Short stories and photos shared with humor and love
The food truck held its own on a lake so cold ice vapors swirled around it. Yellow letters on a red sign both identified its product and offered a spot of color on a gray horizon stretched wide. The tableaux told the story of Midwestern resolve, innovation, recreation and industry. Inside the truck, Dale and [...]
Our oldest son came home for the first time since Christmas 2019 and we celebrated with a taste of all things Wisconsin. So far during his stay, he has enjoyed a good, old-fashioned fish fry from Mark's Eastside, cheesecurds from Tom's Drive-in, a brat from a roadside stand and booyah! made by his sister Molly [...]
Once long ago, on a dare from one of her three Uncle Steves, Molly penned a little ode to the brat. The chorus went like this: Bratwurst, bratwurst a mixture of beef and cow. Bratwurst, bratwurst I wish I had one now. In Wisconsin, we don't raise brats, we grill them. While cheeseheads will debate [...]