Hey, readers! When I moved to Minnesota three years ago, one of my college friends in the Midwest told me that many people in the Twin Cities have weekend cabins outside of the cities on lakes in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Since temperatures in Minneapolis in July and August can be in the upper 90s with high humidity, having a family cabin on a lake is a great way to escape the sticky urban heat. My friend told me not to worry - it wouldn't take me long to make friends who had a lakeside cabin outside of the Twin Cities.
This spring I did make a friend with ties to a cabin - the work-study student from my office had a boyfriend whose family had a camp with several cabins on Lake Minerva, Wisconsin, about 1.5 hours from Minneapolis. I was invited to join the Lunds (a good Scandinavian name) over the 4th of July weekend for pontoon boating, swimming, and related cabin adventures.
My friend instructed me to stop at Wayne's in Danbury, the closest grocery store for miles, to pick up some cold New Glarus beer, which is brewed in Wisconsin and not distributed outside of the state.
Inside Wayne's grocery store
Leinenkugel, another Wisconsin beer
A diner in Danbury, WI
Last Cast Tavern in Danbury
There are apparently many Swiss settlers in Wisconsin, in addition
to the many German settlers.
The Lund family camp
The waters of Lake Minerva
The bar at the Lund family camp
Antique Schlitz beer light
Grain Belt beer light
Schlitz beer light
All in all, a great weekend in Wisconsin. I'm looking forward to going back!
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