Steven Winter, 24, of Freeport often gets asked the question, what is his best beer? His answer is, “It’s the one I’ve never had before.” Winter is now living a dream. He is now a brewmaster, creating his own brews full-time at the Galena Brewing Company in Galena. This is a man whose hobby at [...]
Galena Faces Flood Damage After 13.5 Inches Of Rainfall
We just returned from a week in Galena. We initially thought that this flood was going to force us to find a different place to vacation, however, that was not the case. I’m happy to report that Galena is open for business and recreation… The picture above is the extreme end of what we saw [...]
Time for one last ride
Even though the family had moved on, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to take one last ride in the Galena Territory. Weather had been kinda iffy yesterday morning, but I decided to go for a bigger ride and it looked like the weather would hold for an hour or two so I decided to take [...]
Random pictures from around the condo and the town
My family has already gone on to the Iowa State Fair and I’ll be returning to Algoma later this afternoon. Yesterday, after my wife and sons left, I had time to relax with my parents and take a couple of pics around the condo and around town…
Too bad, so sad…
The only time I hate at Teddy Bear Place is when it’s time to leave. There are so many great choices here that I always feel like there’s so much I left untried. This trip is no exception. I really didn’t expose the boys to much history amongst other things. Knee problems and challenges with [...]
It’s all about the slide…
For our family, the highlight of any summer trip to Galena is the Alpine Slide at Chestnut Mountain. Sure, everyone knows that Chestnut Mountain offers some of Illinois’ best skiing [no, that’s not an oxymoron!] but not everyone may know it’s just as fun — maybe moreso — in the summer! If you’re heading to [...]
Galena = shopping. And more…
Yesterday was a wonderful day weatherwise – sunny with big, puffy clouds and a high in the mid seventies! Perfect for heading downtown for a little window shopping… First, though, my wife and I had a great walk on one of the many trails in the Galena Territory. When we got back, she whipped up [...]
It’s a beautiful day!
The rain has come and gone and the weather is gorgeous today. My wife and I already took a challenging walk on the golf course, stopped by the General Store, zipped through the Inn, and checked on the price of paddle boats down at the Marina. We came back to a yummy breakfast of chocolate [...]
Rainy days and Mondays…
The forecast for this week is outstanding – just a little bit of rain we had to cope with on Monday afternoon. For awhile, we tried dealing with it while we visited a couple of stores up on the north end of town. We decided, however, instead dodging the raindrops while taking on the downtown [...]
Heading to Galena
We take one week of vacation as a family in the summer. With 6 boys and all their activities, we’re lucky to be able to carve out that much! The question is, when you already live near one of the top vacation destinations in the US [Door County, WI] where are you going to go [...]
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