Friday, September 24, 2010

Heading to Green Bay

Having had very nice weather so far, we woke to pouring rain which continued until late afternoon!  It didn’t spoil the day because we had no sightseeing planned, however it wasn’t very pleasant driving weather for Bill.


We stopped in Escanaba for lunch, a town that was established in the 1800’s due to the logging industry.  It also attracted iron enterprises and today is the only ore port on Lake Michigan, shipping several million tons of ore each year.
45th Parallel


A short time after we entered Wisconsin, we started looking out for a sign showing the 45th Parallel.  You may remember that we saw it in Michigan but were driving too fast to take a picture!  Fortunately, today there was a sign indicating an Historic Marker in half a mile.  We pulled off the highway and, despite the rain, Bill got out to photograph it.  


Our stay in Green Bay is all about family but there are a couple of interesting facts about the city.  It is the oldest city in the state, established in 1669 when Father Allouez established a mission here.  It’s other claim to fame is, of course, the Green Bay Packers and Priscilla has a nasty feeling she’s going to be dragged out to see Lambeau Field before our stay is over!

Since this is the land of the Cheeseheads we’ll no doubt be enjoying this delicacy along with some excellent sausage.  Bill’s brother knows the best place to buy steaks in the area (and how to BBQ them!) so we have a treat in store for us before we leave on Sun

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