Lived near Tomah in the west central area for 27 years, son and daughter are there and I still own 115 acres of prime deer and turkey land. IIRC the Norske Nook in Osseo had the best pies and La Crosse had a great Octoberfest. Miss some it but don't miss the winters.
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It's all those Swedish and Norwegian ancestors.
Micah 6:8
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
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I live a little ways from a town of a hundred people in the winter and a thousand in the summer on the south shore of Lake Superior. It’s claim to fame is the northernmost post office in Wisconsin. Woke up early this morning to a snow covered vehicle and a smidge below freezing. If you want a good laugh, look up Charlie Beren’s The Manitowok Minuite on Facebook or YouTube. He is the epitome of a Wisconsinite.
I'm having Jalapeno withdrawal.
oh oh.
Whatever!
You MUST try walleye while there!
And dip your toes in Lake Superior. I used to sail it with my sister and brother in law. Bro tacked and didn't warn us and swept us off the deck. That was one cold swim while he got the engine fired and sails down to turn around and pick up up! We got on board and through him in the lake to g for a 30 minute swim. After that he never failed to warn us so we could duck under the boom...
And fall is the time to go up there to catch a winter gale on the lake... waves that are 20+ feet at times during bad blows... Edmund Fitzgerald went down around this time of the year on Superior!
Many thanks to all for the tips and advice!
As this was a funeral trip, our pleasure seeking was a but limited- but God willing we will return someday!
My eyes devoured lots of Celiac unfriendly food while there- but my wife and "girlfriend" did their best to represent
Popper- I scored a "fix" this morning with a bag of Ghost Pepper cheese curds- they ain't playing!
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Don't forget to eat at Culvers and stop at da Fleet/Farm store!
My apologies, I had heard that Florida got washed away, about 3 weeks ago?? I hope all is ok?Originally Posted by Finster101
I didn't realize Culvers was a midwest chain. I always thought their burgers were gross, maybe a half step better than Mcdonalds, but nowhere close to an A&W.
Fleet Farm is basically gone now. Once it was sold and no longer Mills, prices jumped up 30%, the good stuff in the store disappeared, Chinese junk rolled in. It is going the same path as Gander Mountain, and I suspect the ending will be the same too. Runnings is now better than Fleet Farm.
Funny dude, Charlie Berens! I often work with his uncle, Dave......driest, grumpiest guy you could ever meet. Lol!
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Osseo is where I went to high school. While back home last summer I happen to bump into the daughter(went to high school with her) of the woman who started the Norske Nook at a gas station. She looked about the same now as she did 45 years ago and would have looked the same if she dyed her hair blond.
IMO. The best apple pie and apple crisp is sold in the La Crescent MN area apple orchards. They only have it now at the the orchards.
There are also several good orchards on the Wisconsin side of the Mississippi River on Hwy 53/35 between Holmen and Buffalo City. Apples are but one of their tasty fares...
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mmmmmm, cheese curds. Love that squeak on your teeth from the good ones.Get you some cheese curds. They grow them up there too.
Company I drove for a while ago was based in Wausau. Went there every week for almost 10yrs. Wausau, Rhinelander, Hayward, La Cross, Green Bay on occasion and other places. People were always friendly and don't let those nuts in Madison fool you, it's a great state with great people. The weather and terrain, trees and stuff reminded me of my home state of Vermont but with less hills. Loved it there.
Saw the Northern Lights for the first time there. Left out of Brokaw one very cold Christmas morning 0400 and there they were. Green.
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Ok, Yooper. Just calm down.
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That's funny stuff. I've been cold where my metal Thermos froze the hot coffee solid. The fishing line froze and shattered and the perch we caught froze solid before they hit the ice. There is cold and there is cold!
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I'd be satisfied with some Point Special.
Do they still think everyone from Chicago is a gangster?
We used to drive over to Kenosha from Waukegan to get M-80's.
Did I just tell my age?
You just told mine as i got the reference! Now, if i just had that old Mustang with the Cherry Bomb back
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