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North America » United States » Wisconsin » Minocqua June 17th 2012

LAKE COUNTRY UPPER WISCONSIN We have made two relaxing stops in Wisconsin to visit family and friends. First we visited the lovely community of Middleton, a suburb of Madison, Wisconsin. There we spent the night with my cousin Greg, his wife Rhonda and their three wonderful kids, Cole, Shelby and Derrick. It was the complete upper midwest happy family sampler package. We enjoyed the sports doubleheader with hockey and T-ball practices and then it was burgers cooked on the grill back at their comfortable home in the hills outside Madison. They had a brand new puppy named "Bear" who stole our hearts. Then, we headed north into the lake region of upper Wisconsin and the small town of Minocqua. There we met up with Gary and Marilynn, two good friends we had met on the World ... read more
Eagle Totem Pole

North America » United States » Wisconsin » Minocqua August 23rd 2011

Minocqua - 1st Day Yikes! 4 am alarm time! Surprisingly the drive to the airport was hassle free and so was our pre flight experience. Usually we get stuck in traffic, red flagged and searched by the genius TSA flunkies, etc. This time nothing got in the way of us boarding on time, John fell asleep on schedule and a couple hours later we landed at the dilapidated Minneapolis airport. The rudest Budget employee explained how expensive it is to rent one way, we hopped in the weird car and drove through surprisingly cool looking St. Paul on our way to nowhere north woods. The drive through Wisconsin farmland was really pretty to look at when we could keep our eyes open. Thankfully Marleah's mom Laurie loves to drive and we love to sleep so that's ... read more
John Taking a Car Nap
Storm Clouds
Marleah Riding in the Car




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