MT HOPE, WISCONSIN

WE ENJOYED OUR VISIT TO MT HOPE, WISCONSIN, POPULATION 138.  HOME-AGINS BAR IS THE CENTER OF TOWN, AND MARY'S MOM MAKES THE TRIP DOWN THE BIG HILL ON FOOT AT LEAST THREE TIMES A DAY.

ON HER BIRTHDAY, FRIDAY, BILLY, MARY'S BROTHER, TOOK US TO FENNIMORE FOR A BIG BREAKFAST.  AFTER BREAKFAST BILLY AND I CONTINUED ON TO DUBUQUE TO CHECKOUT THE DIAMOND JO CASINO.  IT IS A BEAUTIFUL CASINO ON LAND INSTEAD OF AN IOWA RIVERBOAT.

WE WERE ALSO ON THE "BOAT" AT MARQUETTE, WHERE WE FIRST DEALT BLACKJACK, AND THAT CASINO HAS RECENTLY BEEN REMODELED AND RE-BRANDED AS THE LADY LUCK.

FRIDAY NIGHT WAS A TRADITIONAL FRIDAY NIGHT FISH FRY IN WOODMAN, WISCONSIN AT SPIT AND WHISTLE BAR AND GRILL.

THE BAD WEATHER FINALLY ROLLED IN AND WE SAW 37 DEGREES........  IT WAS QUITE A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM !!!

MT HOPE IS SO SMALL, THAT WE BOTH NOTICED A NEW BORN CALF IN THE PASTURE BEHIND THE HOUSE.  POOR LITTLE GUY SURE PICKED A COLD WET MORNING TO ENTER THIS WORLD.