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Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s – Finding mermaids in FL

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Melissa Collett
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Weeki Wachee, FL – There are signs of pirates in Florida and talk of mermaids. Pedaling into the community of Weeki Wachee you’ll find it has flair similar to the Wisconsin Dells with unique dinosaur art followed by a chaser of mermaids.
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The underwater show at Weeki Wachee is Disneyesque with a voiceover script lip-synced by underwater actors in bikini tops, mermaid tails, and what looks like a hookah pipe. (It is the oxygen resource.)

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The entire show is performed underwater, except for a brief stint on stage once the mermaid’s wish for legs is granted so she can have a dance with the handsome prince.


The mermaids spin and wave as real fish swim in front of the audience watching the show through the giant aquarium glass.

Reminded me of this Disney quote by Sebastian in The Little Mermaid, “Down here all the fish is happy. As off to the waves they roll. The fish on the land ain’t happy. They sad ’cause they in the bowl.” 

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After the performance, the mermaids arrive on land to meet guests and pose for pictures. During a lull in kid traffic, I had an in-depth interview with a mermaid who hails from New York.

“It’s always been my dream to be a Weeki Wachee mermaid,” said Nikki.

It is her third year in the performance. “Once I get this acting bug satisfied I will probably pursue some sort of scuba diving/tourism field,” she said.

Down to hardtacks. “Who is dating the prince?”

Nikki said there are budding relationships. Over the past 60 years, one pair of performers got married and now their daughter is in the show.

”Other performers also come back,” she said. “Retired mermaids are called sirens. They’re such a large group they have reunions.”

The fitness level of the mermaids is Olympic in nature. “You need really good core and arm strength, “ said Nikki.

Weights are not used to keep actors underwater. And the water comes from a fresh spring with a temp of about 72 degrees.
After posing for a rare actual photo with a mermaid I moved along to explore the park, but… spun around for one last question and heard a dramatic thump like a wet log falling on a hardwood floor.

Cedar Community

The mermaid’s shift above land was over and she was off her chair and back to the water. I’m sure they’re instructed not to ruin the mermaid mystique so in typical Darryl Hannah fashion Nikki had clunked to the ground and was crawling back to the dressing room.

Because I had to ask… “yes” there is currently a mermaid from Wisconsin. But neither of the two out of water could pronounce where she was from.

Ruth was not a unanimous choice for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

A year after his retirement, Ruth was among the five initial inductees elected to the new National Baseball Hall of Fame under construction in Cooperstown, New York. In spite of Ruth’s amazing career statistics, 11 of the 226 voters left him off their ballots, and the “Sultan of Swat” trailed Ty Cobb as the leading vote-getter. Ruth’s plaque in Cooperstown refers to him as baseball’s “greatest drawing card.” Klein, C., (2014, July 11) 10 Surprising Facts You May Not Know About Babe Ruth history.com https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-babe-ruth

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“Have I not commanded you? …  Be strong and courageous. … Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”  Joshua 1:9

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The 2022 Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s is raising money this year for music programming for seniors at Cedar Community, a 501c3, so all donations are tax-deductible.

Donate via the secure website through Cedar Community.  Donations should be marked “Amazing Ride 2021.” Click HERE to make a secure online donation.

Checks may be made payable to “Cedar Community Foundation” with “Judy Bike Ride” in the memo line and mailed to 113 Cedar Ridge Dr., West Bend, WI 53095

Be sure to include the Federal Tax ID Number for the Foundation: 39-1249432

You may also find a downloadable donation form HERE.

Cedar Community is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, and donations are tax-deductible.

VIDEO | The BiKeWriTer | Finding mermaids in FL

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Judy
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weeki Wachee, mermaids
February 13, 2022 – Weeki Wachee, FL – There are signs of pirates in Florida and talk of mermaids. Pedaling into the community of Weeki Wachee you’ll find it has flair similar to the Wisconsin Dells with unique dinosaur art followed by a chaser of mermaids.

mermaids

The underwater show at Weeki Wachee is Disneyesque with a voiceover script lip-synced by underwater actors in bikini tops, mermaid tails, and what looks like a hookah pipe. (It is the oxygen resource.)

The entire show is performed underwater, except for a brief stint on stage once the mermaid’s wish for legs is granted so she can have a dance with the handsome prince.


The mermaids spin and wave as real fish swim in front of the audience watching the show through the giant aquarium glass.

Reminded me of this Disney quote by Sebastian in The Little Mermaid, “Down here all the fish is happy. As off to the waves they roll. The fish on the land ain’t happy. They sad ’cause they in the bowl.” 

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After the performance, the mermaids arrive on land to meet guests and pose for pictures. During a lull in kid traffic, I had an in-depth interview with a mermaid who hails from New York.

“It’s always been my dream to be a Weeki Wachee mermaid,” said Nikki.

It is her third year in the performance. “Once I get this acting bug satisfied I will probably pursue some sort of scuba diving/tourism field,” she said.

Down to hardtacks. “Who is dating the prince?”

Nikki said there are budding relationships. Over the past 60 years, one pair of performers got married and now their daughter is in the show.

”Other performers also come back,” she said. “Retired mermaids are called sirens. They’re such a large group they have reunions.”

The fitness level of the mermaids is Olympic in nature. “You need really good core and arm strength, “ said Nikki.

Weights are not used to keep actors underwater. And the water comes from a fresh spring with a temp of about 72 degrees.
After posing for a rare actual photo with a mermaid I moved along to explore the park, but… spun around for one last question and heard a dramatic thump like a wet log falling on a hardwood floor.

The mermaid’s shift above land was over and she was off her chair and back to the water. I’m sure they’re instructed not to ruin the mermaid mystique so in typical Darryl Hannah fashion Nikki clunked to the ground and was crawling back to the dressing room with her mermaid tail in tow.

Because I had to ask… “yes” there is currently a mermaid from Wisconsin. But neither of the two out of water could pronounce where she was from.

Ruth was not a unanimous choice for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

A year after his retirement, Ruth was among the five initial inductees elected to the new National Baseball Hall of Fame under construction in Cooperstown, New York. In spite of Ruth’s amazing career statistics, 11 of the 226 voters left him off their ballots, and the “Sultan of Swat” trailed Ty Cobb as the leading vote-getter. Ruth’s plaque in Cooperstown refers to him as baseball’s “greatest drawing card.” Klein, C., (2014, July 11) 10 Surprising Facts You May Not Know About Babe Ruth history.com https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-babe-ruth

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“Have I not commanded you? …  Be strong and courageous. … Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”  Joshua 1:9

______

The 2022 Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s is raising money this year for music programming for seniors at Cedar Community, a 501c3, so all donations are tax-deductible.

Donate via the secure website through Cedar Community.  Donations should be marked “Amazing Ride 2021.” Click HERE to make a secure online donation.

Checks may be made payable to “Cedar Community Foundation” with “Judy Bike Ride” in the memo line and mailed to 113 Cedar Ridge Dr., West Bend, WI 53095

Be sure to include the Federal Tax ID Number for the Foundation: 39-1249432

You may also find a downloadable donation form HERE.

Cedar Community is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, and donations are tax-deductible.

VIDEO | The charm of a quiet fishing village in Aripeka, Florida

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Judy
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Arapika, FL
February 12, 2022 – Aripeka, FL – A Day full of historic adventure and mermaid surprises while pedaling through Florida on the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s.

Mullet fishing has been a part of the region as far back as the Calusa Indians settlements.
Iconic stilt houses were built as fish camps to store the catch. Boats were emptied quickly to ensure a prompt return to fishing.
The stilt houses stand today as reminders of the once thriving Mullet fishing industry
Some fun facts:
During World War II, Florida provided over 55,000,000 pounds of mullet needed as part of the food supply.
Troops overseas received mullet packed in salt to preserve the meat.
The salt springs of Werner-Boyce Salt Springs State Park are believed to have produced salt during the Civil War era, also supplying meat to the troops.
The gulf coast of Florida has been responsible for close to 88.2% of the nation’s mullet harvest since at least the 1960s.
Some of the harvests was from the shores of Port Richey as commercial mullet fishing was a very popular industry locally.
Florida voters approve the constitutional amendment in 1994 banning the use of certain gillnets commonly used in Mullet fishing which forced the industry to adapt to new gear or abandon net fishing for mullet.
The boat is an actual restored mullet skiff.
These large flat-bottom boats with a motor mounted near the front provided a large deck space in the rear and could easily skim across shallow waters often only 6 to 8 inches deep
The skiffs were often called bird dogs or well boats referring to the method of fishing where the captain would spot schools of mullet and then rapidly Circle them while an assistant fed hundred yards of net before hauling in the catch

mermaids Aripeka, Florida is a throwback to a simpler time of clothesline conversations, church on Sunday and family picnics.

The sleepy fishing community featured visits by boxer Jack Dempsey and Babe Ruth who would cast a line in the off season.


Originally located in Hernando County, the post office was moved across Hammock Creek into Pasco County in 1921. It was designated an historic site by the Pasco County historical Preservation Committee on June 3, 1993.

Several families settled in 1886, establishing the community known as Aripeka.

According to a state marker the community “was named for the Aripeka Sawmills Corporation which had adopted the name of an early 19th century Seminole leader.”

Exited the main highway and found a gem of a par all road headed north, the Old Dixie Highway.

Ruth first gained fame as a pitcher.

Although best remembered for swatting a prodigious 714 home runs and slugging .690, which remains a major-league record, Babe Ruth was one of baseball’s most dominant left-handed pitchers in the 1910s. He won 89 games in six seasons with the Boston Red Sox, including 24 in 1917, and helped the team win three World Series titles. Ruth only pitched five games for the New York Yankees as his position switched to outfielder after being sold by Boston before the 1920 season. Klein, C., (2014, July 11) 10 Surprising Facts You May Not Know About Babe Ruth history.com https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-babe-ruth

Have I not commanded you? …  Be strong and courageous. … Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”  Joshua 1:9

The 2022 Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s is raising money this year for music programming for seniors at Cedar Community, a 501c3, so all donations are tax-deductible.

Donate via the secure website through Cedar Community.  Donations should be marked “Amazing Ride 2021.” Click HERE to make a secure online donation.

Checks may be made payable to “Cedar Community Foundation” with “Judy Bike Ride” in the memo line and mailed to 113 Cedar Ridge Dr., West Bend, WI 53095

Be sure to include the Federal Tax ID Number for the Foundation: 39-1249432

You may also find a downloadable donation form HERE.

Cedar Community is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, and donations are tax-deductible.

VIDEO | TheBikeWriter | Quick bike tour in Tampa, Florida

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Judy
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February 10, 2022 – Tampa, FL – I’m heading into a quick jaunt on the bike in Tampa, Florida the next few days.

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I’m chasing down a couple of stories, including some history, on baseball legend Babe Ruth and trying to find a woman who has performed as a mermaid the past six decades; the word is she even swam for Elvis.

Algernon at the Marriott Hotel saved the day. Landed Tuesday night and found Tampa International is the only airport without large-item storage.  Got the police involved with no luck and then dragged the bike box to the Marriott next door and Algernon said he would tuck it away for me until I leave.

– Initially, I thought Algernon’s name was Al and it was a Godwink that my Dad was following me on the trip.

– The name reminded me of the story Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes.

– Spent the night at Tampa International; it was very Tom Hanks and “The Terminal.” FYI – the maintenance guys know the quietest nooks to curl up and sleep.

Pedaling out of the airport the next day I consulted an officer about a side road. He was gruff. “You didn’t plan did you?” I said, “That takes all the adventure out.”

Finding the service road to pedal out of Tampa International

What’s the weather in Wisconsin? Same here… or thereabout. Let’s just say I’m wearing earmuffs and blue jeans while biking and I found a glove on the road and I’m wearing it.

Upper Suncoast Bike Trail runs north out of the Tampa area and parallel to Hwy 589.

The path is paved and to the left are beautiful estates, and Starkey Park and Moon Lake Park.

A random armadillo sniffing around the dirt along the Suncoast bike trail

Very cute Twistee Treat in Bayonet Point. Owners have had it for 29 years. The Lady ahead of me in line ordered a hot chocolate because it was so cold. Temp was 61 degrees.

I logged about 50 miles from Tampa to Bayonet Point. Camped at Warren Boyce State  Park. I’ll use “camp” loosely. Google said there was camping. Come to find out, Google is wrong and the park rangers have tried to change it but they’ve had no luck.

in a conversation with the ranger, they said the closest camping park was a 20-minute drive. So about 28 miles in biking terms.

I tried a church on the way into town. The pastor declined a request to camp in their back 40. “We’re surrounded by woods,” he said. “The homeless come out at night and we’ve had a lot of security issues.”

The park ranger confirmed Bayonet Point was frequently featured on the TV show Cops.

The ranger agreed to a Plan B and I was grateful for another option.

This was my view last night.

I’ve been intrigued lately by YouTube videos on winter camping; it looks exciting. When temps dropped just below 40 last night I found it wasn’t.

My quarters at the State Park.

It’s actually an observation deck and public restrooms. Pretty upscale. It’s no wonder I travel alone.

Sunrise this morning from the observation deck, just outside my bathroom suite. Awesome!

Moving on to find Babe Ruth’s fishing village and the famous mermaids.

Ruth believed he was a year older than he really was for most of his life.

“For decades Ruth believed that his birthday was February 7, 1894. However, when he applied for a passport before sailing to Japan with an all-star team of ballplayers after the 1934 season, he looked up his birth certificate and found his birthday listed as February 6, 1895, nearly a full year later than he had believed. Ruth, however, continued to celebrate February 7 as his birthday and did not shave a year off his age.” Klein, C., (2014, July 11) 10 Surprising Facts You May Not Know About Babe Ruth history.com https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-babe-ruth

Have I not commanded you? …  Be strong and courageous. … Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”  Joshua 1:9

The 2022 Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s is raising money this year for music programming for seniors at Cedar Community, a 501c3, so all donations are tax-deductible.

Donate via the secure website through Cedar Community.  Donations should be marked “Amazing Ride 2021.” Click HERE to make a secure online donation.

Checks may be made payable to “Cedar Community Foundation” with “Judy Bike Ride” in the memo line and mailed to 113 Cedar Ridge Dr., West Bend, WI 53095

Be sure to include the Federal Tax ID Number for the Foundation: 39-1249432

You may also find a downloadable donation form HERE.

Cedar Community is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, and donations are tax-deductible.

VIDEO | Exploring the Ice Age Trail – Cedar Lakes Segment

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Judy
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Washington Co., WI – Becoming rather fascinated with the Ice Age Trail. It’s right in the backyard for neighbors in Washington County. Below is a quick video exploring the Cedar Lakes Segment, which is right off County Trunk NN just west of Arthur Road outside Slinger.

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Click HERE for the best map of the Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin

Some fun facts about the Ice Age Trail:

  • The Ice Age Trail covers over 1,200 miles and runs through 30 counties in Wisconsin.

ice age

Click HERE to SUBSCRIBE to FREE local news at

Washington County Insider on YouTube

  • There are 600 miles of blazed trails, which means they are out of traffic and marked with a yellow slash of paint. Other trail segments are also marked with blue or white paint markings.

ice age trail

  • There are maps along the trails to help you get your bearings. The maps outline the path, provide mile markers, and sometimes a tidbit of history.

ice age trail maps

  • In an effort to ramp up winter fitness, many people take to the trails to enjoy the outdoors, explore, and have adventure.

ice age

The Cedar Lakes Segment is extremely inviting. The terrain is pretty flat with some moderate climbing after you get through the farmer’s field. The trees in the forest area appear to be out of Disney’s Snow White with leering faces and branches that resemble outstretched arms. In the distance is the sound of the highway and the mournful whistle of one of dozen or so trains that run daily through the Slinger/Allenton area.

ice age

ice age

Click HERE for more information about the Ice Age Trail. What segment is your favorite, and which one would you recommend we feature next?

VIDEO | Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s | Touring the African Queen

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Judy
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Key Largo, FL – It was February 2021 when the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s took off for the Florida Keys for a week. One of the big “finds” was the original boat used in the movie The African Queen.

A hat tip this week to Cedar Community for letting me speak with residents at Cedar Bay East and Cedar Bay West. There was quite the turnout as we walked through some of the local news stories and then took a trip down memory lane recalling the trip to the Florida Keys and Ernest Hemingway’s home, six-toed cats, key lime pie, and the wonderful Everglades.

Below is the original story about touring The African Queen…..
The adventure film “The African Queen” directed by John Houston, hit the big screen in December 1951. The movie starred Humphrey Bogart as Captain Charlie Allnut and Katharine Hepburn as missionary Rose Sayer.

Now 70 years later, while pedaling The Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s – the Florida Keys, I found the famed boat as the African Queen in Key Largo is now an historic tourist attraction docked next to the Holiday Inn.

Waiting for the captain quite a few tourists from around the United States stopped and shared their favorite memories from the film.

“Probably the part everyone remembers is when he gets out of the water and has the leeches all over him,” said Terry Sharon from Bay View, Wi. “How well Bogie and Katharine got along and arguing and pouring out the booze, going past the fort and getting shot at… it was great.”

Patty Sharon remembered the costumes. “Katharine Hepburn had a hat on and the period dress and trying to stay so prim and proper through all the heat,” she said.

Jerry Wicker from Florida recalled the movie was filmed in Africa which led to some unpleasant illness behind the scenes. “Katharine Hepburn was so sick and in the scenes she had they kept a bucket to throw up in because the first time she ran to the outhouse there was a black mamba in it and she wouldn’t use that anymore,” he said.

African Queen

Susie Beck remembered the dynamic between Hepburn and Bogart. “For a movie to be centered around just two characters and carry it off, the scripting was really amazing,” she said.

African Queen

African Queen

Amy Deutl from Vermont remembered the sound of the steam engine on the African Queen. “The sound and the clunk, clunk, clunk and how he kicked it and banged on it to make it work and just the tenacity to stick with it,” she said.

Deutl also remembered the tension between the stars. “Was she going to throw him overboard… I can’t remember,” said Deutl. “The tension and the love affair… that was pretty cool.”

Just before noon Captain Jeff Jeffrey arrived and provided a brief look back at the origins of the African Queen. “This is the original boat from the movie and it was constructed in Lytham, England in 1912,” he said.

The original name for the 35-foot boat was the Livingston.  In 1949 the director of the movie, John Houston, was in Africa and as he was writing the screenplay for the movie he saw the boat working in the river. “He thought it would be a great asset for the movie so he asked the government if he could use it and they agreed and he slapped on the name African Queen.”

African Queen

After the movie the boat went back into service. “There was no market for movie memorabilia at the time so it was put back into work for several decades,” Jeffrey said. “In 1968 a man from San Francisco was traveling in Cairo, Egypt and he saw the boat sitting in the weeds and he bought it for $1.”

The boat was brought to the U.S. and later owned, most notably, by a man named Fess Parker who was hired by Disney and starred in the “Davey Crockett” series.

In 1982 the boat was found in a pasture in Ocala, Florida by a hotel mogul Jimmy Hendricks Sr.  The boat suffered a lot of decay and rust and sat on blocks of a while on Highway 1 in Florida. In 2012 the boat was purchased by Captain Lance and his wife Suzanne Holmquist who restored it and are now using it for tours.


After a brief history on the boat, Jeffrey brought out a weary white 3-ring binder with photos taken behind-the-scenes while filming “The African Queen.”

In an attempt to pedal 500 miles and share stories from the road I’m also throwing down a challenge to raise $10,000 for Alzheimer’s music and exercise programs at Cedar Community in West Bend; 100% of the money raised will go to Cedar Community so you will be able to see your donation at work.
HOW TO GIVE:

Cedar Community is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization and is therefore supported solely by the gifts and contributions of friends like YOU. All gifts are tax-deductible to the extent of the law.

Checks made payable to “Cedar Community” with note “JUDY’S BIKE RIDE” can be mailed to: Cedar Community Philanthropy, 113 Cedar Ridge Dr., West Bend, WI 53095. You may also click here for a downloadable donor form. (In “additional comments” add the note “Judy’s Bike Ride”

OR

CLICK HERE to donate securely online. (In “comments” section” add the note “Judy’s Bike Ride”)

Thank you note

Thanks to Lee and Sandy Stehling from Ace Canvas for kicking in the first $200. I’m currently working on a $10,000 match should the challenge goal be reached.
Thanks, also, in advance for your kindness and support; adventure suggestions are welcome on the 2021 tour of the Florida Keys.

Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s – Destination achieved!

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Judy
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July 7, 2018 – Whitefish Point, WI – It took a week and A day but managed to reach my destination of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Whitefish Point, MI and it was well worth the ride.

Photo credit: Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum

The bell, also called ‘The Voice of the Edmund Fitzgerald,’ is displayed as a shiny tribute in the middle of the museum. It is surrounded by other stories of lives lost on the mighty Great Lakes.

Photo credit: Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum

Whitefish Point has been called the graveyard of Lake Superior. Since navigation began on Lake Superior there have been approximately 550 wrecks.

Prior to wireless radio, ships communicated passing intentions by whistle signals which were often misinterpreted. To make things worse, Whitefish Point became infamous for poor visibility conditions due to fog, blinding snow squalls, and even the occasional smoke from forest fires that conceal ship movements.

Photo credit: Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum

While many talk about the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the worst disaster was actually on Lake Superior on August 20, 1920 about 24 miles southeast of Whitefish Point. On that date, the SS Superior City (the largest boating vessel ever built on freshwater at that time) was rammed by a much larger steamer vessel the Willis L. King after some passing signals got crossed.

Photo credit: Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum

Twenty-nine lives were lost; four crew survived to be rescued by the Willis L. King. To this day, The bones of the victims still rest on the deck 265 feet below.

(Audio credit: Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum)

Lightkeepers had to wind the mechanism which turn the light every 2 1/2 hours.

Lenses and chimneys had to be cleaned, wicks trimmed, machinery oiled and equipment checked on a daily basis.

The keeper carried fuel to the lamp in cans from the oil storage house which had to be located 100 feet from the lighthouse in case of fire.

         

 

VIDEO | Exploring the Ice Age Trail – Cedar Lakes Segment

By
Judy
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Washington Co., WI – Becoming rather fascinated with the Ice Age Trail. It’s right in the backyard for neighbors in Washington County. Below is a quick video exploring the Cedar Lakes Segment, which is right off County Trunk NN just west of Arthur Road outside Slinger.

Click HERE for the best map of the Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin

Some fun facts about the Ice Age Trail:

  • The Ice Age Trail covers over 1,200 miles and runs through 30 counties in Wisconsin.

ice age

Click HERE to SUBSCRIBE to FREE local news at

Washington County Insider on YouTube

  • There are 600 miles of blazed trails, which means they are out of traffic and marked with a yellow slash of paint. Other trail segments are also marked with blue or white paint markings.

ice age trail

  • There are maps along the trails to help you get your bearings. The maps outline the path, provide mile markers, and sometimes a tidbit of history.

ice age trail maps

  • In an effort to ramp up winter fitness, many people take to the trails to enjoy the outdoors, explore, and have adventure.

ice age

The Cedar Lakes Segment is extremely inviting. The terrain is pretty flat with some moderate climbing after you get through the farmer’s field. The trees in the forest area appear to be out of Disney’s Snow White with leering faces and branches that resemble outstretched arms. In the distance is the sound of the highway and the mournful whistle of one of dozen or so trains that run daily through the Slinger/Allenton area.

ice age

ice age

Click HERE for more information about the Ice Age Trail. What segment is your favorite, and which one would you recommend we feature next?

Amazing Ride impacts those facing Alzheimer’s | By Carrie Sturn

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Judy
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West Bend, WI – Washington County Insider’s Judy Steffes left Milwaukee on July 27 to continue her Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s.

Amazing Ride for Alzheimer's

Funds raised during her bike tour generously support music therapy for residents of The Cottages, Cedar Community’s memory care campus.

Al Steffes bike rideJudy’s travels and fundraising efforts are an ongoing tribute to her father, Al (above photo), who suffered from Alzheimer’s.

CLICK HERE to read more about how this annual bike ride impacts supportive programs at Cedar Community and raises awareness for Alzheimer’s locally, nationally, and worldwide over the years.

Amazing Ride impacts those facing Alzheimer’s | By Carrie Sturn

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Judy
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West Bend, WI – Washington County Insider’s Judy Steffes left Milwaukee on July 27 to continue her Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s.

Amazing Ride for Alzheimer's

Funds raised during her bike tour generously support music therapy for residents of The Cottages, Cedar Community’s memory care campus.

Al Steffes bike rideJudy’s travels and fundraising efforts are an ongoing tribute to her father, Al (above photo), who suffered from Alzheimer’s.

CLICK HERE to read more about how this annual bike ride impacts supportive programs at Cedar Community and raises awareness for Alzheimer’s locally, nationally, and worldwide over the years.

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