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…
Tag: Coffee
Our never-ending search for that great cup of coffee during out trips across the US. Our goal is to visit local or regional coffee shops and cafes. These are often times a little bit out of the way. And we only mention places that we enjoyed so if it’s listed, it’s worth a try-at least we think so.
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…
Paddling Sinisippi Lake
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….
River Festivus 2023, Burkesville KY
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…
Ohio River Paddlefest 2023
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…
RAGBRAI 2023 (conclusion)
Coralville to Davenport Once again, we were up an out by 5:30 AM. We decided to catch the route just outside Iowa City, avoiding the traffic in Coralville. The previous night’s storm had brought in a little cooler temperatures but the humidity stuck around. This stage had only 1800′ of climb so we felt real…
RAGBRAI 2023
One L of a Ride Now just to clear things up at the start, no matter what you’ve heard about the Iowa country side, it is NOT flat! But it is beautiful. I’m not sure when RAGBRAI (Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa) made my bucket list but once on the list, this years’s…
Iola!
I wish I could start every trip we take with a car show. But I’d like to keep my travel partner so that will remain just a wish. The Iola Wisconsin Car show had been on my radar since we started planning this year’s tour. While my resto-modding project ( click here for that story…