Featured
Some of the best beer surprises are the ones you find in unexpected places. One of our new Iowa pickleball friends recommended that we try out a bar in St. Donatus for a good burger with homemade French fries. I asked about the beer, and the response was along the lines of “yes, they have beer.” St. Donatus, population 120, is a very small town founded by a Luxembourg early settler. If you blink at highway speeds, you could easily miss it. In doing some navigational research, I saw a listing for “Beer in the Barn” across the street from said bar and tucked behind an old Inn. As it turned out, the burgers and fries at the bar were just okay, but Beer in the Barn was a stunning find. The pictures we took don’t do it justice. The stone barn is supposedly the oldest standing barn in Iowa. We asked the chief bartender/owner to tell us his story. In doing so, we learned that his wife is the brewmaster. We later learned from her that one of her best friends lives in Lodi. That Lodi woman i
- Get link
- Other Apps
Labels
Indian Lake State Park
We didn’t have an itinerary for this trip, except that we planned to eventually spend some time at Traverse City on the lower peninsula. After Wells State Park, we looked ahead about 90 minutes and found Indian Lake State Park. It seemed like an interesting spot on the map, We were not disappointed.
Just on the other side of that rail fence were stairs leading direct down to the lake.
There wasn’t any beach to hang out, but we managed to find a comfortable spot to relax.
On the next morning, we drove into Manistique and walked the trail along Lake Michigan. There was a long pier that went out to the lighthouse. We like lighthouses.
Sometimes, it’s the places that you’ve never heard about that turn into places to return again and again.
Callie-approved campsite |
Popular Posts
I slept in my car–and I would do it again
- Get link
- Other Apps
Comments