A Cheese House With Cows Outside
Happened to stop in, per my usual whenever I spot a cheese shop while traveling Wisconsin, and found the quant Colonial Cheese House in Wautoma. Hard to miss what with the beautiful ceramic cows out front. Of course what I really dug about the place, besides the cheese, was the Cheesehead memorabilia for sale, including … Continue reading
Benvenuto’s At The Holiday Inn Fon Du Lac
Todd Winkler, CEO of the Wisco Hotel Group, discusses how they got involved with opening new Benvenuto’s Restaurants (a Wisconsin based chain of Italian restaurants) at their Madison Holiday Inn location, and now at the Fon Du Lac Holiday Inn location. (Note: Music (C) Kevin MacLeod – http://www.incompetech.com – a fellow Wisconsinite and hell of … Continue reading
Packers playoff games mean big business for some
Brat, cheese, and beer sales are always solid in Wisconsin, but they certainly spike higher than usual for January during playoff weekends. NOTE: Photos (C) Fox6Now.com and used for promotional purposes only.
Wildlife On The Fox River
These lovely birds didn’t even mind that I came up to them and started taking their photos. Fact is, I was the intruder and they were cool with that. FYI, this was on the Fox River in Appleton, down near the hydro-electric plant and railroad track on the far side of Riverside drive. * * … Continue reading
Bobby Nelson Cheese Shop – The Little Shop That Could
Kenosha has more than its share of cheese shops, and while the more well known is the Mar’s Cheese Castle, a lesser known but just as unique cheese shop is right up the street, the Bobby Nelson Cheese Shop. What’s coolest about his place, besides the awesome meats and cheeses, are the paintings the run … Continue reading
Some Fun Shots Of Sheboygan
Who knew Old Wisconsin, Piggly Wiggly, Sargento, Kohler, & about a zillion other great companies are headquartered in Sheyboygan. Well anyone who lives there, I suppose, but there’s a lot of great manufacturing out of the sleepy coastal town (a couple of examples below). We also had the great pleasure of interviewing the troup putting … Continue reading
Wisconsin Supper Clubs: An Old-Fashioned Experience
Here’s a cool book I cam across on Amazon (via someone else sending it to me)… “Wisconsin Supper Clubs is a resource for and about supper clubs throughout Wisconsin that includes beautiful photographs of the unique supper club interiors, proprietors, and customers, as well as fascinating archival materials. Also recorded in this book are the regional … Continue reading
Colby From Colby Is The Best Colby
It was a dreary day when I went to Colby, but it is the birthplace of Colby cheese, so it deserves some props. Colby is always best when it is Longhorn style (in my opinion). The town, a quant little village in the middle of the state, was cozy and pleasant, with reminders here and … Continue reading
Mayor to Unveil New Street Sign in Honor of Donald Driver
Here’s the press release from the City of Green Bay regarding a street named after Donald Driver… * * * http://greenbaywi.gov/donalddriverway \ The public is invited to join Green Bay Packers’ all-time leading receiver and “Dancing with the Stars” champion Donald Driver and Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt at the unveiling of the new Donald … Continue reading
A Lot To Do In DOOR COUNTY
Our friend at the Door County Visitors Bureau gives a quick rundown on the many fun things to do in Door County. Summer’s here, so get planning. Besides, I was tired of seeing the snow in May photo on the top of the home page. It’s an amazing place to visit so have at it, … Continue reading
Cheeseheads: The Documentary 