Day 12: June 17, 2021 A Full Day of Wisconsin Comment via blog

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I didn't have to drive far today to be given a sign that I was on the right road.

Fond Du Lac, WI, was a trasure trove of photo ops. The first was a classic motel sign for the cleverly named, and still functioning, Fondy Motel. Then a big custard stand, a street blocked by fire trucks, and a picture of Mick and some friends. Lastly, a train to pause me and a sign to reassure me.

I was coming off of another detour when I reached Ardy & Ed's Drive In so approached from a side road rather than the Yellowstone. I wasn't expecting it so had to circle back to pull onto the lot. Of course, I was disappointed to see a styrofoam cup instead of a frosty mug but Jess' smile more than made up for that. I really wasn't stalking here, but Jess also happened to be the one skating past the cars when I went for my action shot. I left without learning if the kid in the driving school was being graded on his parking and ordering skills.

North of Oshkosh, I got in some more lakeside cruising. This time it was on the shores of Lake Winnebago.

Roadside America calls this a "Strange Horse Statue". Occupying a prominent location in Appleton, WI, it has been called some other things as well.

This sign near Fremont, WI, marked a segment not on my plotted route and I imagine it was because the absence of a bridge made it undrivable.

In pre-craft beer days, Stevens Point Special appeared on several "best beer" lists. I made it to the town and drank the beer but never made it to the brewery. Here 'tis. No taproom, and currently no tours. Steven's Point Brewery has been in business since 1857 and is the fifth-oldest continuously operating brewery in the country.

There are quite a few unpaved sections of Yellowstone Trail in this area and I have quite a few pictures of them. This sample is nearly but not entirely random. I like gravel intersections as seen in the first picture and the second was taken soon after turning left at that intersection.

Wisconsin has numerous modern Yellowstone Trail signs and even a few streets and roads with names like Yellowstone Drive, but the town of Cadott takes it up a notch. It obviously knows and appreciates its position on the Trail.

Approaching Chippewa Falls, I caught a glimpse of how the railroad is squeezed between the highway and Lake Wissota.

Seeing pictures of the sign is what drew me to the Indianhead Motel but I was rather impressed with the well maintained motel's modern and clean rooms like mine. The sign seemed to get better and better as time went on and, unlike the moon and certain Star Wars characters, has no dark side. The last picture is the end-of-day view from the door of my room. An earlier from-the-room view is here.

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