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This post contains affiliate links.  By purchasing 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!  Thank you for your love and support.  All photographs in this post were taken by me. A couple years ago, before my children were involved in lots of sports, my husband and I went on a memorable date that wasn't a football or soccer game.  If " Fixer Upper " stars, Chip and Joanna Gaines, lived in my neck of the woods, I am sure they would do this for a date as well.  It would be a fun ladies day trip with your friends or family and if you are really wanting to, you could even book a motel along the way, and make it a two or three day event.  Vintage Finds off Route 14 is an opportunity for a unique road trip for a fun day of looking for the perfect antique or vintage item to decorate your home with.  This tour showcases the

This post contains affiliate links.  By purchasing 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!  Thank you for your love and support.  All photographs in this post were taken by me.  To purchase them, click on the links below the photos. Woman Painting the Historic Beckman Mill Bridge Hiding away, on the outskirts of Beloit, Wisconsin is one of the most lovely and charming county parks in Rock County.  A place where your soul can get re-centered, find peace and artistic inspiration around every corner.  If you are looking for a free weekend get-away for yourself or your family, this is it.  You can easily spend an entire day here exploring, relaxing, fishing, hiking, bird-watching, learning about history, picnicking etc.  Depending on when you choose to come, it will either be a very quiet, have the place to yourself, experience

This post contains affiliate links.  By purchasing 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!  Thank you for your love and support.  All photographs in this post were taken by me.  To purchase them, click on the links below the photos. The Midway at the Walworth County Fair The Walworth County Fair in Elkhorn, WI. which always takes place over Labor Day weekend, starting the Wednesday before Labor Day and ending on Monday marks the end of summer for all the locals and visitors.  It is known as the largest county fair in the state of Wisconsin.  My family and I have attended the fair for many years.  As soon as you walk through the gates, you know a fun and exciting day of activities and entertainment, great food and big contests, thrilling rides and midway games, farm animals and races, art and food exhibits, concerts and pagean

This post contains affiliate links.  By purchasing 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!  Thank you for your love and support.  All photographs in this post were taken by me.  To purchase them, click on the links below the photos. The Pride of Baltimore II sailing into Kenosha Harbor On Thursday, August 1, 2019, my family and I went to Kenosha, WI in order to watch the much anticipated Tall Ships parade into Kenosha Harbor.  The day was bright and the weather was perfect as we sat on the rocks of Lake Michigan and watched as each majestic ship sailed past.  Gazing out over endless water, we felt transported to the ocean seas of old.  History seemed to sail by us.  Visions of pirates were dancing through our heads. The Flagship Niagara shooting its cannon. One of the funnest parts of watching these ships sail in was thi