Spring Green, Wisconsin. American Players Theatre

 It has been several years since I joined the trip to Spring Green, Wisconsin, and the American Players Theatre. It was a good trip where I got to meet new friends and catch up with old ones.

We saw "Ring Round the Moon" in the hilltop theater. It was very enjoyable though the mosquitos were not. Rose and I were surprised to see Barbara Kingsley in the play. Barbara is an actor from back in my Guthrie Theater days.

Here are some photos from the weekend....

The group hanging out in front of Arcadia Books in downtown Spring Green

Ice cream at the new ice cream shop in downtown Spring Green

I always buy some new article of clothing at Nina's in downtown Spring Green

The Old Feed Mill in Mazomanie,

Rose checking out a "new" car

View from the hilltop theater at American Players Theater

Me and Dave before the show

The play was long and the moon was bright

Spring Valley Inn, Spring Green

Dinner at the Old Feed Mill

There was a spectacular full moon.

Picnic before the show

You have to closely but there were two sandhill cranes in the field next to the motel

Door County - June 2024

 Another year. Another Door County, Wisconsin adventure. This year Jill brought her granddaughter, Aiyana, on the adventure. This will be a post in photos.

We stayed at the same place as last year, The Liberty Lodge in Sister Bay. There is a lovely view of Green Bay.

Jill reserved rooms on the front veranda side.

The Lodge serves a lovely breakfast, has a fantastic gazebo, and large grass yard. Here I am with Aiyana.

The real draw of Door County are the beaches on the Lake Michigan side. We were fortunate to get to hang out at Mary and Roy's place right on the shore.

A sunset on the Green Bay side. No Canadian wildfire smoke this year. Yay!

Jill signed us up for pottery throwing. It was challenging and fun.

The pottery place has a menagerie of arts and crafts projects.

We visited the Cana Island lighthouse which you can climb up inside. This was a first for all of us.

Yes, there is a replica (wooden) statue of Lady Liberty at Liberty Lodge.

We took the car ferry over to Washington Island. The ferry's name was "Madonna."

Lavendar fields on Washington Island.

Cherries in Door County.

I had no idea there were so many varieties of cherries.

We went to the percussion camp at Birch Creek Conservatory again this year. Free concert by the students and instructors.

Fields and barns everywhere on the peninsula. 

A dramatic sunset in Ephraim.

This photo has been modified to remove unwanted items (a car and some wires). The house in the background is where the staff stay.

There are these beautiful white and black pelicans.

The famous "goats on the roof" at Al Johnson's in Sister Bay.

A map of the peninsula.

The clear water of Lake Michigan.