We maintain a bucket list of musicians and concert performances we’d like to see. It’s an unwritten list. Unfortunately, because we’re big fans of the 60’s and 70’s, the list is getting shorter-and not always in a good way. That’s why when Eric Clapton scheduled a few tour dates, I jumped at the tickets-to hell…
Month: September 2023
Sturgeon Bay Maritime Museum.
Tour of eastern Wisconsin Day 8 This was our last day in Door County. We said goodbye to our hosts and headed south towards Milwaukee; but not before we stopped for some tourist stuff. We made stops at Door Artisan Cheese Shop in Egg Harbor(really old aged cheddar), apple stuff at Wood Orchard Market, also…
Beaver Dam Lake and the Wild Goose Trail
Tour of eastern and southern Wisconsin Day 9 Editors Note: Somehow, this article was never posted. So it may appear out of sequence with the others from Wisconsin 2023. We rolled out of Milwaukee around 8:00 AM and set our sites towards Beaver Dam, WI. But our first stop was in the town of Germantown…
Ellison Bay, Bailey’s Harbor
Tour of eastern Wisconsin Day 7 We got up a little early and drove just a few minutes to Ellison Bluff County Park for a morning hike. The park is only 170 acres so it’s easy to get to and to get around. There is about a mile and an half of shoreline along the…
Sturgeon Bay and Shiwauga Wisconsin
Tour of Eastern Wisconsin Day 6 Since we’ve been visiting Door County, I have wanted to bicycle Bay Shore Drive. The road extends from Egg Harbor south to Sturgeon Bay along Green Bay. Today was the day. We set the ride to be an 18 mile one-way trip and planned to meet our wives for…
Washington Island
Tour of Eastern Wisconsin Day 5 We first visited Washington Island a few years ago and were looking forward to seeing it again. This day would turn out to be a full schedule. This post will be a long one as well. We headed to Ellison Bay and ate breakfast at Blue Bear. This restaurant…