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  • Today we explore the northern part of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula from our base in South Nicolet Bay Campground. Door County Day 2 11 September 2025 – Thursday Up before Beth, I walked over to Nicolet Beach and checked out the beverages at Kitty’s Coffee. Seagulls were the only beachgoers at this hour. One sailboat had…

    Door Day Two
  • We start a three day exploration of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula. Today we visit Sturgeon Bay’s Maritime Museum, Egg Harbor, and Eagle Bluff Lighthouse before setting up camp at Peninsula State Park. 10 September 2025 – Wednesday Wandered around the barnyard to enjoy the sunrise. Check out yesterday’s post to learn about this fascinating dairy farm.…

    Door County Wisconsin
  • 09 September 2025 – Tuesday We toured Boerner Botanical Gardens in Milwaukee before meeting a wonderful couple who gave us a tour of their dairy farm, complete with robotic milking machines. 0804 74,362 51°F Gary, IndianaLeave “Awesome Acres” Harvest Host It was a peaceful night and a convenient stop. We would definitely stay again if…

    From Botanical Gardens to Milking Robots
  • Jim Thompson and I had a good time attending the Neuse River Valley Model Railroad Club’s spring show . It was perfect for a cool rainy memorial day weekend in Raleigh NC. The biggest draw was a huge modular layout in HO Scale (1:87). Modules from several chapters of the “Sipping and Switching Society” were…

    NRV Model Railroad Show
  • L. Frank Baum spent summers near Holland where he wrote some of the Wizard of Oz stories.

    Finding Oz in Holland and More Lighthouses