In June 2019, we spent a couple of days in Racine visiting with family. We had pleasant weather and great food.
Windpoint Lighthouse in north Racine. Apparently one of the oldest and tallest lighthouses on the Great Lakes. This one is on Lake Michigan.
Supper at Salute Italian Restaruant in downtown Racine. The owner served in the Army during the Vietnam War so make sure you look over the history information on the wall near the bar.
No trip to Racine would be complete without stocking up on some Danish kringle. An oval buttery pastry with fruits or nuts. The three main options in town include Larsen's Bakery, Bendston's Bakery, and O&H Bakery.
We were lucky to be in town on Friday night so we could have a Wisconsin traditional fish fry. There is a place in Racine, Mario's Sports Bar, that still serves lake perch for the fish.
I also have to mention that my father-in-law once took us to a place
in the southern Milwaukee area known as Sunrise Restaurant
(2418 10th Avenue, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin) for a Friday fish fry. He and his wife would go here back in the day. It was old school and perhaps a bit sketchy, but with all of the fixin's plus an accompanying glass of beer with the meal order.
I think that this restaurant is now closed.
in the southern Milwaukee area known as Sunrise Restaurant
(2418 10th Avenue, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin) for a Friday fish fry. He and his wife would go here back in the day. It was old school and perhaps a bit sketchy, but with all of the fixin's plus an accompanying glass of beer with the meal order.
I think that this restaurant is now closed.
We often ate at DeRango's Pizza Palace with family when we would visit Racine. Old school, friendly, and always accomodating for the large family.
It is part of the daily routine to stay caffeinated too. Our two common stops included Wilson's Coffee & Tea and Mocha Lisa Coffeehouse. They are on opposites ends of town so one of them is nearby when needed.
Below is a photograph of the sign for Wilson's Fish Market. It appears that they also served burgers and the like. The place was all boarded up, but looked like a fun stop back in the day. I wonder if it is the same Wilson's as the coffee shop mentioned above.
We stopped in Kenosha, Wisconsin on the way home. Kenosha is a city that is just south of the City of Racine. There is a great museum along Lake Michigan that includes educational panoramas and artifacts from the Paleo culture in North America. There are also bones and a full skeleton of a mammoth from the Ice Age period of the Pleistocene Epoch. The Pleistocene Epoch ended some 10,000 years ago. Mammoths, mastodons, and elephants all sort of look similar. Mammoths were grazers versus mastodon were browsers with more of the life history spent in more forested habitats.
About 15 minutes west of Racine is the town of Franksville, Wisconsin. The Martin E. Klema Feed Mill is one of the oldest feed mills in the area and it is still open. There is a lot of history on the Mill and for the town of Franksville. The area is also known for growing cabbage and making sauerkraut.
Happy Trails,
...Mike & Melody
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