Storm front coming
Saturday was Wife's birthday, and we spent it in Eagle River and Wisconsin's north woods. The day started nice, but got very, very windy and rainy ...
Our first planned event of the day was a trip to the Kovac Planetarium, a small but unique facility that features the world's largest rotating globe-style planetarium. Mr. Kovac loved the night sky so much that he essentially built this planetarium in the middle of the north woods himself. I learned about more constellations than I ever had from any other planetarium show, and his dedication and perseverance is, well, a little inspiring.
After the planetarium, we headed to Kentuck Days in Crandon -- an arts and crafts fair that included food booths and a classic car show. Eldest and I enjoyed the car show, seeing several old Mustangs, Camaros, Corvettes, roadsters, hot rods and even Novas. But our afternoon was cut short by a storm that was rolling into the area. Organizers of the event announced the storm was on its way, packing 60 mph winds. We drove away from Crandon, right into the storm, and though we only encountered a minute of winds, the rain was fell hard. Three Lakes was without power after a tree took down a power line. Wife's aunt and uncle, who we saw at the festival and was up north at their cabin, had their pier destroyed and their boat blown into the middle of the lake. The storm was intense.
Unfortunately, the storm interrupted and, pardon the obvious metaphor, put a damper on the rest of our day. We went to pizza in St. Germain with Wife's family, then returned to Eagle River and walked along Main Street for a little while, going to a bookstore and getting ice cream (and also finding candy UFOs!). I took the boys swimming after returning to our hotel, then we turned in for the night.
We leave the north woods Sunday to return to Chicago. Vacation is almost over ...
Click here for Day 12.
Our first planned event of the day was a trip to the Kovac Planetarium, a small but unique facility that features the world's largest rotating globe-style planetarium. Mr. Kovac loved the night sky so much that he essentially built this planetarium in the middle of the north woods himself. I learned about more constellations than I ever had from any other planetarium show, and his dedication and perseverance is, well, a little inspiring.
After the planetarium, we headed to Kentuck Days in Crandon -- an arts and crafts fair that included food booths and a classic car show. Eldest and I enjoyed the car show, seeing several old Mustangs, Camaros, Corvettes, roadsters, hot rods and even Novas. But our afternoon was cut short by a storm that was rolling into the area. Organizers of the event announced the storm was on its way, packing 60 mph winds. We drove away from Crandon, right into the storm, and though we only encountered a minute of winds, the rain was fell hard. Three Lakes was without power after a tree took down a power line. Wife's aunt and uncle, who we saw at the festival and was up north at their cabin, had their pier destroyed and their boat blown into the middle of the lake. The storm was intense.
Unfortunately, the storm interrupted and, pardon the obvious metaphor, put a damper on the rest of our day. We went to pizza in St. Germain with Wife's family, then returned to Eagle River and walked along Main Street for a little while, going to a bookstore and getting ice cream (and also finding candy UFOs!). I took the boys swimming after returning to our hotel, then we turned in for the night.
We leave the north woods Sunday to return to Chicago. Vacation is almost over ...
Click here for Day 12.
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