We sadly leave Milwaukee. Mary Jean and Trena could have talked for another month and still wouldn’t say everything! They have known each other since 1960! Sisters!So Milwaukee has a bronze statue of The Fonz. Heyyyyyy!Downtown Milwaukee on the Milwaukee River.Milwaukee skyline
Wisconsin State Capitol, Madison WI
The Capitol sits at the top of a hill so it dominates the landscape.The Capitol looks like this on all four sides; it is shaped like an “X”.A different entrance.Looking up at the rotunda.This is the entrance to the Senate chambers. The entrance looks exactly the same for the House of Representatives and the Supreme Court. The doors were all locked so I was not able to see inside.An interior view.Downtown Madison was celebrating Taste of Madison, which drew several thousand to the Capitol. Good timing for us – we had to park about 10 blocks away, down hill!
Dixon IL
President Ronald Reagan grew up in this town. He worked as a lifeguard here, and graduated high school here, prior to leaving for Eureka College.
We stayed at this B&B in Dixon IL. It was built in 1854, and it is likely that Abraham Lincoln slept here at least a couple times, and Ronald Reagan as a child may have had friends who would have lived here.This is a beautiful house.Our room was exquisite!The parlor. It looks like we stepped back into the 1890s!Ceiling medallionThe LibraryDowntown DixonWe ate dinner here, a very nice Italian restaurant.The Dixon arch at night.
