Ripon, Princeton, Green Lake and a Bison Farm
I awoke Saturday morning just before sun-up. The morning light shimmered across the lake, but some clouds had started to move in, painting the morning sky serene and musty gray in color. We took our time in getting dressed. After all, this was a weekend getaway and the huge terrycloth robes were warm and luxurious. […]
Green Lake
Green Lake, WI “Wisconsin’s Undiscovered Jewel” When I was about 10 years old, a business associate of my father invited our family up to spend a weekend at his cottage on Green Lake, Wisconsin. That was where I first learned to water ski. My clearest memory is that of my mother warning me to not […]
The Heidel House Resort on Green Lake
GI have looked all over the area within 100 miles or so of the Fox Valley area (Illinois) for an out-of-the-way place to go for a weekend retreat in the dead of winter. Guess I just didn’t look quite far or quite hard enough. Boy, do I have a place to recommend to you. It […]
Courthouse Pub Restaurant Review
With plate presentations that rival some of the best that I have seen and service that is superior to many places that I have visited, the Courthouse Pub in Manitowoc, Wisconsin is certainly a place that I could make a habit of revisiting – several times a year! We were fortunate enough to have had […]
Eagle River
Eagle River, WI You really can’t get a whole lot farther north and still be in the state of Wisconsin. But when you get to the Eagle River area, you may not want to leave. It is the Northwoods at its very best. Nicely nestled up against a chain of 28 lakes – the largest […]
Manitowoc
Manitowoc, WI “Wisconsin’s Maritime Capitol” Snuggled up against the shores of Lake Michigan, Manitowoc, Wisconsin was once called by Native Americans “Mundeowk, Home of the Good spirit”. It was so named because of its beautiful rivers and harbors. Humble beginnings as a trading post founded by the Northwest Fur Company in 1795 led to the […]
Exploring Manitowoc’s Riverfront & Lakefront
For the last part of our Weekend in Manitowoc, we will continue to explore Manitowoc’s riverfront and lakefront! If you missed the beginning of our excursion and would like to read more, click here. After dinner, we had been graciously asked to join Kathleen Galas and her husband for some evening entertainment along the banks […]
The Rahr-West & Wisconsin Maritime Museums
was As we headed north across the Manitowoc River on 8th street, I recall getting very excited. I had read about two Manitowoc police officers being close to the intersection of 8th and Park streets back in September of 1962. As a kid in ’57, I remember going out into our backyard at night to […]
A Weekend in Manitowoc, WI
Just because school is about to start is no reason to refrain from taking another excursion, is it? I think not! This weekend I am going to take some time and squeeze in another journey into Wisconsin. There is a city on the edge of one of the greatest of the Great Lakes: Michigan. That […]
Little Norway and the Mt. Horeb Area
For the second half of our excursion, we ventured north to visit Little Norway and the Mt. Horeb area. After checking in to a Hilton Garden Inn on the west side of Madison, we took some time to relax, and tried to figure out where to go for dinner. The Kentucky Derby was running – it […]