GREAT RIVER ROAD TRIP ~ PICTURES TAKEN ALONG THE WAY

 SUMMER TRIP UP THE     GREAT RIVER ROAD IN    WISCONSIN


My sister, Geri, and I visited several shrines and grottos on our trip.  
This blue "tree" of candles was at one of them.  They raise and lower it mechanically to light the candles.  Amazing!

 We stopped and read every single historical marker along the way.  They are very interesting and bring to "light" the history many nuns had us read about in elementary and middle school.  Visiting the places made it all real.

One priest built an entire grotto with stones, glass pieces, odds and ends from all over the world.  Cement must've been his "friend" for several years!

The Beatitudes in cement. The tree of life made of glass, stones and knick knacks.

A few glass balls were perched on pillars at the entrance.  I'm in this one! 

Each small shrine holds a saint, with The Blessed Virgin watching over the entire area.

Remember Little House on the Prairie?

Inside of Laura Ingalls Wilder childhood home.

THE  Little House on the Prairie.

 In Alma, WI Geri and I stayed at this Bed and Breakfast.  We entered the house and had a sign greet us that said:  Go upstairs, choose a room. Charge for the room is on the back of the door.  Leave money and key on the dresser when you leave.  Enjoy the parlor downstairs and breakfast in the morning.

We choose the Red Room.  This was my bed.  Geri's was a full size antique bed. The room was cozy and full of antiques.  The bathroom was shared by all the rooms.  We were the only guests, so we had it to ourselves.  In the morning we were treated to coffee, toast and homemade marmalade.
An interesting way to run a bed and breakfast.