Wow, time flies. It doesn't seem like almost a month since we last posted. For the past 4 weeks Janet and I have been traveling through Wisconsin, Minnesota and South Dakota. Since we have so much ground to cover I'll try to hit the highlights of each place starting with Wisconsin. After leaving Bayfield we stayed for a few nights in Eagle River where the concentration of lakes is greater than anywhere else in the US. Water makes up 40% of the area we were in. Janet was in heaven, except for the skeeters (they seemed especially attracted to her). We took in a ski show by the Lake Skimmers which is a amateur ski club made up of mostly college age kids. They were really quite good and worth seeing if you are ever in the area.
Next stop was Door County which is a Peninsula north of Green Bay (the city). It lies between Green Bay (the bay) and Lake Michigan. Door County is known as the Cape Cod of the Midwest. There are many small ports and villages all along the shoreline and orchards and dairy farms in the center. While there we did a lot of sightseeing and a little shopping (way too little according to Janet) and picked cherries at an orchard. A real gem, if you like that kind of thing, is the Door County historical museum in Sturgeon Bay. The museum is free and a good way to spend a rainy afternoon. It highlights many of the things that make Door County great and all items have been donated by locals. It really is very interesting and educational for all ages.
Leaving Door County we next stopped in Chippewa Falls for a couple of nights. While there we made a trip to the Chip. For all you non Leinenkugel fans, this where Janet's favorite beer has been brewed since 1867. We started our tour in the Leinie Lodge with a taste of several of the beers they create (including some special blends) followed by a walk through the brewery.
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