Waiting for food to swim by -- in the cold . .

If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 38 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by, you might live in Wisconsin.

Ice fishing is VERY popular here in Wisconsin. We live about .5 miles from the St. Croix River, which creates a boundary between WI and MN, and every year hundreds of folks drive, snow mobile, walk out onto the river to Ice Fish. Here are some shots that I took last weekend. 

The last two pictures are just a bonus!  As I was leaving the nearby lake, there was a hot baloon sinking into the horizon and then trumpeter swans flew over.  What an amazing day! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wandering in Wisconsin

This year as a photo project, I thought it would be interesting to share 52 interesting things, people, places, traditions that you may or may not know about Wisconsin.  Now mind you, some of these posts might seem just a little bit strange to you -- especially if you live in the South!  As a Georgia girl, they seem a bit strange to me too. :)

After living here for 2 years, I feel like I am beginning to understand just a little bit more about the culture and what makes folks tick up here in the northern mid-west.  I don't think that I will ever be able to pass as a native (the accent gives me away), but I do believe that I will at least be able to understand the conversations and laugh at the jokes.

I welcome you to come along on the journey as I create a pictoral study of "Life in Wisconsin -- Through the Eyes of a Georgia Girl".  I wish you guys could come come on over and join us tonight for a Hot Dish and then relax over a pan of bars as we cheer our beloved Packers to the Superbowl!

Dress warm and enjoy the long winters!!

Week 18 -- Erector Set

Lift Bridge in Deluth, MN

We had a wonderful breakfast in the revolving resturant atop our hotel.  We enjoyed the views over Lake Superior.  All the pictures were shot through the window of hte resturant or the car as we drove across.

Week 17 -- Blue Horizons

More from the North Shore

Week 16 -- Beacons

Split Rock Lighthouse on the North Shore of Lake Superior

What a fantastastic day!  The weather was rainy and cloudy, but after the rain, the blue skies came in. I wish we could have stayed for sun set.  It was interesting to see the changes in the clouds and the sun was just perfect.  We will have to get back up there sometime soon.  Fall will be beautiful there. 

Week 15 -- Reflections

Week 14 -- Young Man