One look at this photo and you will know why it’s due to the heavy fog that hangs over the mountains in the morning and after a rain.
The “Great Smokies”, as they are commonly called, is a mountain range along the Tennessee-North Carolina border. Great Smoky Mountain National Park was established in 1934 and is the most visited National Park in the United States. The Park is free and is open 24/7.
This is the last post of my 5 part series, “Epic Road Trip”. We stayed at the Lighthouse Inn at Two Rivers, Wisconsin in September during our road trip from North Carolina to Wisconsin. The city was named because of the East Twin River and West Twin River that meet in the city and flow into Lake Michigan. Two Rivers claims to be the birthplace of the ice cream Sundae, although other cities also make this claim. It also claims to have the best beach in Wisconsin(there are not many beaches in Wisconsin). The population is about 12,000 and their advertising slogan is “Catch our friendly waves”.
The West and East Twin Rivers
There are actually quite a few things to do in or near this small city;
Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum
Historic Rogers Street Fishing Village & Great Lakes Coast Guard Museum
Woodland Dunes Nature Center
Best beach in Wisconsin, Neshotah Beach
Two Rivers Trails
Manitowoc Lincoln Park Zoo
Historic Washington House
Two Rivers Historic Farm Museum
Wisconsin Maritime Museum at Manitowoc
West of the Lake Gardens at Manitowoc
Three Lighthouses; Rawley Point Light, Manitowoc Breakwater Light, and Two Rivers North Pierhead
On one of our many trips to Wisconsin, we stayed at a great hotel right on Lake Michigan, the Lighthouse Inn. I thought I was just finding a reasonably priced place to stay since our main focus was getting to Green Bay for a Packer game, but this hotel really surprised us!
The Lighthouse Inn is located in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, which is a cute little town by Lake Michigan. Two Rivers has a population of about 11,000. The name comes from two rivers, the East and West Twin Rivers which run together just before flowing into Lake Michigan.
Two Rivers, Wisc.
We got an executive Queen room which had a lake view. Our room was quite comfortable with a Queen sized bed, refrigerator, microwave, desk, and recliner. At night we would open the window and listen to the sound of waves hitting the shore. I especially liked it on a windy and stormy evening when the waves were crashing up over the rocks.
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We really liked our room, it was a little outdated, but very comfortable. I definitely recommend getting a room on the lakeside with views.
On the second day of our road trip to Wisconsin, we stayed at the Starved Rock Lodge, Oglesby, Illinois. I chose this location mainly because it was southwest of Chicago and in Central Illinois. Whenever we take a trip to Wisconsin, we try to avoid Chicago traffic if possible. Starved Rock State Park is situated along the south bank of the Illinois River about 100 miles from Chicago, it was first opened to the public in 1912. The park attracts more than 2 million visitors each year and was voted the Best Tourist Attraction in 2019. It has 13 miles of scenic trails and 18 canyons to explore. In the spring or after a heavy rain, the Park has many waterfalls to enjoy. Unfortunately, this fall was quite dry there, and we did not see any waterfalls but the canyons were beautiful just the same.
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