Well, here we are in the capital of Wisconsin. Originally, we had planned on stopping in La Crosse and play golf; however, the weather did not cooperate. We started out going southeast from Fargo toward Minneapolis. As brown as Nevada is, Minnesota is just as green. Between the woods, croplands, grasslands, etc., it's so pretty. Add to that the tilled deep black soil and the crops which are starting to poke their heads up and it's a beautiful drive.
After passing through Minneapolis, we crossed the Mississippi twice (once going east and the next time going south), ending up on the Great River Highway which runs along the west side of the Mississippi. At one point, we were opposite Lake Pepin which is a naturally occurring lake on the Mississippi. Huge expanse of water. Neat seeing the barge line-ups and their tug boats going up river. Crossed into Wisconsin at La Crosse on I-90 (I-94 which we had been on out of Fargo goes due east out of Minn/St Paul).
Passed through some river towns, the largest of which was Red Wing - home of the work shoes. If the size of the two factories there was any indication, most people in the area must work for Red Wing. Going east out of La Crosse, we connected with I-94 again at Tomah and headed south to Madison. After checking into the hotel, we drove downtown to see the capitol and explore the area. Madison is kind of cool because the downtown is between two lakes. Lots of college students in the downtown area, do you think it may be because of the University of Wisconsin is located there?
Checked out the Great Dane Pub and Brewery downtown. It's located in the old Hotel Fess and is an old building as are so many others in the downtown area. Had dinner at the Texas Road House and here we are back in the hotel. Tomorrow we plan on heading over to Kendallville, IN and maybe spending two nights there before heading to Rochester on Friday. We have stayed in Kendallville before and it's a good town to rest up in - two golf courses and a small town atmosphere.
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