePere
-->N.E.W Zoo
4418 Reforestation Road, Green Bay, WI 54313

[AlumniClub]

May favorite weekend vacations are those that are not planned.
Just get in the truck and drive. Find a campground or inn with vacancy later in your journey.
I have already drove thru many towns before finding a vacancy at a campground or inn.
This is real fun in the fall, to look at all the changes.
Try this sometime, just pick a direction you don't travel much. Pack up your gear, and begin your drive. Remember, youll find the best locations by surprise. I found so many off the beaten trail - places to eat, sleep shop and enjoy the outdoors.
I am not kickin a planned trip, but try this sometime, you may like it.
RedRaven

[keith]

Originally Posted by RedRaven

May favorite weekend vacations are those that are not planned. Just get in the truck and drive. Find a campground or inn with vacancy later in your journey.

That's exactly how I found out about canoeing the Black River! Just drove, found a campsite near Black River Falls around dark. Next day asked the campground owners what there was to do in the area and they recommended canoe rentals. Done the river over a dozen times now including a half dozen 50 milers.

Regards,
Keith

[j10asen]

I have been to every corner of Wisconsin and find something special about every place I have been. I sure could not describe any trip as eloquently as you people seem to capture this beautiful state. Door county, The Northwoods, Superior, Bayfield, Rock Island, The Kettle Moraine area, The Dells,State Street in Madison, Milwaukee’s Lakeside, Bristol’s renaissance fair, stayed a few nights at the Silent Lady motel in Fennimore, stayed in the same city but not same State(guess where), to me the “twin cities” has always been and will always be Neeneah/Menasha, I have been in Sayner, The Poynette rock festival, stood in the INFINITY ROOM, rode my mountain bike on Chambers Island, Drove to Winter and back, trimmed evergreen trees on the land that was formerly owned by Ed Gein,
Saw Stevie Ray Vaughn’s last concert, got lost on the “Belt Line” or is that just one mongo round-a-bout? , Been to Tim’s hill and climbed the tower, Drove to the top of “Old Granddad”, Rode a duck and guess what they also have them on the Thames in London!!!, Stood in line behind Tommy Thompson to buy a brat at RoadAmerica, Saw George Wallace in Oshkosh, Saw Bob Keeshan in Neenah, Shook BB Kings hand in Neenah, Rode my bike downhill at High Cliff.. the old road not the new one , spent the night on the deck of a sailboat moored in North Bay of Chambers Island, stood on top of the world in Wausau’s Rib Mountain


There is much more but right now my memory is fading and you know what they say
“Memory is the second thing you lose”
The most unique experience I have had was while camping on Rock Island I escorted my wife to the restrooms in the middle of the night like I always do. As I was waiting for here to finish I became more aware of my surroundings… the light of my lantern called to every flying insect on the Island and as if I was a scuba diver for Jacques Cousteau this swarm of bugs moving almost in unison like the fish of the sea all around me, then I realized “keep your mouth shut!!!!! 8O