We got up on Tuesday and drove about 6 hours to Muskegon, MI. We drove right to the Ferry and were able to drive the car right on. The ride to Milwaukee took about 3 hours, but we returned to Central Time, so we made up one hour along the way. Sure beats driving through Chicago. When we docked, we were the second car off. We found our hotel, had dinner and turned in.
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| Mara in the passenger seat, where she belongs |
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| We're in Wisconsin! |
Wednesday morning, we headed first to the Milwaukee Art Museum. It is a very cool building right on the shore of Lake Michigan. They have some very interesting modern art. Tara Donovan makes art out of stuff you would throw away, like straw, buttons and sheets of plastic. They also have very cool interactive displays for kids (and adults).
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| wall of straws |
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| nothin' but buttons |
We drove to Soup Brothers for lunch, it was described kind of like the soup nazi, but everyone was very pleasant and the soup was very good. Our final destination was the Harley-Davidson Museum. Also very fun, a good destination for a short road trip from the Twin Cities.
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| our last meal |
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| the last smushed penny |
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| no more prius? |
We drove another 5 hours and got home at 8:40. Total miles - 5,187! 22 days, 16 more states, ave. mgp 48.2. We've been to all 48 contiguous states. South Dakota was visited the year before we began the intensive road trips, for those of you counting. And even if you've lost track...
A little review - year 1 - 26 days, 4,318 miles, 12 states
year 2 - 27 days, 5,178 miles, 11 states
year 3 - 25 days, 6,626 miles, 8 states
year 4 - 22 days, 5,187 miles, 16 states
total - 100 days, 21,309, 47+1 states
According to Mara, we have three more states to visit, Alaska, Hawaii and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando. Stay tuned.
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