The Black Walnut Guest House
Travel Blogs from Sturgeon Bay
Hiking in the Parks
Today, after a relaxing breakfast on the deck, we headed out to explore the peninsula. There is so much to see and do here, we barely touched on what lay ahead of us for the day. We went to Whitefish Dunes State Park, where we walked for an hour on the beach that was much like the Oregon coast sand, ...
Sand Bay at Sturgeon Bay, WI
... the bay and the sunrise without even getting out of bed. It was absolutely gorgeous! No neighbors - most had gone home for the summer or had already closed down their summer homes in readiness for the coming winter. So it was peaceful and quiet like owning our own beach lot, and only about 7 miles from the village of Sturgeon ...
On our way to Wisconsin
... is run by the city and sits on the river that divides Michigan and Wisconsin. This is a beautiful combined park/campground and the only drawback is the nearby train that loves to blast their horn during the night.
We drove across the river to the Wisconsin welcome center for information and visited a few antique stores. One we went in was another pickers paradise but he didn't want to ...
Lots of lighthouses
We started our trip with a lunch stop at the new Hard Rock Four Winds located in New Buffalo, MI. It is located in the SW portion of the state just above the Indiana border. From here we head to Milwaukee to see the first of 5 lighthouses for the day. I am impressed with Milwaukee's waterfront, It has a nice Riverwalk/Lakewalk and has some nice parks right on Lake Michigan. We spent the night in NE ...
Bertha Gains Walmart Camper Status!
Our wake up call was birds singing, wafts of smoldering campfires from the night
before and the morning chatter of fellow travelers at Fish Creek campground. It
was a simple campground, no frills, but a welcome place to spend the night. We
had a leisurely cup of coffee, cleaned up and headed out to explore the
village.
Bustling and populated for 10 am, it was a perfect sunny
morning with a cool breeze blowing in from the water. ...
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