Driving Dist/Time: 180mi./ 3h (to Wis Dells)
156mi./ 2h 28min. (to hotel)
Sights Seen: Dells Boat Tours, Wisconsin Dells, WI
Sights Missed: An unspeakable amount of cheesemaking factories
As we said our goodbyes to Chicagoland, we all looked forward to the adventures that lay before us in Wisconsin and beyond the mighty Mississippi River. We had never driven across the Mississippi before in any of our travels; so this is where everything became absolutely new territory for us. However, Wisconsin stood in our way.
When we tried to consider places to see in Wisconsin (we forgot to get a AAA tourbook), we shamefully came up with very little. We did not know much about what there was to do in the state other than their fine cheesemaking skills and seeing a Green Bay Packers game. Despite the drama of recently finding out that Brett Favre wanted to return to the NFL, but not to the Packers, this was not a sight corporial enough for a visit, and the Packers games haven't started yet. But then we remembered a place a Wisconsin friend of mine had mentioned, Wisconsin Dells. And folks, let me say that I was VERY glad he did mention it because it was something our family would never have wanted to pass up! This natural wonder on the Wisconsin River in south central Wisconsin wonderfully presents a small history of the lumber industry in the region as well as beautifully illustrates the rock strata of the region along the shores of the river. My family took a one-hour tour of the Lower Dells; however, there is also a two-hour Upper Dells tour which allows for a short hike through "Witch's Gultch" as well as Duck tour through the Dells. All in all, I believe my family owes the great state of Wisconsin an apology for not giving enough credit to the State for all the wonders it has for the beholder.
Oh yes, and the picture is from Sparta, WI, the self-proclaimed "Bicycle Capital of the World."
States visited to date: 7
National Park Passport cancellations to date: 1
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