A Castle Of Cheese In Kenosha
If you are ever heading down Interstate 94 towards Chicago, you will see a giant Castle just off the freeway outside of Kenosha, a castle loaded with cheese. They’ve got an amazing variety of other items as well, and a loung-ish bar for beer and wine to boot. It’s a pretty cool place and our … Continue reading
Milwaukee’s Mitchell Park Domes: The Finally
I had posted about the Mitchell Park Domes a couple of times prior but realize that interior shots of the place where never posted. Since the topic has been covered in words, just enjoy the pictures this time around. * * * * * *
The Old World Charm Of La Crosse
Had another chance to visit La Crosse a while back and discovered a terrific downtown with lots of old world charm. Many of the buildings here where built in the late 1800’s but have been kept up or rennovated to keep their appeal. Another great thing about La Crosse is that it is located where … Continue reading
Downtown Racine: Where Old Meets New Meets Old
Whereas many of the residential areas of Racine have a modern flair to them (especially the farther away from downtown you go), downtown Racine still holds an Old Wisconsin flavor all about it. Racine is most well know for the S.C. Johnson building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, was also the birthplace of legendary actor … Continue reading
Wisconsin Cheese Mart In Milwaukee
Wisconsin Cheese Mart in Milwaukee (just down the street from Usingers) is the kind of cheese shop that John Cleese would be more than welcomed to visit since they have nearly every kind of cheese he could possibly list off. Not only that, most of the cheeses here are many of the Wisconsin originals made … Continue reading
Miss America 2012 Returns To Wisconsin
While there are several events that we will be covering with Wisconsin’s very own Miss America Laura Kaeppeler (from Kenosha), here are a few photos from the first of those events in Wauwatosa where she was part of a fashion show at a local mall. While that’s not quite in line with sports fan preferences, … Continue reading
Usingers Sausages: Famous For A Reason
While some of these photos are from last fall when we visited Usingers Famous Sausages, we also had the cahnce to try some more of it this weekend when first arriving in Milwaukee and it’s pretty clear that they know what they are doing. My personal favorite was the smoked Canadian Bacon (had no idea … Continue reading
Seymour Wisconsin: The Original Home Of The Hamburger
In case you didn’t know it, the hamburger originated in Wisconsin and is now, much like the Green Bay Packers are to football, one of the most famous food items in the world. We’ll be covering that fact in the documentary. In the meantime, the below statement is the official Wisconsin state legislation statement declaring … Continue reading
Lexxy Cow At The Wisconsin Capital Building
Last fall after we had the opportunity to interview Mayor Soglin of Madison for the documentary, our traveling companion mascot Lexxy decided she must have her picture taken at the state capital building, so that’s exactly what we did. She also had to posh it up in our Avis Budget rental for the sake of … Continue reading
































