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Jul 23

2023 Trip #6 – In the UP (Houghton, MI)

From Wisconsin’s High Cliff State Park we drove north to the City of Houghton RV Park on Lake Superior (actually the Portage Canal that separates Houghton from Hancock).

We booked campsite #21 in April, but could only get 8 days there. We wanted 2 weeks. It’s a popular place.

Our site was spectacular . . . right on the waterfront.

The view from site #21

The lift bridge that connects Houghton and Hancock. The traffic across it is nuts.

OUR WISCONSIN FLIGHT PLAN . . .

Jul 16

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2023 Trip #5 – High Cliff State Park & Stockbridge

From the Wisconsin State Fair RV Park we traveled north to High Cliff State Park on Lake Winnebago.

High Cliff is one of our favorite destinations. We’ve been camping at this park since the early 2000’s and made it a point to return.

High Cliff with our former dogs Jack (left) and Ellie (right) in October 2008. Jack was freaked out by the moving Halloween decorations.

Our current fur ball Flirt at High Cliff

Walking a High Cliff trail with Flirt

OUR FAVORITE CAMPSITE

We reserved one of our favorite campsites at High Cliff . . .

A site with electricity is as good as you’ll get at High Cliff

High Cliff’s limestone ledge is part of the Niagara Escarpment that rings the Great Lakes

A view of Lake Winnebago from the top of the limestone ledge

Walking the High Cliff Indian mounds trail with Jim and Marianne, friends from our Lake Havasu days

STOCKBRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL

Stockbridge, Wisconsin is just a few miles from High Cliff State Park. Tom taught high school English here during 1977 and 78. The school building housed grades 1 though 12 as it was a small community.

The school in 1978 (sorry, had to use a high school yearbook photo)

Yearbook photo of the 1977 Senior Class play Mr Hughes supervised. Take me back.

Stockbridge put a banner of each graduating senior on street poles. There were 14 banners.

Finally, we visited Martin Rudy, a science teacher Tom taught with at Stockbridge. Martin is one of a kind. A true mensch.

Jul 6

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2023 Trip #4 – Wisconsin State Fair Park

Full 50A hookups with a laundry & mail delivery

We arrived on June 23rd and after 2 weeks here we’ll be leaving tomorrow.

In 2017 we stayed here for a month.

We used our time here to see family in Wisconsin and Illinois and to visit our old haunts when we lived in the area. Long story short – a lot has changed.

Walking Flirt on the Hank Aaron trail

However, one of the highlights had to be dining at the restaurants we used to frequent.

KOPPS (76th Street & Grange)

Home of the Jumbo burger . . . and they are. Jan and I split one.

The Best Part – the waterfalls in the outside dining area

ANN’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT (Hales Corners)

When we lived in nearby Greendale, we often ate more meals here in a week than at home.

WEGNER’S ST MARTIN’S INN (Franklin)

German food? This is the place.

My go to dish is Beef Rouladen – Round steak stuffed with pickle, bacon, onion, and a hint of mustard. Braised in a burgundy brown sauce with spaetzles and braised red cabbage. Sehr gut.

BLUE’S EGG (Milwaukee)

Great breakfast . . . if you can get in. Very busy. We sat at the counter and got in fast.

Jan’s stuffed French toast with apple-Bourbon compote

STONE BOWL (Milwaukee)

Korean food. Interesting and spicy. Jan and I had the Lunchbox special . . . Jan had the Lunchbox with spicy chicken (dak) and I has it with beef (bulgogi).

The Lunchbox came with kimchi which was like spicy sauerkraut.