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Happenstances of Travel: Church, Concrete, Color and Green Bay Packers

adunate · October 15, 2015 · 1 Comment

Wisconsin Concrete Park, Phillip, WI

Yes, this is a brewery tour and yes, sampling beer is fun, but even more memorable are the people and things we see along the way. Like attending our friends’ St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in the middle of Wisconsin’s nowhere. Or happening upon this Wisconsin Concrete Park further north.

Are these happy blessings, or what?

Wisconsin Concrete Park, Phillip, WI

“Nobody knows why I made them, not even me. This work just came to me naturally. I started one day in 1948 and have been doing a few a year ever since.”

That’s what Fred Smith said when he sculpted more 230 figures on his homesteaded property back in the mid-1900s. Located just outside Phillips, the 3.5-acre site is now a public art park restored by the Wisconsin Arts Board and gifted by the Kohler Foundation to Price County. I’ve got to say walking around with these larger-than-life beings staring at you felt kind of weird, but they were fascinating nonetheless. Imagine the work and creativity Smith put into his art!

Cut wood in northern Wisconsin

One of the most noticeable observations as we traveled north was the change in occupational landscape. Fewer farms, more trees and lots of sawmills. Obviously lumbering is a way of life much more than it is in southern Wisconsin.

Ashland County, Wisconsin

Of these trees, softwood pines, birches and poplars were predominant species. Knowing this, and because colors are turning later this year, we didn’t have high expectations for autumn pizazz.

Ah, but we were pleasantly surprised!

watching Packers play in The Creamery tavern in Bayfield, WI

Of course, we needed to make it to our destination in time for a 3:30 kickoff. We pulled into Bayfield just as the Applefest parade was coming to an end. The town was a zoo! So was the Creamery tavern, one of the few venues in town carrying the Packer game. (Bayfield is obviously too close to Minnesota and its cable stations carried the wrong jersey colors—um, someone was a little frustrated!)

South Shore Brewery and Alley, Ashland, WI

South Shore Brewery and Alley, Ashland, WI

Keeping in mind our brewery agenda, we finished the game at the South Shore Brewery and Alley in nearby Ashland. Here we found enough breathing room to appreciate a Packer win, cozy ambiance and a great old building.

South Shore Brewery, Ashland, WI

The casual menu was tasty and South Shore beers were interesting. I had the Nut Brown Ale and my husband had an Altbier—both were good, but I thought they had more bitterness than I prefer. I guess I’m just a sm-o-o-o-th kinda gal!

After all this, we were more than happy to settle in. And settle in we did. Wait till you see where we stayed!

Our previous stop: Central Waters Brewing Company, Amherst. Our next stop: Bayfield.

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  1. Green Bay Guy says

    August 4, 2016 at 9:31 am

    Those concrete statues are pretty cool.

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