Sunday, September 26, 2010

Green Bay to Milwaukee

After a lovely weekend with family in Green Bay, we headed for Milwaukee.  

Over the weekend we ate at a local fish restaurant.  Wow!  The fish  (perch, whitefish, etc.) was SO fresh and the local beer was a perfect accompaniment.   We went to a Farmer’s Market and bought locally grown vegetables, sampled Cider and admired the beautiful flower arrangements grown by the Hmong people in the area.



You cannot leave Wisconsin without eating large amount of cheese and bratwurst!  We did not disappoint our hosts and enjoyed another Wisconsin tradition ... sitting on the patio around a roaring fire!  



Parke's Back Yard
Although we were at a home “in town”, we were treated to a visit from a deer and her fawn one afternoon.  They were headed for the bird feeder but got spooked before they made it!  In the winter they visit regularly and the snow is so deep that they don’t even have to stand on their hind legs to get to the bird feed!



As we headed for Milwaukee after a lovely pancake and fresh raspberry breakfast we were cruising along (within the speed limit) when we saw a cop on a motorcycle on the median.  We had been passed by a car going way over the speed limit and all of a sudden Bill saw the cop put his lights on and come after the car.  Bill tried to slow down but was being pushed by a truck behind him.  He managed to slow enough to let the cop get in front and stop the speeding car.  He waved us on but then Bill looked in the rear view mirror and saw that the cop was pulling us over as well.  Apparently in Wisconsin a police vehicle with lights on is considered an “Emergency Vehicle” and we should have pulled over to the verge and stopped.   After waiting 20 minutes, getting a lecture from the cop as well as a Warning Citation, we continued on our way.  I guess we could consider this a souvenir of our visit to Wisconsin!
Deer going for a ride



Stay tuned for the rest of our stay in Wisconsin!

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