The highlight of the trip for Melissa was definitely a visit to the American Players Theatre in Spring Green, WI. We really lucked out when we purchased tickets for Ah Wilderness! the night before. We were surprised to find front row tickets available to a sold out crowd! The seats were great. We were so close we could see the mosquitoes on the actors.
We stayed at the wonderful Walking Iron Bed and Breakfast in Mazomanie. The house was wonderful and the whirlpool passed as a pool for Nick.
Melissa in front of the bed and breakfast
Nick's highlight of the trip was a 3 hour walking tour of the House on the Rock. To be fair - Nick's idea of a perfect vacation involves anything that was popular in the 50's or can be described as "the world's greatest / largest / oldest / etc". The House on the Rock had all these including the world's largest paper weight collection.
The Holy Grail of Paper Weights
On the final day we rented a canoe and embarked on a 9 mile journey down the Wisconsin River. No one fell in so the trip can be called a success. After being told the trip would take 3 hours if "we paddle all the way through", we paddled as fast as we could since we thought of ourselves as novice paddlers. Apparently we should have spent more time looking for the Mazamanie nude beach because we arrived at the portage location an hour early. The rental company came to pick us up and bring us back to our car. Halfway there the van began to shake and rattle. Upon inspection the wheel had thrown a weight. We couldn't figure out what the big deal was - our Jeep rattles and shakes all of the time ...
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LOL... hey that paperweight collection, is that all or there's more to it? There's only a couple dozen in the picture ... if that's the case, Nick you could probably get your own "world's greatest" collection.
Nice travel blog! We've heard of the House on the Rock and that area but have never been. Looks like a great trip!
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