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Jun. 25th, 2003
Weekend Trip To Door County
Jun. 25th, 2003 11:27 pmWe had a wonderful weekend up in Door County.
The "cabin" we were at was very nice. It was more than I would call a cabin, but then it was a little less than a house too. It was all done in natural wood with a cathedral ceiling. one bedroom upstairs in the loft (with a whirlpool path), two bedrooms downstairs with a second bathroom, a nice kitchen and a large dining room/living room combination. It didn't seem build sturdy enough, though. The doors were all thin and it felt self-consciously "cabiny"; the wood floors were nice but oddly thin and cold and it didn't have a basement, of course. I'm not sure it would be comfortable in winter, especially with the large picture windows that faced the lake (beautiful view, but not my idea of "good" when you get sub-zero winds off a frozen lake). Of course, I have to keep in mind that their weather is somewhat tempered by that very lake.
Not having to live there, I can overlook those points and just say it was a wonderful place to spend the weekend. It came complete with two firepits, a grill, a canoe, two bikes and DirectTV (in case you missed "civilization").
We got there early evening on Friday. We did a minor detour though Green Bay to check out how the construction on Lambau Field was going and to buy a Father's Day Present for Wil's Dad. We also stopped at Maplewood Meats -- a wonderful place. Think of the best butcher shop you've ever been in and then make it the size of, say, a football field. We bought stakes to grill out on Sat. and brats to make for Friday supper. We also hit a regular store for sandwich and breakfast stuff.
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The "cabin" we were at was very nice. It was more than I would call a cabin, but then it was a little less than a house too. It was all done in natural wood with a cathedral ceiling. one bedroom upstairs in the loft (with a whirlpool path), two bedrooms downstairs with a second bathroom, a nice kitchen and a large dining room/living room combination. It didn't seem build sturdy enough, though. The doors were all thin and it felt self-consciously "cabiny"; the wood floors were nice but oddly thin and cold and it didn't have a basement, of course. I'm not sure it would be comfortable in winter, especially with the large picture windows that faced the lake (beautiful view, but not my idea of "good" when you get sub-zero winds off a frozen lake). Of course, I have to keep in mind that their weather is somewhat tempered by that very lake.
Not having to live there, I can overlook those points and just say it was a wonderful place to spend the weekend. It came complete with two firepits, a grill, a canoe, two bikes and DirectTV (in case you missed "civilization").
We got there early evening on Friday. We did a minor detour though Green Bay to check out how the construction on Lambau Field was going and to buy a Father's Day Present for Wil's Dad. We also stopped at Maplewood Meats -- a wonderful place. Think of the best butcher shop you've ever been in and then make it the size of, say, a football field. We bought stakes to grill out on Sat. and brats to make for Friday supper. We also hit a regular store for sandwich and breakfast stuff.
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