Saturday, August 5, 2023

Wisconsin Vacation Complete

We had a busy, and rather long, day on Friday.  We had a lot of time to get to our ferry in the evening so we took our time and added a few extra activities.  The day started with some shopping in Sturgeon Bay then we walked out by the bay to view the water.  This is a resort town with a nice 4 block long restored downtown area filled with shops and restaurants.

Next, since we were going past Green Bay, Lambeau field called to us.  
As we drove to the stadium, the street we were on had some cute "No parking on Packer Game Day" signs. While Mary was taking this picture of the stadium, some players crossed the street in front of us, walking from the practice facility to the main stadium!  Very cool!

Next we headed toward Milwaukee, but decided to check out the Concordia Wisconsin (Mequon) campus.  It is a very pretty campus, sitting right on Lake Michigan.  The one striking feature is the cliff overlooking the lake.  This picture hardly does it justice, as it looks down the cliff toward the lake.  

After taking a driving tour of some very pretty Milwaukee and suburban streets, we arrived at the Lake Express Ferry dock. We were originally booked on the Badger, but two weeks before our trip it suffered a major failure that has knocked it our for the season.  Even though we arrived in plenty of time, I ended up being the second last car loaded onto the ship, as you can see from this picture.

We arrived in Muskegon at 10:30 p.m. but did not arrive at our hotel until nearly 11:30, to wrap up our long day.  
Now we are home, unpacking and getting back to our regular schedule. 

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sounds like you packed a lot into your busy day. Glad you enjoyed your mini vacation! Gail

Anonymous said...

Sounds a great busy day , So glad you you both enjoyed . Pat .
Thanks for the blogs