July 22, 2021 – Wisconsin Dells Original Duck Boat Tour
The earliest family vacation I can recall is our trip to Wisconsin Dells. I imagine it was the thrill of the amphibious “Duck” tour along with the famous “Leap of Faith” (which is a trained German Shepherd leaping the 5′ gap to Standing Rock) that imprinted it in my brain. Mom and Dad aren’t certain what year we went but think it was 1967 or earlier. I’m going to go with 1967 because I would have been 4 years old. Beth had never heard of the Dells so I felt it was mandatory to enlighten her (plus I wanted to relive my earliest vacation recollection).
The Dells did not disappoint. We went straight to the Original Wisconsin Ducks headquarters and hopped on a Duck and had a great ride. Our driver must have been from Kentucky because she only knew two speeds, zero and full throttle. I haven’t heard Beth giggle so much on a tour. Not just from the driver’s corny “Dad” jokes, but also the thrill ride.
Once again, Beth succeeded in picking out a great restaurant for lunch after the Duck tour. We ate at Ravina Bay Bar & Grill which is right on Lake Delton and has a huge outdoor seating area. We thought the Cheese Curds we ate in Minnesota were the best we ever had, but the ones we ate today may have been better. We made them disappear. I had the one of the most incredible Cheesesteaks (smothered in white cheese queso) that I’ve ever had (Top 5 for sure) and Beth had a great Portobello Mushroom sandwich.
Cheese Curds 
Cheesesteak 
Portobello Mushroom Sandwich
On the way home we got off at our exit and were traveling down a country road when we spotted a wild turkey and it’s young. There must have been 15 or 20 of them. We stopped to take a picture and they all flew off. Beth took a couple of good photos of them in flight.
Wild Turkeys
July 20, 2021 – Buffalo Lake Camping Resort
After a week at the Frontier Bar & Campground near Lake Superior in Wisconsin we headed south today to the Buffalo Lake Camping Resort in Montello, WI. It was a very simple drive. We took US-2 East to the Michigan state line where we jumped on US-51 South which eventually turned into I-39. US-51 was two lane for the first 30 or 40 miles and then widened to four lane and was limited access most of the way. We stopped at the Walmart in Plover, WI to stock up on supplies and eat lunch.
This is a nice campground. It is very wooded, but we got lucky and pulled in the one satellite necessary to see the Rays game (110) from our roof satellite antenna. Then at game time we discovered that the Rays game was not on TV. It was only available on YouTube (grumble, grumble). Fortunately, Beth’s Visible phone was receiving 65 Mbps/5 Mbps download/upload speeds, so we connected to it with our ROKU and watched the game on YouTube (and we won, Yay!). We are also receiving 25 Mbps/5Mpbs download/upload speeds from our new AT&T hotspot.
Buffalo Lake Camping Resort – Site #56B
