Today begins a 4-day loop around Wisconsin for research in Polk County, Price County, Washington County, and Rock County. I don't have a visual, but yeah, that's a lot of driving. I-94 and I are like old friends that both love and annoy the hell out of each other. Southwest Wisconsin will have to wait, because the Northwest really isn't ready to let me go!
I've never been to St. Croix Falls , but always wanted to explore it because I love both Mississippi and St. Croix River towns. St. Croix Falls was pretty much what I expected - picturesque, quaint, historic, and artsy. But when are picturesque, quaint, historic, and artsy river towns going to learn that people WANT to explore them after 5pm on weekdays? Seriously. Is EVERYTHING closed on Tuesdays? That answer to that - almost.
At least the view to the river was open.
Need a sign? Look up!
St. Croix's historic downtown provided no relief from the blazing hot early evening humidity. None of the ice cream or coffee shops were open. No art galleries, no yarn shops, no antiques. Not even the "Monkey Pit"... come on now. If there's something called the Monkey Pit in town, shouldn't it always be open?
Our one savior was the Winery & Grille, which served amazing food (delicious homemade pasta sauces and vinaigrettes) and local wine from a family establishment, the Indian Creek Orchard. I'm not a fan of sweet fruity wine, but the heat and St. Croix's ubiquitous banners touting their "Buy Local" campaign prompted me to try a glass of the Indian Summer Blush. It was a thirst quencher. Definitely tasty, but sweet. I like a wine with more cajones, so I followed up with the Tempra Tantrum Tempranillo. Paired with the mocha espresso cheesecake = nom nom nom!
My nicely chilled Blush.
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