Cheesedays 9-04
Monroe, WI
 

 

 

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Time again for another trip to cheesedays in Monroe WI. We took the motorcycles while friends Mark and Brian drove the cage. We stayed at Brians parents house again. Brian's mom makes great Cheese ball. 


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Brian's parents garage The 100+yr old house The Franklin Dairy Brennan's cheese shop and more
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Brennan's on the inside Brian's dad nice old car 70k on the odo Brian's dad metal bird art. Not sure what this one's name is. Felix was here but passed on when stolen.
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This is Terry Mark and Brian walking to the cheese Monroe square Baumgartners
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Everybody Polka The optimist clubs cheese curd tent. We'll be back. Theater where Brian worked as a lad.  A line for a bar how silly.
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Waiting in line? The Swiss House Monroe Cheese Corp.  Swiss House beer tent
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yumm, beer Waiting in line for fried cheese curds More polka Waiting in line for 20minutes for fried cheese curds

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Carrie decides to do her hair The optimist club is famous for fried cheese here. Nothing else. Cheese curds going into the fryer "hurry please!"
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Those are mine! Yummm In back of the Optimist tents we do some spying. Hey! That doesn't look like a cheese curd!
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They are slicing a block of mild cheddar! You have been exposed mister! Alp horns Look who we found!
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It's that Bob "498" fellow The beer tent at Berghoff Ron, Bob, Brian, Mark enjoying the weather and the suds Bill, Carrie, Donna, and Bob. All strangers to us.
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They stopped selling beer at 10pm. It thins out fast. And the Swiss House gets crowded across the street. Very crowded Soon, people start dropping like flies.

On the trip back, we meet up with Bob 498, Donna, and Bill in Clyde, WI for breakfast. Donna and Bill followed us for a while before splitting off back to Monroe. Bob road along exploring WI and Minnesota river roads for 400miles before heading back to South Dakota.

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Scary spider at the farm County J McDonalds has Cheddar Melts in Wisconsin now. I miss them terribly Weird old plane in Dodgeville.
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Stuck behind 40 classic cars doing 20mph. What the heck do people rebuild these things for. This is the greasy spoon in Clyde? Looks like a School.  And there is Bob, Donna and Bill eating in the cafeteria. Good spot!
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Strange bikes in a strange land Highway 60 in WI following the Wisconsin river Strangers in tow.
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Still 60 Highway 35 going up the river Lock and Dam #3 (I think)
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River valley Strange wood figures on hillside Wasting water in a trailer park.
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This plant looks nuclear Lock and Dam #2? WeCrosse at LaCrosse
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Minnesota river side Lock and Dam #1. DJ Mozer works here. Cty Road 14 to Plainview, MN
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Elk farm We crashed John Coon's family get together for dinner Scenic overlook on MN Hwy 60 in Wabasha That fellow took our picture
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Wabasha Bob is happier Road shot of Bob and the Ol' mule Bye Bob!


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