Northern Wisconsin Exploring August 4th -11th 2015

All aboard "America's Only Moving" B & B Train. 4 miles North of Spooner on Highway 53/63. Enjoy the ride of the Wisconsin Great Northern

Dreaming on a train

Reserved tables await For actual dining, the train reached a scenic setting and stopped.

Fine dining with books to read with coffee

View from the Dining Car during dinner.

Early morning sprinklers

Buffet Breakfast

Bridge to view Lower Falls

Selfie with heavy Camera gear.

Playing and relaxing in Lower Falls

We hiked the Thimbleberry Nature Trail

Sandstone Quarry & surrounding remains

Some of the building blocks and materials from yesteryear are from this location including the Brownstone that was used for the Fairlawn Mansion, Superior.

Hiking the Osaugie Trail, Superior, Wisconsin

Fairlawn Mansion, Superior, Wisconsin http://superiorpublicmuseums.org/fairlawn-mansion-2/

Overlooking Superior Bay and lake Superior, Fairlawn was the estate of industrialist and Superior's three term mayor Martin Pattison, his wife Grace and their family until 1920. Built in 1890 for $ 150,000, this 42 room Queen Anne mansion recalls the elegance and prosperity of Superior's ealry boomtown days, as well as the mansion's unique 42-year period as a children's home. Saved bythe City of Superior from the wrecking ball in 1963, a $1.6 million renovation was done to the exterior and the interior first floor in 1998.

Barker's Island, Superior, Wisconsin

We hiked and explored Pattison State Park

Black River moments before Big Manitou Falls