Great Lakes – 2024 (Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio)

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Day 1

(IOWA) Winterset – Roseman Covered Bridge (Bridges of Madison County)
(IOWA) Dyersville – Field of Dreams
Lunch – Dubuque, Iowa. Sunshine Restaurant – I couldn’t find a website for this one. It’s a fabulous small town diner with excellent food.
(WISC) House on the rock – Don’t skip
(WISC) Devil’s Lake State Park – Balanced Rock Trail, devils doorway trail
Hotel – Wisconsin Dells, Wisc.
Dinner – River’s Edge Pub & Grill
(WISC) Dells of the Wisconsin River State Natural Area – Walked down to the beach area

(MINN) Minneapolis / Saint Paul
- Mississippi national river and recreation area
- Fort Snelling
- Mall of America
- Minnehaha Falls
- Cathedral of St Paul – drove by
- F. Scott Fitzgerald House – drove by
- Stone Arch Bridge – drove by
- Lowry Avenue Bridge – drove by
(MINN) Paisley Park (Prince’s home & studio) – we skipped this but wish we would’ve gone.
(MINN) Duluth – dinner at Grandma’s Saloon and Grill
Hotel – Superior, Wisconsin

(WISC) Apostle Island – Kayak Tour – a must do.
(WISC) Wausau – Adorable downtown.
(WISC) Green Bay
- Van Gogh immersive experience – a touring exhibit.
- Dinner – Hagemeister Park
Hotel – Green Bay, Wisc.

(WISC) Green Bay – Lambeau Field tour
(WISC) Milwaukee – Harley-Davidson Museum
(ILL) Chicago
- Millennium Park (the Bean)
- Dinner – Niu Japanese Fusion
- Navy Pier
Hotel – Chicago, Ill.

(ILL) Chicago
- Skydeck chicago & Willis tower glass platform
(IND) Gary – Lunch at Great Lakes Cafe. No website. (Also, this town is the home of the Jackson 5).
(IND) Indiana Dunes National Park
(ND) South Bend – University of Notre Dame – We just walked around. No guided tour.
- God quad, Touchdown Jesus, Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Stadium, The Golden Dome (admin building)
- Dinner – O’Rourke’s
(OH) Cleveland – A Christmas Story House – We do road trips right. 🙂
Hotel – Cleveland, OH.