First Visit 2012 - Day 3 Part 2

Not too much going on today before we left. Said goodbye to Dale and then Alyn, Chris, Ellis, and I stopped at Maggie's in Bayfield for lunch before the long journey home.

First Visit 2012 - Day 2 Part 5: Winding Down

After dinner at the Beach Club, Dale and Chris took Ellis home while Alyn and I went to look at wood carvings. When we got back to the apartment the grown-ups had gin and tonics while Ellis played with his toy train. Sadly, Dale had to go to a work event tonight and could not join us.

First Visit 2012 - Day 2 Part 4: Dinner At The Beach Club

After our adventure tracking down shipwrecks we joined Dale for dinner at the Beach Club. I had the fried whitefish sandwich which was quite delicious. The service in tourist areas like this one is always spotty especially early in the season as new workers are still getting trained-in. Chris asked for for a certain drink at the bar tonight and was told he'd "have to go to The Pub to get one of those."

First Visit 2012 - Day 2 Part 3: Glass Bottom Boat

Chris and Alyn obtained tickets for a lake tour in what was billed as a glass bottomed boat. They, Ellis, and I (Dale had to work) boarded the boat in Bayfield around 2 p.m. We left shortly thereafter and quickly headed past the islands of Basswood and Hermit. Our destination was Stockton Island where we saw remains of a boat that sank back in 1895. Although the entire bottom of the boat was not glass there were a couple of glass bottomed sections near the front that offered views of what was underneath.

2012 First Visit - Day 1 Part 4: The Pub

Dale, Alyn, Chris, Ellis, and I had dinner tonight at The Pub. I started out with a Tanquerey martini and then had the maple glazed trout with shrimp. We had a little discussion about the pronunciation of Wisconsin. Alyn, a native, said that non-natives pretty much say it like it's spelled while natives tend to go with "W'scansin" leaning toward a short a.

2012 First Visit - Day 1 Part 1: Norske Nook

Began our drive up this morning with our friends Chris and Alyn and their son Ellis. Stopped in Hayward, Wisconsin for lunch at the Norske Nook. Yummy food. (I had the hot turkey sandwich and the blue ribbon winning peach pie.)