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FALL 2016 ISSUE 02 / VOL. 01
For art lovers, there is this motorcycle sculpture( above) and unique picnic table( lower right) at the Wisconsin Motorcycle Memorial.
Top right and below: A nice stone monument and engraved bricks honor motorcyclists who have passed on.
The Wisconsin Motorcycle Memorial is located on the Door County peninsula near Sturgeon Bay.
After a stop for breakfast in Sturgeon Bay, we didn’ t go far before we both saw a green highway sign announcing the Wisconsin Motorcycle Memorial 1.5 miles to the west. Mike took a quick left to this immaculately kept area in the middle of nowhere. The walkway is composed of individual bricks, some with epitaphs to loved ones who have ridden into the great beyond. An engraved monolith in memory of all riders stands at the back, and artwork constructed from motorcycle parts completes the park.
Back onto Route 57, we soon diverted to Whitefish Dunes State Park, where we stopped only briefly to gaze upon the
white sand beach, as it looked like exploring the park would require walking. Backtracking north once more, we noticed numerous east-west two-lane county roads that we later discovered connect the two halves of the loop.
Reprising our last visit 25 years ago, we stopped in Sister Bay. The marina was full of bobbing boats and a fresh, light breeze swept across sidewalks sparsely dotted with travelers. Shops offer art, jewelry, clothing and antiques, and restaurants line the streets in this quintessential Door County town. Al Johnson’ s Swedish Restaurant has a grass roof where goats graze all summer. Al’ s was“ green” long before it was popular, and has been in business for 65 years, still