Let’s get it out of the way. Effingham IL has accepted and embraced the ‘effing’ slang associated with the city’s name. It’s on billboards and advertising. Gyms, shops, breweries, bars, and even an attorney use the term. So why not have a little fun with it. We’ve visited Effingham numerous times. It’s just about 2…
Tag: Special Interest
Interesting side trips including tours, museums, caves, gardens, even parks.
A One-day Border Incursion into Iowa
We’ve attended a number of shows/concerts in the Quad-Cities. It’s an easy two hour drive. Usually, we attend the event then drive home. It makes for a late night but with minimal daily disruptions. Maybe we’re getting older, maybe it’s not as important to get right back home, I’m not sure. But we decided to…
Beautiful Rend Lake in January
The Trip Down We needed to get away for a couple of days. Events of the fairly new year, the bleak weather, and just wanting to be somewhere else for a day or two went into the decision to head south. Usually when we think about heading south it’s towards Florida or Texas but looking…
A weekend visit to the Lone Star State
We had not seen any of our Texas family for quite a while so we decided on a short weekend trip. We weren’t packing our bikes or boats-there was simply no time this trip. As it worked out, there was a baby shower and a birthday party scheduled for this weekend. We left late Thursday…
Quick trip to St Charles to see Gino Vannelli
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…
Slowhand comes to St Louie
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…
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…
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…