On the mainland in Door County, we saw the sunset at Garrett Beach one night.
Just down the road was Newport State Park, an International Dark Sky Park. We hoped to go there at night and view the Milky Way but we had some cloudy nights. It was also rather cloudy the day we were there. This is a panoramic shot when we walked to the water - lots of sky and no lights.
Cana Island Lighthouse was nice to visit again.
At Peninsula State Park, we walked up the 850-foot canopy walk to Eagle Tower looking over Green Bay.
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| view of tower while on the canopy walk |
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| Green Bay (Lake Michigan) from the tower |
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| We took a selfie at the top of the tower |
While in Peninsula State Park, we visited Eagle Bluff Lighthouse.
After a wonderful, relaxing time, we left Door County and stopped in Rhinelander for the night. We were seeing lots of color in the trees by then.
The next day, we saw even more color as we headed toward Bayfield.
We stopped in Hurley and took a short hike to Interstate Falls.
In Bayfield, we took a boat trip – the Grand Tour of the Apostle Islands. It was a gorgeous fall day with beautiful colors.
We saw the sea caves on Devil’s Island.
After a couple days, we left Bayfield and headed to Shell Lake and Hudson to visit family. It was wonderful to spend time with one of my brothers, my SIL (my oldest brother’s widow), and my aunt. I also celebrated my birthday while there and I think we just ate our way through each day! It was all good.
While in Shell Lake, we did see a little of the cranberry harvest.
Looks like they flooded the bog and then had a giant lasso around the cranberries with men wading in the bog, corralling the cranberries towards the machine that sucked them up into the wagons.
On our way home, our last stop was Prairie du Chien. Our last night on the road was very relaxing as we both enjoyed this fantastic massage chair.
It is always nice to come home and even nicer now that the laundry is done.
TOGETHER IS OUR FAVORITE PLACE TO BE.
We went to Bayfield and did the water tour of the Apostle Islands way back (maybe 2004?). It was lovely! Looks like a great trip for both of you.
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