Welcome to #4 in my Throwback Thursday series of flashbacks to memorable days from our past RV trips.
Flashback to ten years ago, August 22, 2009. We were camping at Grant River Corps of Engineers park in Potosi, Wisconsin, across the Mississippi River from Iowa.
Potosi, Wisconsin side of the MIssissippi River looking toward Dubuque, Iowa
After spending the previous day exploring across the Mississippi River in Iowa, we stayed close to our campsite and enjoyed lunch in the outdoor beer garden at the Potosi Brewery in Potosi, Wisconsin (population 711 in 2009). The National Brewery Museum is located at the brewery.
Outdoor beer garden in front of the brewerySprings at the Potosi BreweryNatural Spring Water used to brew Potosi BeerPotosi BreweryGood Old Potosi Beer
They were having their first annual Brewfest that day which brought lots of people into town.
The town was set up for the The First Annual BrewfestThe town was set up for the The First Annual Brewfest
We enjoyed a Good Old Potosi beer with lunch and bought a Growler to take with us. Sadly, the bottle is long gone and I never even took a picture of it!
Welcome to the next post in my series highlighting states we have visited throughout the years. I hope you will enjoy coming along for the ride!
I will be featuring the states alphabetically. The next state in my series is
Wisconsin
Wisconsin became the 30th state on May 29, 1848. The Capital is Madison.
On one of our trips through Wisconsin we had truck trouble on Saturday of Easter Weekend. It was too early in the season for the Madison KOA to be officially open but they let us have a site for the weekend while we waited until we could get the truck serviced on Monday morning. The campground was next to a cheese shop that had a little more money in their till after I got finished stocking up on wonderful Wisconsin cheese!
On Easter Sunday our server at the Cracker Barrel was from Georgia and I learned they serve grits even as far north as Wisconsin. After our Easter breakfast we drove around downtown Madison for a look at the state capital. On Monday morning the truck repairs were done early enough to hitch up the fifth wheel and continue north to our next destination.
State Capital in Madison, Wisconsin
As we traveled north from Madison the snow started coming down. We arrived at Apple Creek Campground in DePere and set up camp in the snow. They weren’t officially open yet but the owners were great and let us have a site for a couple of nights. Seeing Lambeau Field and the Door County Peninsula were on our Wisconsin bucket list and the campground was close to both.
We set up our RV in the snow in DePere
Jutting out into Lake Michigan is the Door County Peninsula. Our visit was during the off season and as we drove around the peninsula very few places were open. There was beautiful farmland and several lighthouses to visit.
Door County Peninsula
Sherwood Point Lighthouse, Door County Peninsula
Eagle Bluff Lighthouse, Door County Peninsula
Cana Island
Cana Island Light
Baileys Harbor Lower Range Light is no longer in use
Blondie got to put her feet in Lake Michigan
On the way back to the campground we stopped in Green Bay to see Lambau Field, the home field of the NFL Green Bay Packers.
The fans love their Green Bay Packers
Inside the Lambeau Field Atrium
On another of our trips we camped beside the Mississippi River at Grant River Corps of Engineers in Potosi, Wisconsin, population 711 in 2009. While we were enjoying lunch in the outdoor beer garden at the Potosi Brewery we watched as the town was preparing for their first annual Brewfest. The National Brewer’s Museum is located at the brewery. Also nearby was an interesting Grotto in Dickyville.
We looked across at Iowa from the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi River
Grant River COE on the Mississippi River
Sunset over the Mississippi River at Grant River COE
Our campsite was very close to the train tracks
Good Old Potosi Beer
Springs at the Potosi Brewery
Grotto in Dickeyville, Wisconsin
Grotto in Dickeyville, Wisconsin
While camping at Viking Village RV Park near Stoughton we bought more wonderful Wisconsin cheese. I counted nine little Thirteen Lined Ground Squirrels running around behind our RV. There were also some Sandhill Cranes running across a field but they were too far away for a picture.
Wandering Dawgs 