{"id":11996,"date":"2018-10-26T20:21:21","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T20:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/?p=11996"},"modified":"2018-09-19T20:23:02","modified_gmt":"2018-09-19T20:23:02","slug":"on-to-wisconsin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/?p=11996","title":{"rendered":"On to Wisconsin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hitched up and headed out. I was thrilled to find this rest stop with loads of information about Wisconsin.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Menomonie-rest-stop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11957 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Menomonie-rest-stop-1024x591.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Menomonie-rest-stop-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Menomonie-rest-stop-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Menomonie-rest-stop-768x443.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>Menomonie&#8230; Does that name make anyone else think of this Muppet bit?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Muppet Show - Mahna Mahna...m HD 720p bacco... Original!\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8N_tupPBtWQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I was singing it for days!<br \/>\nI reached a point when it was time for me to stop and stretch my legs.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Cheese-store.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11958 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Cheese-store-1024x709.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Cheese-store-1024x709.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Cheese-store-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Cheese-store-768x532.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>Cheese!<br \/>\nAfter all, I was in Wisconsin, land of the Cheeseheads.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ice-cream-sign.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11959 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ice-cream-sign-754x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ice-cream-sign-754x1024.jpg 754w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ice-cream-sign-221x300.jpg 221w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Ice-cream-sign-768x1043.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>And ice cream!<br \/>\nGet a load of the nutritional information. &#8220;YOU WANT NUTRITION, EAT CARROTS.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Igor-the-rat.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11960 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Igor-the-rat-1024x779.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Igor-the-rat-1024x779.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Igor-the-rat-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Igor-the-rat-768x584.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>Igor the Rat met me at the door.<br \/>\nIn spite of their persuasive argument for ice cream, I decided that I was more in the mood for cheese.<br \/>\nAfter a quick break I headed off for the day&#8217;s destination, Grant River Recreation Area. In spite of the name, it is on the Mississippi River.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/rustic-road-sign.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11962 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/rustic-road-sign-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/rustic-road-sign-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/rustic-road-sign-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/rustic-road-sign-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>I was a little leery of the signs that proclaimed &#8220;rustic road&#8221;. Curvy, rustic roads with a 27 foot trailer are not my favorite thing.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Camping-by-the-Mississippi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11975 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Camping-by-the-Mississippi-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Camping-by-the-Mississippi-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Camping-by-the-Mississippi-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Camping-by-the-Mississippi-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>But the trip down the rustic, curvy road was worth it. This was an Army Corps of Engineers campground and it was lovely. My site was just a short stroll from the banks of the mighty Mississippi.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Proximity-of-trains-to-campsites.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11961 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Proximity-of-trains-to-campsites-1024x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Proximity-of-trains-to-campsites-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Proximity-of-trains-to-campsites-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Proximity-of-trains-to-campsites-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a>Of course, train tracks many times follow river beds. My site was quite close to the railroad right of way.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Train\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n-ZsTI_KKS0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It is kind of exciting when it rolls through. I am glad that I don&#8217;t live next to the tracks, though.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hitched up and headed out. I was thrilled to find this rest stop with loads of information about Wisconsin.Menomonie&#8230; Does that name make anyone else think of this Muppet bit? I was singing it for days! I reached a point when it was time for me to stop and stretch my legs. Cheese! After &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/?p=11996\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">On to Wisconsin<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[991,990,404,992,106],"class_list":["post-11996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-grant-river-recreation-area","tag-menomonie","tag-mississippi-river","tag-train","tag-wisconsin"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11996"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11997,"href":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11996\/revisions\/11997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.towingsilver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}