One Couple’s Quest for Fun Kayaking, Cool Bike Trails and a Great Cup of Coffee
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Tour of Eastern Wisconsin Day 4 We arrived in Egg Harbor around 11:00. We would be staying with friends while there so we unpacked and then headed to Kangaroo Lake for some paddling. However, once we got there, we decided against going out on the lake. The winds were very strong, producing whitecaps. While we…
Tour of eastern Wisconsin Day 3 We started the day by heading to Stone Creek Coffee on Downer Avenue in Milwaukee. It was walking distance from where we stayed and was right on the way to church. We’ve been to this shop numerous times. We had a great cup of coffee (as always) and breakfast….
Yes, a Festivus for the rest of us We’re really growing fond of Kentucky. The beautiful country side, the rolling hills and a number of rivers and lakes that we’ve enjoyed paddling. And to get to most places that are worth going to, it’s mostly two-lane winding roads. Such is a risk-reward for traveling to…
We look forward to this event each year. It’s a community event for Cincinnati raising funds for outdoors adventures for city kids. There are food trucks, live music, and vendors. It’s a pretty big deal. There are two groups that paddle this event. The racers, like us, and the leisure paddlers. This year there were…