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<\/a>#36 – Wisconsin<\/p><\/div>\n
The highlights:<\/p>\n
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- The 50th high school reunion. It was great seeing my old friends, some of whom I have known since kindergarten – over 60 years!<\/li>\n
- Two really good graveyard trips, the first to the Ripon WI area where I had a very nice mini-reunion with some of my cousins.<\/li>\n
- Two dinners – one sitdown, one takeout – at Paisan’s<\/a> which is still, in my humble view, the best pizza restaurant in the world.<\/li>\n
- My first trip on the Maid of the Mist<\/a><\/em> at Niagara Falls.<\/li>\n
- Boldt Castle<\/a> in Alexandria Bay NY.<\/li>\n
- Greenfield Village<\/a> in Dearborn MI.<\/li>\n
- The spectacular campsite on the Mohawk River (Arrowhead Marina and RV Park<\/a>).<\/li>\n
- Beautiful and spacious Haas Lake Campground<\/a> in New Hudson MI.<\/li>\n
- Indiana Dunes State Park<\/a> in\u00a0Chesterton MI.<\/li>\n
- Adding 4 states to our map: Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and Wisconsin.<\/li>\n
- Some really good photos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
There weren’t any horrible experiences, but there were some disappointments. The\u00a0lowlights:<\/p>\n
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- A failure to learn much about Jett’s roots in Watervliet NY.<\/li>\n
- An inability to find my ancestor’s graves in Mayfield OH.<\/li>\n
- The very strange and rough-hewn Woodside Lake Park<\/a> in Streetsboro OH.<\/li>\n
- Getting charged $1.50 extra to pick sourdough instead of white for a sandwich at the Koffee Kup<\/a> in Stoughton WI.<\/li>\n
- The miserable nearly 5-hour trip through Chicago.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The second segment of the trip west – STW2 – will take us from Madison WI to and through Yellowstone National Park. The plan has us traveling almost 1700 miles over 20 days in 9 hops. We will add Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming to our map, raising our state count to 42.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We have completed the first segment of the Second Trip West. Time for a wrapup. 7 hops covering 27 days. 1439 tow miles, 2936 truck miles. Total campground cost: $1,344.68 ($49.80 per night). The most expensive stop was at the Niagara Falls KOA where I paid a premium for the not-very-premium premium site – nearly … Continue reading
- Getting charged $1.50 extra to pick sourdough instead of white for a sandwich at the Koffee Kup<\/a> in Stoughton WI.<\/li>\n
- My first trip on the Maid of the Mist<\/a><\/em> at Niagara Falls.<\/li>\n