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© Hannah Babiak/Dreamstime.com "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not,  when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." - Henry David Thoreau " Walden, or Life in the Woods " © Hannah Babiak/Dreamstime.com The Delavan Memorial Arboretum is a beautiful spot in Delavan, Wisconsin that I love to go to.  It is beautiful any time of year and has a lot to offer.  I am always surprised at how many local people don't even know it exists.  There are lovely walking trails, a lake for fishing or kayaking and a wide variety of trees.  There are benches for bird watching an arbor for outdoor weddings and scenery that changes from week to week.  It is located at 440 North Terrace St. in Delavan, WI.   © Hannah Babiak/Dreamstime.com The arboretum is located along the northeast shore of Lake Comus which is a great place for fishing, canoeing  or kayakin

This post contains affiliate links.  By purchasing anything from  Amazon  you would normally buy, even if it is not what I suggest, through  one of these links , you help keep this blog going so I can continue to share great travel ideas for you, your family and friends, at no additional cost to you.  It's a win, win!  By taking that one extra step when shopping on  Amazon  by clicking  one of my links  first, you keep posts like this coming your way.  Thank you for your support.  All photographs in this post were taken by me.  To purchase high-quality stock photos from my portfolio, please visit  www.dreamstime.com . Every winter,  Lake Geneva, Wisconsin's   Winterfest is an exciting celebratory event that welcomes the best  snow-sculpting artists to come and showcase their talents right in front of the  historic Riviera on Geneva Lake .  The United States National Snow Sculpting competition awards the best artists all while delighting visitors with the artist

This post contains affiliate links.  By purchasing anything from  Amazon  you would normally buy, even if it is not what I suggest, through  one of these links , you help keep this blog going so I can continue to share great travel ideas for you, your family and friends, at no additional cost to you.  It's a win, win!  By taking that one extra step when shopping on  Amazon  by clicking  one of my links  first, you keep posts like this coming your way.  Thank you for your support.  All photographs in this post were taken by me and are available for sale.  To purchase high-quality stock photos from my portfolio, please visit  www.dreamstime.com  or click on the links underneath the pictures. To purchase this photo, click here. Nestled along a quiet backroad between  Madison and Dodgeville , in the driftless region of southwest Wisconsin, is Hyde's Mill .  This rare, wooden, water wheel mill, constructed in 1850 by Ted Sawle, is located in a breathtaking, idyllic settin

This post contains affiliate links.  By purchasing anything from  Amazon  you would normally buy, even if it is not what I suggest, through  one of these links , you help keep this blog going so I can continue to share great travel ideas for you, your family and friends, at no additional cost to you.  It's a win, win!  By taking that one extra step when shopping on  Amazon  by clicking  one of my links  first, you keep posts like this coming your way.  Thank you for your support.  All photographs in this post were taken by me and are available for sale.  To purchase high-quality stock photos from my portfolio, please visit  www.dreamstime.com  or click on the links underneath the pictures. Miller Brewery Photo For Sale Here For my  birthday this year, one of my best friends took the day off work and planned an entire day in  Milwaukee, WI to help me celebrate. One of the things she planned for us to do was to go on a Miller Brewery Tour .  Neither one of us are beer drink