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Lake Hope Lazy Canoe Adventure Day

Leaving for the lake seemed to take forever, as we all drug our feet with seeming exhaustion.  We watched the trees breeze by as we winded down the roads in search of this hidden gem, which the locals raved upon.  Lake Hope finally appeared out the passenger side window and we pulled in.  Relaxed and feeling the chill of the evening, getting into the water became a distant desire.  We sat on the beach chowing down on pretzels and watching Avery run around the playground 20 feet away from the water which was a distance for her to completely forget the lake existed.  

 Eventually, we all finally mustered up the energy to mosey over to the boat rentals after deciding to rent two canoes.  Read more

7 Things We Like About Kenosha, Wisconsin

Kenosha. First of all, that's just a cool name for a city (and even cooler when you hear the local Wisconsinites say it). Second of all, it's just a cool city and definitely one of our favorite little places in the U.S.. Why? We'll tell you...

Kenosha is a quaint little town that sits right up against the edge of Lake Michigan in Southern Wisconsin. It's conveniently located about half way between Milwaukee and Chicago. It's rich history, old architecture and warm, welcoming people made it an absolute pleasure to visit.

A couple of interesting facts and cool things we liked about Kenosha: Read more

Dubuque, Iowa: Hidden Gem on the Mississippi

We had originally planned on spending a full month traveling across Nebraska and Iowa. As it turns out, that's just as hard to do as it sounds. We crossed the two massive states in about 10 days and were forced to reexamine our strategy. We decided to curve up through Wisconsin before heading straight to Chicago and are really happy we did as we would have never stumbled across the wonderfully quaint and rustic town of Dubuque, Iowa. Read more