Wednesday, July 12 Today I was able to enjoy driving Great River Road from La Crosse, WI to St. Paul, MN in good weather, and it did not disappoint. Since I had followed the Wisconsin side of the river last year I spent much of today on the Minnesota side with excursions back into Wisconsin … Continue reading A River, a City and Camera Problems
Today was wonderful and a little bit disappointing at the same time. The activities, driving and visiting Taliesin, were wonderful but the scenic impact was less than I was expecting. So far on this trip I have not been able to use scenic byways to connect the places I was visiting and so most of … Continue reading A Real Road Trip At Last
Today’s activity involved driving about 80 miles from Milwaukee to Madison, the capital of Wisconsin, and then sightseeing around the Wisconsin State Capitol area. If it seems that I’m not driving as far as usual each day that is because I left home two days earlier than I really needed to so that I could … Continue reading Everyone’s Welcome at the Wisconsin State Capitol
Saturday, July 8 After an easy drive from Grand Rapids to Muskegon, I (and my car) boarded the Lake Express high speed catamaran to cross Lake Michigan to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. When it was introduced in 2004 it was the first high speed (39 mph) car ferry in the US and taking photos from it’s sun … Continue reading Milwaukee – Bikes and Beer
My plan for today (Friday) was to spend time visiting University of Michigan locations and the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library in the delightful city of Ann Arbor and then to drive to Grand Rapids for the night. Tomorrow would be spent doing the sights of Grand Rapids and then taking the Lake Michigan ferry … Continue reading Squeezing two days into one
Today saw the first adventure day of the trip as I headed to Cedar Point on Lake Erie which claims to be the Roller Coaster Capital of the World and certainly has a lot of huge coasters. I was wondering if eating a full cooked breakfast had been the wisest choice as I arrived but … Continue reading Some fun at the “Roller Coaster Capital of the World”
I have spent Independence Days in different parts of the country and seen various styles of celebration from beautiful San Francisco where a crescent moon hung in the background as the fireworks exploded over the bay to a spectacular, musically coordinated firework extravaganza launched from barges in New York’s East River to a small town … Continue reading Independence Day in the Mid West