About a block south of the Lady Bug building we got on the Milwaukee Riverwalk. The section we were on was mostly a board walk that had ups and downs. It looked like there were elevators, but they were not running this day.
Some art along the riverwalk
Along the river there is lots of artwork to look at. At the end we came to a bronze statue of Arthur Fonzarelli aka “Fonzie” from the show Happy Days. The show took place in Milwaukee.
Of course, being a fan of the show I had to go say “hi” to the Fonz!
More riverwalk artThe Fonzie StatueInscription on Fonzie StatueFonzie statue in the Milwaukee RiverwalkMe and the Fonz!Fonzie Statue
We decided to stop in Milwaukee for some lunch and some light sight-seeing. We started out at the Milwaukee Public Market.
The Public Market
The market was busy inside but I’m sure it is busier during the weekend. Lots of food options. If I lived near here I this is where I would shop.
Giant Lady Bugs on the side of the building
After lunch is was we started down toward the Riverwalk and the Milwaukee building that has a number of giant Lady Bugs clicking to the side of the building.
Learn more about the story behind these bugs.
Lady Bug BuildingClose up of some lady bugsClose up of one lady bug
After a great visit with family, we spent our last night in Wisconsin at the Light House Inn. This inn is right on Lake Michigan. I’m mean our rooms were literally 20 feet from the water.
Moon setting over Lake Michigan
We arrived the moon was just setting over the water. And we got a great sunrise in the morning. I was able to walk along the beach and get some good shots of the light house. Even though it is just decorative, it was still pretty.
The restaurant inside had a pretty good breakfast too.
The sunrise and light house on Lake Michigan in Twin Rivers WisconsinThe light house at the Light House Inn in Twin Rivers, WisconsinMorning sunrise on Lake Michigan Beautiful sunrise on Lake Michigan
I was surprised to learn that Wisconsin was the largest cranberry producing state in the US. Coming from New England I always believed Massachusetts and the famous cranberry bogs of Cape Cod. Long story short, we were going to the Warrens Cranberry Festival.
One of the cranberry tents
The festival says it has over a 100,000 people go through the small down of Warren with a population of around 500 people.
The line for cranberry popcorn
I expected to see this festival in a large fairground or field. Nope. They pretty much shut down the town, and the festival takes over. Streets lined with artisans, bakers, non-profits, wholesalers, retailers and more. The streets were filled with vendors and a lot of excitement.
The streets were filled with people in this small town
We expected to see more “cranberry” stuff but what we did see was cool and delicious. We had cranberry cream puffs, deep fried cranberries (yum), cranberry popcorn, cranberry ice cream, cranberry jelly and, cranberry shakes.
I got a cranberry tempers tattoo 🙂
After walking the full loop around the town. We decided to call it a day. It was an interesting festival but not at all what any of us expected. If you do find yourself at this festival. I highly recommend the “deep fried cranberries on a stick” they are so good!
The Warrens Cranberry Festival in Warrens Wisconsin
Another fun and unexpected stop was the Giant Wisconsin Adirondack Chair. This chair is located next to the Gifts of the World and Moccasins.
This giant red chair is massive. I had to climb up one of the front legs to get on top and sit on it. And then once you are up there you realize that you have to get down.
There are several other photo options in this small park like area. There are a smaller Wisconsin chair and some wings to stand in front of.
The gift shop itself is pretty interesting as well.
Standing up in the giant chairGiant WingsSteph in front of the giant wings
This was just a quick pull off while we were exploring the Wisconsin Dells.
These giant statues were made out of scrap metal and auto parts. They look cool both from a distance and up close. We had to stop and take a picture. Great roadside attraction.
Me standing next to giant Bumble Bee Transformeranother giant transformer
