Tranquil Timbers
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
I just love the name of the next town we are headed to although I have to think of how it is pronounced. When we went into the welcome center in Sault Ste Marie I called it me-no-min-ee. However it is pronounced men-ah'-min-ee
(Menominee) .
Anyway, we woke up to 40 degree weather in Mackinaw City and as we are crossing the $4 toll bridge ($14 for the motorhome) for the last time ...
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!
... A little
more substantial than our "processed" cheese balls in Ohio, they were loaded
with rich white cheddar flavor and held their texture during the cooking
process. We loved them!
We bid farewell to Door County and headed west.
Wisconsin had gently rolling hills that gradually increased to small foothill
status. We did see several large dairy farms that validated Minnesota's claim
to dairy products and ...