Adventures including a visit to, drive thru and/or stay in Wisconsin
A leisurely visit after a loooooong drive We stayed in the Madison suburb of DeForest, Wisconson for 4 nights, after a 422 mile, 8+ hour day driving across all of southern Minnesota and well into Wisconsin (starting with 14 miles in South Dakota). That’s now the most miles we’ve driven Read more
Between Iowa and Wisconsin Camping on the north side of Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin, right across the Mississippi River from Harpers Ferry, Iowa, where we… Visited 1 new National Park Site: Effigy Mounds National Monument (#263), where 200 plus American Indian mounds, are located in one of the most picturesque Read more
Cornfields and the Northern Lights Staying at only our 4th Harvest Host site, in Dakota, Minnesota (just a hop, skip and a jump from the Mississippi River), we had a very pleasant day yesterday. Shopping at the Farm Store, we bought some farm fresh eggs, our first ever Beef Bacon Read more
In just 21/2 days Camping northwest of Minneapolis (in Maple Grove), we spent a most of our 9 days (before and after our Whirlwind Trip to the Northeast) “just” getting organized, packing, unpacking & recouping from the trip! NOT to mention, a better part of a day getting new brakes Read more
And making stops on the Fruit Loop Trail! We camped in the Bayfield, Wisconsin, on the shores of Lake Superior, for a few days. It’s Lizzy’s 1st time camping in Wisconsin (State #40). Bayfield is known as the “Berry Capitol of Wisconsin” because of its unique microclimate and many berry farms Read more
Road Trip Album at: August 4-19, 2012 Overview Our first Cross-Country Trip in the Prius was a summer run west from Mark’s house on the Jersey Shore, to Gail’s in Puget Sound. We started out heading west through Pennsylvania, Ohio, and SW Michigan, visiting family. Then it was on to Read more