we just got back from whirlwind Mid-West vacation. we covered
a lot of territory in a week crammed full of activity.
we were in Mn, WI, Mi, In and OH. we visited the Minnesota valley wildlife
refuge and a Japanese garden in twin cities, went to a family reunion at
nancy's cousin's acreage outside menomonie wi.
...we had good time and Nancy was glad she was able to spend a few hours with her cousins though she didn't know anyone very well
having only vague memories of brief childhood encounters.
we then drove to Door county WI and camped in state park and saw the sights : beaches , wineries, galleries and nature trails.
there are suppose to be good restaurants but the one we picked was lacking something in the good area. we then took 4 hour car ferry from manitowoc wi to ludington mi then camped at ludington sand dunes state park which was nice but overly popular. next day we drove all day to Streetsburo OH near Cuyahoga Valley NP and camped 2 nights .
we spent whole day at NP our 45th. we rented bikes and rode towpath which runs along remnant of Erie canal which in its heyday went from Cleveland to Akron then we took train back to bike rental place for only $2. on way to toledo we stopped at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Cleveland city greenhouse for nancy's garden fix. in toledo we visited their deservedly highly touted
Botanical Gardens and Art Museum where there was live music by a polka band called Polka Floyd who played Pink Floyd music. Believe me you ain't heard nothing till you hear the polka version of 'We Don't need no education'.
