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We have decided to leave here tomorrow morning and make our

way to Madison, the capitol. We’ve seen about every square inch
of Door County and it’s time to move on.

GREEN BAY, FOND DU LAC, and HORICON MARSH WILDLIFE
REFUGE

Friday - We left Egg Harbor early and drove directly to Green Bay.
Once you get out of the tourist area on the Peninsula, the farms

take over again. Cows all over the place. One dairy farm after the
other.

Everywhere we have been in rural Wisconsin, we see a LOT of

German names on the mailboxes. The Germans, Swiss, and other

Teutonic peoples settled this state in the 1800’s when they came
in droves to escape the depression in Europe. In keeping with our

prejudices about the Germanic cultures, we consistently have
seen absolutely pristine farms and small town neighborhoods.

There is obviously a major culture of cleanliness next to godliness
with flowers and beautiful landscaping thrown in. It’s really hard

to have a clean dairy farm but they are – one after the other. If

pride is a sin – I say more power to these folks – and am sure their
sins of pride in their surroundings and home sites will be forgiven

easily.

We stayed in Green Bay long enough to see the football stadium
and some of the downtown. Small town without any outwardly

remarkable features. Not everything in town is the football colors
of green and gold – but almost.

On to Fond du Lac – literally – at the end of the lake. This beautiful

little town lies at the end of Lake Winnebago. 80 miles around and

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