Category Archives: Places to Go

Paul Bunyan’s

It’s long been a tradition of ours to eat breakfast at Paul Bunyan’s Cook Shanty at least once every trip up north. The food isn’t amazing, except for the donuts, but there’s something about the ambiance that we enjoy. We … Continue reading

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M. Schettl Sales

Our next stop was M. Schettl Sales in Oshkosh. It won’t be easy to describe this place, but I’ll try. Basically, its a home supply store — think plumbing, paint, kitchen cabinets, electrical appliances — that then got totally out … Continue reading

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Wade House

On our way to a short weekend trip to Northern Wisconsin, we stopped at the Wade House Historic Site. We took a short carriage ride to the house and were guided through those parts of it not packed with school … Continue reading

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Lunch Break

On my lunch break on Friday, I headed east on Main Street to visit a store I found on Roadside America. On the way, I passed a parking lot that had two unmarked statues tucked into the fence. The first … Continue reading

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J. Graham’s Cafe and the “Hot Brown”

Louisville is famous for the “Hot Brown” sandwich — bread piled with turkey, bacon, tomatoes and cheese sauce. It is available all over town in a variety of ways, but I went to the place where it was invented, J. … Continue reading

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