Milwaukee 1.01

On Friday we moved 60 miles south down the Lake Michigan shoreline, from Sheboygan to Milwaukee, and set up in an RV Park(ing lot) at the Wisconsin State Fair grounds.

The State Fair RV Park(ing lot) is actually in the city of West Allis, not Milwaukee) but it is incredibly convenient. We chose to stay here primarily because we are going to attend the state fair on Thursday (fairgrounds visible in photo) but it is turning out to be a fantastic location for general sightseeing in Milwaukee.

Because it was Friday and Fridays mean Friday Fish Fry in Wisconsin we walked across the street to Liquid Johnny’s and experimented with the Fish Fry options that are sometimes offered on Wisconsin menus; perch, walleye or (usually less expensive) cod. I think the takeaway was that we are not discerning enough for it to matter too much. We liked all of them.

On Saturday we walked a few hundred yards to get on a shuttle bus that took us to a lakefront park for German Fest, a celebration of Milwaukee’s and Wisconsin’s most abundant immigrants. My observation is that a lot of folks here in Wisconsin take this stuff pretty seriously, not just as an excuse to drink beer (although, there is plenty of that too).

In this video you can watch the Wisconsin version of the Texas mechanical bull.

This video is a short clip from the parade that wound its way through the fair grounds. This video shows a segment from the human glockenspiel.

Betsy is really in her element here in Wisconsin, surrounded by her German cousins; and she is really excited about getting these beer cup koozies.

A beautiful venue on the cool shores of Lake Michigan.

The official cars for the German Fest parade? Volkswagens of course (but vintage only, no modern-day "environmentally-friendly" diesels in sight).

On Sunday we rode our bikes a couple of miles down the Henry Aaron Bike Path to watch the Brewers beat the Pirates.

It's an easy ride and the parking is really convenient.

Beautiful day and great seats, again. Thanks StubHub!

I won, I won!!!

 We did not know this but on Sundays the famous sausage race at the Brewers game is run as a relay where the "real" sausages hand off to little kids who are also wearing sausage costumes. You can watch it on this video.

We love the Henry Aaron Bike Path, which I am also using for occasional jogs. The abundant bike paths here in Wisconsin are phenomenal; convenient, functional and useful, for both transportation and recreation. 

As previously mentioned, Betsy seems to really fit in well with the folks here in Wisconsin.