Month: May 2026
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Door County Wisconsin
We start a three day exploration of Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula. Today we visit: 10 September 2025 – Wednesday Enjoyed our night at Stone House Dairy. Up early, I wandered around the barnyard to enjoy the sunrise. Check out yesterday’s post to learn about this fascinating dairy farm. The farmers were busy loading up breakfast grains…
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From Botanical Gardens to Milking Robots
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…
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NRV Model Railroad Show
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…
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Finding Oz in Holland and More Lighthouses
L. Frank Baum spent summers near Holland where he wrote some of the Wizard of Oz stories.
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Western Michigan Lights
Today we watch the SS Badger head out across Lake Michigan, discover a huge water powered battery, visit four Michigan lights, and watch the sunset in Holland. 07 September 2025 – Sunday Rose early to get photos of a sailboat and the Badger leaving Ludington Harbor. A wooden yacht heads out past the breakwater light.…
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