Found ourselves eating at Vince Lombardi's Steak House in Appleton, Wisconsin one evening. We didn't know that it was located in a downtown hotel. It was expensive but very good. The service was outstanding. We had a great time looking at all the memorabilia fro m the Lombardi days when he coached the Green Bay Packers to many wins and super bowls. A replica of the Super Bowl trophy is on display.
The next day we joined the throngs of people attending the OshKosh Air Show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. What a scene. We viewed many of the planes and accessories and enjoyed the Custom and Border Patrol's plane and the Pipe and Drums band! Who knew? Enjoying the experimental and new planes show off. The manufacturer's would broadcast unique features of their planes as the plane would demonstrate. One we loved was one that was used with missionaries in South America when the plane has to land in a small area and fly low down canyons and river beds. This plane would get in flight in less than 200 feet, won't stall, and can fly as slow as 40 knots. But I don't remember the name of the plane or manufacturer. It would carry 8 passengers and 17 sky divers! We gained our Ford straw hats by visiting the new Fords and Johnnie is an excellent model as you can see by his picture.e
We stayed at High Cliffs State Park on the east side of Lake Winnebago (largest lake in Wisconsin). We took many walks through the park. This park is located where the Niagara Escarpment begins The park gets its name from the limestone cliff of the Niagara Escarpment, which parallels the eastern shore of Lake Winnebago. This escarpment goes 600 miles to Niagara, NY.
LAKE FANNY HOOE, UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN, COPPER HARBOR
July 26
Leaving Oshkosh, we traveled down roads I didn't know existed. If you ever wanted to teach others about the shape of Michigan, proceed with the following:
Hold your left hand, palm towards you with your thumb up.. Hold your right hand, palm facing you with your thumb towards the right. Now put your left hand above your right and you now have the shape of Michigan.
Copper Harbor is located at the tip of your left hand thumb on Lake Superior. Copper was discovered there in the 1800's and some adventurous men attempted to mine it. They had to bring in Englishmen that worked the coal mines to give them advice on how to mine. The mines are no longer operational but it brought activity to the region resulting in a tourist haven. Because of the shipping of the copper, shipping lanes in Lake Superior were opened. That lake is so massive that it looks ominous and threatening. There are many rocks just below the surface so unlike running up on a sandbar, your boat/ship is just about ruined if you don't know the routes. Lighthouses galore lined the coast of the largest lake in America.
We stayed on a small lake called Lake Fanny Hooe which was actually named after one of the women that lived with her family at Fort Wilkins (the fort was built to protect the miners, mines and shipping from the Indians and any other so called enemies). I would have sworn it was an Indian name.
Our campground was named after the lake. What we have found is numerous tent campers in this area. I am proud to see young families enjoying the outdoors, campfires, bicycling, etc together. Makes me have faith in our country and its future.
We did some exploring by walking to nearby water falls with dogs in tow. Traveled by truck up to the mountain ridge and overlooked the Lake (and only place to get cell service). Boat ride on Lake Superior out to the lighthouse was a real highlight as the state sold part of the land that leads up to the lighthouse. A subdivision was built and now there is no public access by land to the historic lighthouse. Therefore Ft. Wilkins State Park has the rebuilt fort and the lighthouse but no road in between. Our guide was very informative and allowed us to go to the top of the lighthouse (only 5 of us) which lent itself to a gorgeous view Unlike some lighthouses, the living quarters for the family was in the same facility as the lighthouse. they have found written notes that the children wrote on the walls when they were redoing the house and left them there. It really proves we are all very similar - just live in a different time.
One evening we ate at the Harbor Haus with a view of the lake and one night we ate at a golf course restaurant located on a beautiful course in the woods. This facility was a project of the CCC during the depression so you can imagine its similarity to our Texas State Park facilities. Looked at moccasins by Minnetonka - maybe?
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