Tag: wisconsin
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Rock Island State Park
A few things to know about Rock Island State Park: Rock Island State Park lies a mile north of Jackson Harbor, which form a narrow and often perilous strait between them that connects Green Bay with the rest of Lake Michigan. The ferry to Rock Island runs most days between Memorial Day and Indigenous People’s…
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20 miles of Washington Island
Despite a cold rainy start that had me questioning my decision, the day turned into a cool, relaxing day on the island filled with plenty of biking. I managed to catch most of the main attractions, at least the ones I was most interested in seeing. When I added up the mileage, I’d done about…
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Washington Island by bike
Yesterday, I drove up to the very tip of Door County to hop on the Washington Island ferry and cross Death’s Door for the first time. I’ll spend two nights here at the Jackson Harbor Inn, about 8 miles from the ferry terminal, and adjacent to the Karfi ferry to Rock Island State Park, Wisconsin’s…
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Solo-trip planning
I haven’t done a truly solo trip in a long time; maybe never? The last time I can remember traveling without friends or family outside of a work trip was in 2011 when I went to Pécs after my grandpa died. I left on a Thursday and took a long weekend. Even on this trip,…
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Work from Wisconsin part two, St. Germain
For many people I knew growing up in Minnesota there was some notion of “up north.” For some people it was camp, others a friend’s or family’s cabin, and others yet it was a relative who lived “up north.” For me it was all of those at one point or another. Up north was a…
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Work from Wisconsin part one: Madison
One thing that’s really incredible about working for 18F is our ability to telework from just about anywhere. Everything we do is online and everyone we work with is in one of about six different places so even when we’re not teleworking, we’re teleworking. Being telework-able also means when we have to leave our home…
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Wisconsin: Mud races, free ferries, and small towns
The first day of Wedding Weekend brought us to Parfrey’s Glen State Natural Area in Southern Wisconsin, the first stop on our Saturday tour. Here, a section of The Ice Age Trail follows a creek bed that has carved a beautiful, fertile canyon that eventually brings hikers to Devil’s Lake. In 2008 a major flood washed out…