Smells like Wisconsin
On Father's Day, we set off our our weeklong adventure to Minnesota. Jim had a training up in Chaska so the girls and I tagged along to see some of our old friends and go to our old favorite places in the land of their birth. There wasn't much to take pictures of until we got to Wisconsin.
I have never been to the House on the Rock or seen the geology of the Dells (outside of the fake rocks in a waterpark), but we now stop at the Cheese Chalet in DeForrest, WI every time we drive through. And every time, it is a treat for the senses. Annalise was so excited to have her picture taken with the big cow.
And on the inside of the store, she found some stuffed cows to love on.
Aunt Becky, this one is for you. An entire case filled with cheese in a jar, curds, and shaped cheese covered in wax. These are your people, Aunt Becky, they want you to come back. Did I mention how awesome the weather was? Not even close to 100 degrees.
This sums it up. I love Wisconsin Cheese. We picked up some curds for the drive north and then got in line to pay.
Of course, someone had to put on the cheesehead. She looks so natural if she was only wearing carharts and a neon orange hat.
Later, we had to make another pit stop at one of the scenic rest stops. This one had a trail up to an overlook. You would think that we were conducting a death march up the side of Everest the way these kids were whining. Heaven forbid you get out of the car and leave the DVD player for 10 minutes. Annalise complained all the way up that a bug was in her eye. What are you going to do? The bugs were everywhere. She's lucky that she wasn't eaten by a bear.
At the scenic overlook. I don't know what setting on my camera was pressed to make all the white appear as pink. It looks a little cool, I guess. This would qualifiy as our Father's day hike.
When we got to St. Paul, we decided to have dinner at a bar that we saw on "diners, Drive-ins, and Dives" on the Food network. It was called the Nook. They are known for cheeseburgers that have the cheese in between two hamburgers. The Nook also had some great beers on tap. What a good way to spend Father's Day.
I have never been to the House on the Rock or seen the geology of the Dells (outside of the fake rocks in a waterpark), but we now stop at the Cheese Chalet in DeForrest, WI every time we drive through. And every time, it is a treat for the senses. Annalise was so excited to have her picture taken with the big cow.
And on the inside of the store, she found some stuffed cows to love on.
Aunt Becky, this one is for you. An entire case filled with cheese in a jar, curds, and shaped cheese covered in wax. These are your people, Aunt Becky, they want you to come back. Did I mention how awesome the weather was? Not even close to 100 degrees.
This sums it up. I love Wisconsin Cheese. We picked up some curds for the drive north and then got in line to pay.
Of course, someone had to put on the cheesehead. She looks so natural if she was only wearing carharts and a neon orange hat.
Later, we had to make another pit stop at one of the scenic rest stops. This one had a trail up to an overlook. You would think that we were conducting a death march up the side of Everest the way these kids were whining. Heaven forbid you get out of the car and leave the DVD player for 10 minutes. Annalise complained all the way up that a bug was in her eye. What are you going to do? The bugs were everywhere. She's lucky that she wasn't eaten by a bear.
At the scenic overlook. I don't know what setting on my camera was pressed to make all the white appear as pink. It looks a little cool, I guess. This would qualifiy as our Father's day hike.
When we got to St. Paul, we decided to have dinner at a bar that we saw on "diners, Drive-ins, and Dives" on the Food network. It was called the Nook. They are known for cheeseburgers that have the cheese in between two hamburgers. The Nook also had some great beers on tap. What a good way to spend Father's Day.
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