We would liked to have stayed longer in Hartford and checked with the rangers to see if we could extend our stay at Pike Kettle Moraine State Forest. But, alas, there were no spots available for the weekend. We decided to take our chances and venture closer to Milwaukee in search of a campsite for the weekend. We lucked out and found a great spot in Cliffside Park in the small town of Racine, outside of Milwaukee. We settled in for a 5 day stay, giving us plenty of time to explore Milwaukee.
On Sunday we drove down to Waukegan, Illinois to do to church with Bill’s Aunt Emily. After church we all went to lunch and then Aunt Emily gave us a tour of Waukegan. We certainly enjoyed our time with her!
Monday we ventured into Milwaukee to visit the Harley Davidson-Museum. It is the 110th anniversary of the founding of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company in Milwaukee during the Industrial Revolution. They had on display in chronological progression the many motorcycles spanning 110 years, including the oldest Harley-Davidson in existence….Serial Number 1. They had interactive displays of how engines work, and the company’s contribution to the war efforts of two World Wars. We chuckled as we watched movie clips of Hollywood’s best motorcycle comments, and I had the thrill of sitting on my very first Harley! And yes, we found a geocache right outside the entrance to the museum.
Entranceway of museum
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Oldest Harley-Davidson in the world, Serial #1
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1945 World War 2
Never knew there was a mail carrier motorcycle
For my Virginia family and friends
Rhinestone motorcycle
My very own Evil Knievel
Ready to roll….goodbye RV, hello world!
My first time on a Harley
Bill looks great on a motorcycle…think I will get him a black leather jacket and some boots for Christmas
Let’s go!
Statue in the small park outside the museum where we found a geocache
After the Harley museum we moved on to Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers. We were glad to see there was no home game so we were free to wander around and take pictures. There is a TGIF restaurant inside the park, so we were able to sit in the restaurant and look out over the ball field, while watching the Redskin game on a TV!
Miller Park, home of the Milwaukee Brewers
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The view of the field from a TGIF restaurant inside the park where we had dinner and watched the Redskins play on TV.
Tuesday we drove back into Milwaukee where Bill’s friend John gave us a personal tour of the Master Lock manufacturing factory where he works. We learned all about the process of how key and combination locks are made.
Our time in Milwaukee has certainly been hot with daytime highs in the low to mid 90’s. We look forward to more fall like temperatures soon!