Month: July 2022
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Ore and Murals in Ashland
25 July 2022 We move east from Thompson’s Bay to Ashland. At 0700 the temp was only 56°, the coldest overnight, thus far, in July. By 0938 we were packed up and on the road. Half an hour later we had found a spot in Ashland. 1008 47,730 69° Kreher Park, site 15, Ashland, WI…
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Apostle Islands
Today we head to Bayfield to get out on a boat and explore a little of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. 24 July 2022 1000 47,682 67° Left Thompson’s Bay in Washburn 1008 Stopped on the way and checked out all thirteen sites at Big Rock Campground. Finding open campsites in the middle of July was…
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Bayfield Peninsula
22 July 2022 Back on the Lake Superior Circle Route, we headed east from Omicron Falls State Park. Road noise, rain, and trains kept us from getting much rest. Shortly after getting underway, the blades of a windmill had us pulling over in South Range, Wisconsin. The 1904 Davidson Windmill wasn’t the only historic…
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Lake Superior RR and Amnicon Falls
21 July 2022 Awoke to a pretty day at Chippewa Campground. We really enjoyed having a lakefront campsite. Though we heard loons and sandhill cranes overnight, we only spotted a family of mallards paddling by this morning. On the road at 0800, it wasn’t long before we paused for a construction delay. Sitting in traffic,…
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Chippewa Waterfront Campsite
20 July 2022 Today we left Madison Wisconsin’s Lake Mendota after three weeks bouncing around campgrounds in the Madison area. Lake Mendota County Park has a convenient dump station on a paved loop next to their restrooms and bath house. With our water full and waste tanks empty, we headed north towards Lake Superior.…
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West of Madison
08 July 2022 Our son’s car is in the shop and we aren’t optimistic that it will be coming out soon. A diagnosis is promised within a week, so we are going to explore nearby in case we need to return to the Madison, Wisconsin area to help him shop for a replacement vehicle. Having…
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