Two Rivers, WI
Two Rivers, WI
Scheffel's Hideaway Campground
The two weeks here went rather quickly. We settled in at Scheffel’s hideaway. All the trails from the site were connected to town and then to Manitowoc to the south and to Point Beach State Park to the North. Once we realize this, holy cow. We were in business.
I did the Ice Age Trail to the beach on the second day. It was so buggy through the woods and not even enjoyable with bugs swarming my face, but then when I reached the beach, it was calm, quiet, and hot but breezy. I only saw one short old man in speedos and a gal in her 30’s with her dog sunbathing. Had I kept along the Neshotah Beach, it connected all the way to the town beach area. I found a way back in to our site through the bike path.
We also took the bike ride North to the Point Beach State Park (and lighthouse). It was not flat nor straight and atop gravel. More up and down like a motorcross path, which gave some momentum. The lighthouse was on a private residence, but visible from the beach. We found the paved road on the way back and it's much smoother of a ride!
Over the weekend, we rode 10 miles to and then again from Manitowoc with a lovely breakfast brunch between. We ate omelets, potatoes and pancakes. May be one of the best omelets I’ve ever had as it was loaded with veggies and had cheese inside and cheese melted on top. Can’t get over how much I loved this ride with the blue sun-kissed water shimmering back at my smile and gentle breeze caressing my face.
I also visited High Cliff State Park by Lake Winnebago. This day I had lunch up by the tower lookout. I did some trail walking along the Redbird trail where the trails reminded me of southern IL with the high cliff formations. I also did some biking through the park to see more of it faster. Hello hills!
We did two separate day trips to Door County, one each weekend.
In the first trip, we drove through Sturgeon Bay, and hit a straight downpour instead of visiting the town festival on their main streets. A good ol’ stop to Ace Hardware made great use of that time. And since I LOVE hardware stores, we found some good stuff for the RV. Next, we stopped at Cave Point County Park, which I loved. The trail along lake Michigan was a high cliff, jagged and lush nature surrounding. And you can’t beat a day with a light rain in that lush environment. Kids were jumping in the water hole here. Egg Harbor was next. We stopped here and went to a bread shop to share a turkey sandwich. Kevin also found some gin at a local shop. The harbor was beautiful too. Pretty busy little touristy town. Fish Creek is well-known area with highly reviewed restaurants so we headed that way next. The town was bustling by the time we got there, so we went straight to Peninsula State Park. I loved that we could drive right through the park like Acadia and get out at stops we wanted. Could have even taken the bike path to do so, but it was a rather long drive. I can see why this park is so popular. Easily accessible for cars, lots of way stops. A tower with a lookout to see the islands sitting out there, a lighthouse. I like it! Then we drove back through Fish Creek to walk around the town. We walked by the harbor with the boats, we got some cherry vanilla icecream (real cherries), which was delicious! We walked in an alchemist shop and a confectioners shop (yuck). Since we weren’t really hungry, we drove on back. On the way we drove through Potawatomi State Park. The loop was not much to see at this time of day (evening). But we got to the western side and climbed the tower, just in time for the great wide open view the Green Bay and of the sun going down over the clouds. It was a bit chilly with the wind and no jacket so we went on. Found another nearby stop and took photos over the green grassland with trees. We got in the car to leave and boom, the sun came below the clouds like I’ve never seen that ball of fire before. The most beautiful Midwest sunset I’ve ever seen other. No picture could depict that large fiery ball ablaze.
In our second trip to Door County we found shop called Grandma Tommy's and bought cherry pie, rhubarb pie, salsa, syrup, popcorn, and garlic olives. All the things we love. When we arrived in Sister Harbor, it was different that it had a public beach right at the harbor. We had brought nuts and fruit, so we bought some local cheese and crostini's and had a picnic lunch right there at the harbor. Next, we went to Newport State Park and since it's not very car accessible, we took our bikes around to different viewpoints of Lake Michigan. Since we are not really into trail riding, we returned, trying to avoid the bugs. Apparently bugs are not turned off by bug spray here. We stopped at the Cana Island Lighthouse and then headed back to Sturgeon Bay to have dinner at Dromhus, a local Swedish eatery. There we had Chardonay, salad, olives, and a pizza with outdoor music.
Our final weekend trip was down to Manitowac and then Sheboygan. Manitowac had a farmers market that was incredible. We were able to buy fresh tomatoes, onions, snap peas, and blueberries for our upcoming meals. Also found some cheeses and iced coffee. We drove on to Sheboygan. There happened to be a biking event in the opposite direction along the way. We stopped at the north shore, which was fun because it had pull-up bars right at the beach, which we couldn't find anywhere else. It was also a new view with the rock formations. We stopped for lunch in town, the 'Malibu' of the midwest. South of Sheboygan was the Kohler-Andrae State Park, which is like no other park I've visited. It has a boardwalk through sand dunes and beach access with people spread all along. Such a pretty area with a wildlife refuge areas all around.
