We're back!
06/16/06, 7:58 am.
59º F, Cloudy, SSW wind 6 mph.
Good morning,
We are back! After a really good two days. The main focus of the trip was the Wisconsin History Museum and it lived up to expectation. We arrived there after lunch and checking into our motel, just north of Madison in the community of Windsor. I thought the museum would be larger, on the order of Milwaukee’s, and would need to return the next day to complete looking at the displays. We were finished in the afternoon, so had a "free" day the next day. Looking at the map, we were not that far from Mt. Horeb and Little Norway, so .......... that would be our destination for the day. Other than home again. The trip was well worth it! We really enjoyed ourselves and learned a bit of the history of the place.
There was a lot of construction along the way. It made it possible to take some wrong turns and have some scenic adventures of our intended route. Momentarily we forgot the season of winter was over and we are now in the season of road construction. We made a lot of circles in Manitowoc, Fond du Lac (twice, one each way), Columbus, and Madison. Some of the construction projects were underway when we were there last a couple of years ago! On purpose, we try to avoid the interstate and "main" highways as much as possible. Looking back, the places we encountered construction was on the "fast" roads somewhere. The county roads or secondary state roads we traveled were very good and we saw much more of the real countryside. On our return trip, we took a bit of a detour to cross the Wisconsin River on the state’s only ferry it operates - it is free too!
Madison is easier to get around in when we have appropriate maps. I downloaded a couple before leaving and they were a big help. So many of the streets are one-way, usually opposite of desired direction, and the maps indicated the direction. We got to our planned parking ramp without too much trouble (other than the construction) and walked a couple of blocks to the museum. The museum does an excellent job of displaying. One floor (a rotating display) of the American Indian and their culture in Wisconsin was especially good. Learned a great deal from it and Margriet really had a learning experience. Another floor (also a rotating display) displayed the various immigration periods to Wisconsin and the lifestyles of the various peoples. Saw lots of items we still use as well as learning something of cultures other than the Europeans we normally think of. Fortunately, the museum closed earlier than we had planned so we could not spend too much money in the store. We did pick up a few small things, including a cookbook of course.
Our ride to Little Norway was so worth it. The "museum" is really a homestead which as remained in the family since. The museum is a private one and very well maintained and displayed as a outdoor walking museum. All of the original buildings, plus a couple of modern ones, are still there and maintained. The interiors of each are more or less displayed as when they were first used or their prominent use over the history of the farm. One building was the Norwegian display from the World’s Fair in the 1930's. It had been originally built in Norway, disassembled and shipped to Chicago for the fair. Afterwards it was again disassembled, moved, and reassembled several times before finally coming to Little Norway. Little Norway was well worth the entire trip. We really enjoyed the time there and the driving through the hills and valleys to get there. It was a really a fun, twisting, hilly drive. Wished I had my Mustang again to really have some fun.
We got home a bit before 7:00 pm. last night. Late for our normal habits. We are very tired this morning and were last night. Seems good to be home again and in our own bed. Both of us have pains in our back. Literally. Not too sure what happened, but Margriet had a pain in her hip before we left. She found popping a couple of pills removed the hurt for most of the day however. I woke up yesterday with a pain in my lower back which I think is related to my back injury while in college more than anything else. I have not experienced something this serious for many years, so it is very unexpected. As in the past, I expect it will pass in time. I must have stretched something on Wednesday not just right. Suspect we will spend a reasonably quiet day today, but should pay some attention to the lawn and like that.
Time to get the day a-going.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
59º F, Cloudy, SSW wind 6 mph.
Good morning,
We are back! After a really good two days. The main focus of the trip was the Wisconsin History Museum and it lived up to expectation. We arrived there after lunch and checking into our motel, just north of Madison in the community of Windsor. I thought the museum would be larger, on the order of Milwaukee’s, and would need to return the next day to complete looking at the displays. We were finished in the afternoon, so had a "free" day the next day. Looking at the map, we were not that far from Mt. Horeb and Little Norway, so .......... that would be our destination for the day. Other than home again. The trip was well worth it! We really enjoyed ourselves and learned a bit of the history of the place.
There was a lot of construction along the way. It made it possible to take some wrong turns and have some scenic adventures of our intended route. Momentarily we forgot the season of winter was over and we are now in the season of road construction. We made a lot of circles in Manitowoc, Fond du Lac (twice, one each way), Columbus, and Madison. Some of the construction projects were underway when we were there last a couple of years ago! On purpose, we try to avoid the interstate and "main" highways as much as possible. Looking back, the places we encountered construction was on the "fast" roads somewhere. The county roads or secondary state roads we traveled were very good and we saw much more of the real countryside. On our return trip, we took a bit of a detour to cross the Wisconsin River on the state’s only ferry it operates - it is free too!
Madison is easier to get around in when we have appropriate maps. I downloaded a couple before leaving and they were a big help. So many of the streets are one-way, usually opposite of desired direction, and the maps indicated the direction. We got to our planned parking ramp without too much trouble (other than the construction) and walked a couple of blocks to the museum. The museum does an excellent job of displaying. One floor (a rotating display) of the American Indian and their culture in Wisconsin was especially good. Learned a great deal from it and Margriet really had a learning experience. Another floor (also a rotating display) displayed the various immigration periods to Wisconsin and the lifestyles of the various peoples. Saw lots of items we still use as well as learning something of cultures other than the Europeans we normally think of. Fortunately, the museum closed earlier than we had planned so we could not spend too much money in the store. We did pick up a few small things, including a cookbook of course.
Our ride to Little Norway was so worth it. The "museum" is really a homestead which as remained in the family since. The museum is a private one and very well maintained and displayed as a outdoor walking museum. All of the original buildings, plus a couple of modern ones, are still there and maintained. The interiors of each are more or less displayed as when they were first used or their prominent use over the history of the farm. One building was the Norwegian display from the World’s Fair in the 1930's. It had been originally built in Norway, disassembled and shipped to Chicago for the fair. Afterwards it was again disassembled, moved, and reassembled several times before finally coming to Little Norway. Little Norway was well worth the entire trip. We really enjoyed the time there and the driving through the hills and valleys to get there. It was a really a fun, twisting, hilly drive. Wished I had my Mustang again to really have some fun.
We got home a bit before 7:00 pm. last night. Late for our normal habits. We are very tired this morning and were last night. Seems good to be home again and in our own bed. Both of us have pains in our back. Literally. Not too sure what happened, but Margriet had a pain in her hip before we left. She found popping a couple of pills removed the hurt for most of the day however. I woke up yesterday with a pain in my lower back which I think is related to my back injury while in college more than anything else. I have not experienced something this serious for many years, so it is very unexpected. As in the past, I expect it will pass in time. I must have stretched something on Wednesday not just right. Suspect we will spend a reasonably quiet day today, but should pay some attention to the lawn and like that.
Time to get the day a-going.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
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