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Drink Local at Pearl Street Brewery

September 30, 2019

We were provided a private tour of Pearl Street Brewery arranged by Visit LaCrosse. Our opinions are our own. Where did Google tell us to go? We’ve visited enough breweries to know when Google Maps sends you down obscure and random streets making you feel like there’s no way these ...

Discovering, Wisconsin

The House on the Rock Ultimate Experience

September 24, 2017

On a return road trip home from Chicago we saw a billboard for House on the Rock and made an impromptu decision to stop for a tour. The House on the Rock is not something that can properly be described. You really must see it to believe it. Part house, part museum, we recommend the Ultimate ...

Discovering, Wisconsin

Spectacular Fall Color Views From Grandad Bluff in La Crosse, WI

September 13, 2017

We have driven to La Crosse, WI many times. We love the town and the views along the Mississippi River. We’ve always noticed an American Flag at the very top of the bluff. When we got to the top of the Bluff we found the flag we’d always noticed. We finally discovered one of the ...

Dining, Wisconsin

How to Order Vegan Pizza at a Non-Vegan Restaurant

June 2, 2017

After completing the Hard Hat Tour at New Glarus Brewery, we decided to grab a bite to eat before heading to Madison for the night. Since going vegan, or as we prefer to say, whole-foods, plant-based, we’ve become more comfortable with making requests to have our meals modified when ...

Drinking, Wisconsin

New Glarus Brewing Company Hard Hat Tour- The Ultimate Brewery Tour Experience

May 29, 2017

If you love brewery tours, you’ll want to get the Ultimate Brewery Tour experience at New Glarus Brewery in New Glarus, Wisconsin. New Glarus Brewery Company is legendary, especially around these parts of Minnesota. New Glarus Beer is only available in Wisconsin. Exclusivity makes you ...

Dining, Food Tour, Wisconsin

Madison Eats Food Cart Tour in Madison, Wisconsin

February 12, 2017

Last fall we traveled to Chicago to attend a conference and decided that it only made sense to extend our trip by a couple of days so we could have some fun. We’ve visited Madison several times really like the foodie vibe over there, so we knew it’d be the perfect place to stop and ...

Drinking, Wisconsin

A tour of Leinenkugel’s Brewery in Chippewa Falls, WI

September 7, 2015

The next stop for Kelly’s birthday celebration was…Leinenkugel’s Brewery. We highly recommend this tour if you are within driving distance. It’s not called the Leine’s Lodge for nothing- when you pull up, it really is a lodge! The Leinengugel’s Brewery Tour ...

Drinking, Wisconsin

Autumn Harvest Winery in Chippewa Falls, WI

September 5, 2015

We took a trip this past week to Chippewa Falls, WI. It was Kelly’s birthday so we combined work with some fun. Our first stop was Autumn Harvest Winery in Chippewa Falls. The long and winding road on the drive to the winery was beautiful and the only thing that could have made the drive ...