Category Archives: Wisconsin

Raspberry Island Lighthouse — Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Wisconsin

Posted on July 30, 2002 by Roger

We took a five-day vacation in Wisconsin. We spent three nights in Bayfield, on the shore of Lake Superior. One day we took a boat ride to Raspberry Island to see the lighthouse. It has been preserved by the National … Continue reading →

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Lincoln-Tallman Restorations — Janesville, Wisconsin

Posted on May 15, 2001 by Roger

Lincoln-Tallman Restorations is a fancy name for a big house where Abraham Lincoln spent two nights in 1859. I visited it with a group from work. It was interesting, particularly because 75% of the furnishings are original. Our guide was … Continue reading →

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U.S.S. Cobia — Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Posted on November 22, 1995 by Roger

We stopped at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum on Lake Michigan in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The museum was well done, but not very large. The most interesting feature was the U.S.S. Cobia, a WWII submarine docked in the river next to the … Continue reading →

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Manitowoc Breakwater Light — Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Posted on July 11, 1994 by Roger

We passed this light as we entered the harbor on the S.S. Badger car ferry on our trip from Ludington, Michigan. The lighthouse was built in 1918.

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S.S. Badger — Ludington, Michigan

Posted on July 11, 1994 by Roger

This was one of those things that it was really fun to do once. Instead of driving around the south end of Lake Michigan and fighting our way through Chicago traffic, we stayed overnight in Ludington, Michigan, then took the … Continue reading →

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