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Month: October 2023

Quick trip to St Charles to see Gino Vannelli

Posted on October 25, 2023August 5, 2024 by David Harris

Our most favorite singer/songwriter you may never have heard of Warning: a few personal thoughts and insights having nothing to do with paddling, pedaling or drinking coffee! Gino Vannelli is kind of special to Mary and me. I discovered his music while working at a record store and introduced Mary to the him via my…

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Heading south towards home

Posted on October 18, 2023October 18, 2023 by David Harris

Tour of Wisconsin Day 13 We’d had a very full trip in the Badger state. We experienced some beautiful parks and lakes, ate some really good food, and of course drank lots of coffee. Wisconsin is a wonderful state which might explain why more and more of our friends and family are taking up residence…

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Just hangin’ around Milwaukee

Posted on October 11, 2023October 10, 2023 by David Harris

Tour of Wisconsin Day 12 Milwaukee has some rather extensive bike trails including connections to trails that extend north and west across the state. Since this was our last full day in Wisconsin, we decided to stay in town and see where the in-town trails would take us. Oak Leaf Trail and it’s ‘branch lines’…

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Return to Oconomowoc

Posted on October 6, 2023October 6, 2023 by David Harris

Or at least the area-Tour of Wisconsin Day 11 There was so much to do in this area of Wisconsin that we decided to head back in that general direction. It’s only 30 minutes from Milwaukee. We’d planned to go farther west the last couple of days but we’ll go to those places next time….

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West to Oconomowoc

Posted on October 1, 2023October 1, 2023 by David Harris

Tour of Wisconsin Day 10 We always enjoy Bruegger’s Bagels when we travel to Iowa so for breakfast before another big day we stopped at one of their 3 Wisconsin locations, this one located in Oconomowoc. We had their bacon egg and cheese bagels on a cheese bagel. Pretty good start to the day. And…

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