Day 7

Day 7: Sunday June 28, 2009

Chicago, IL to Devils Lake State park, WI

Since we did not explore Chicago the night before, Tara and I set out with hopes of seeing a little of Oak Park, famous for the areas Craftsman style homes inspired by Frank Llyod Wright, and the Wiener’s Circle, famous for...well…wieners. The houses were full of character and lots of design ideas, and Tara was snapping pictures the entire time early on Sunday morning. We continued on to Lincoln Park and found the Wiener’s Circle just as a gay pride parade was beginning. We took a couple of pictures, grabbed a couple of Char cheddar dogs for breakfast and escaped before the parade, which was already snarling traffic, got to our area. At 1 pm (Central Time), we pulled over in South Beloit, IL. I entered Ted’s Bar and Grill to watch the USA vs. Brazil debacle (I was the only one not watching NASCAR or betting on the horse races) and Tara crossed the street to an Antique Fair. We were back on the road at 3:30, passed by Madison, WI and decided we needed food for dinner. The next closest grocery store to us was a Piggly Wiggly on RT-113 and we jumped at the chance. The route to Devils Lake State Park continued along RT-113 to Lake Wisconsin. On the map it looked like we would bisect the lake, but as we approached we couldn’t see a bridge, and that is when we noticed the ferry. There was no bridge, only a quaint ferry that took 15 or so cars across the lake at a time.

(View from the Ferry going across Lake Wisconsin)

20 minutes later we reached the park, set up camp, made some pasta for dinner and a nice fire to sit by, was visited by a friendly raccoon and enjoyed the rest of the evening.

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