Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Hwy 51 Wisconsin 2011 - Day 3

Hello Blog Followers!
We woke up to thunder, lightning and rain this morning, but pushed on to the north, raindrops and all! We traveled from Stoughton to Madison to Portage, seeing some very interesting things.

Our goal was the State Capitol Building in Madison. We toured the building, and even went out on the observation deck on the 5th floor. It has been many years since Denis or I had been in the capitol, and the building is just as beautiful and stately as we remember it. Of course, in these days and times, there was a peaceful (if not loud) demonstration in the rotunda. It was a sing-along protest against the Republican administration.

While in Madison, we ate at a most wonderful place, Ella's Deli. It was quite a place, with a carousel out front, and all kinds of stuff hanging from and moving about the ceiling. It had traditional American food, but is also a kosher deli, complete with chicken and matzo ball soup and lox on the menu! Check out Ella's Deli at www.ellasdeli.com How would you like to eat your lunch with SpongeBob flying overhead?

We arrived in Portage in mid-afternoon, and toured the downtown area. We still want to see the Surgeon's Quarters and Old Indian Agency house, and will tour those tomorrow morning before we leave town. We also loved the VW bus out front in this picture:

Since we were close to the Dells (15 miles south), we decided to drive up, take a look around, andhad dinner at Paul Bunyan's Cook Shanty. We had BBQ round steak, fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn w/broccoli, cole slaw, bread, and chocolate cake for dessert. Yumm!

Today was a day for the odd and unusual. Enjoy. This is Willie's Wienie Wagon in Poynette.

Tomorrow we will be midway on our journey and will be staying at Fran's B & B (& Laundry) in Plover/Stevens Point (aka Susan's mom). We will write again from there. Here is a late afternoon shot of the Wisconsin River near Portage.

--Susan and Denis


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