From a big lake to the big river

I wish I knew how to caption my pictures. The first is of us looking over the Mississippi. The second is of the Mississippi. The third is of Effigy Mounds. 4th - Mississippi, 8th - Monona Terrace. The others are obvious after you read the post.

My parents were here for a week and saw quite a bit of southern Wisconsin. They saw Lake Michigan and the Mississippi and a lot in between. They arrived last Tuesday. We had a really fun week.

Highlights:
We did so much it is hard to write about everything so I thought I would highlight some of our favorites.

On Wednesday mom, dad and I toured the capitol and walked around downtown Madison. We also saw Monona Terrace, which is a Frank Lloyd Wright designed building on the shores of Lake Monona.

On Friday afternoon we toured Wollershiem Winery and had a jolly good time, so good we bought a case of wine which allowed Jimmy and I to join the Caseclub...or a nice way of saying the wino club....haha. It was also my parents' 35th anniversary, it was also the winery's. We thought it would be fitting to take a picture with their sign.

On Saturday we went to Milwaukee and since it was raining we toured the Milwaukee Public Museum and my mom got to see a great lake for the first time. Lake Michigan.

On Sunday we went to Wyalusing State Park in Praire du Chien. The park is located where the Wisconsin River meets the Mississippi. We also walked through Effigy Mounds State Park. This park was unique because it contained Indian burial grounds (mounds) and ceremonial mounds in the shapes of bears and birds. The mounds were on a high cliff overlooking the Mississippi.

All in all we had a wonderful time. Mom and dad got to see the Mississippi River and see a small corner of Iowa as well as a very foggy and rainy Lake Michigan. Just think you can see all of this too and much more. Come visit anytime!!