August 18

Its the AM report Brought to you by the big lake they call "Gittchi Gami"!
Reporting from the land of lake "Wobegon"
We rode from Ely,Mn to Waussau,WI on our way to Green Bay to catch the ferry to Michigan. So...set back and relax and enjoy our photo journey.

Ely,MN

August 16

The PM report brought to you by "AeroStich"
This morning Mr. Happy rode home to "Aerostich" in style. He is sooooo......Happy to be back home for a visit.
Our eternal thanks to the great people at "Aerostich" for fixing my riding pants on the fly. They truly make the best riding gear in the world.  Thank you Aerostich!

Our next stop was Two Harbors, MN. The light house at Two Harbors.

Two Harbors, it is beautiful up here. We are currently in Ely, MN this is a fly fishing dream.
until next time.....live from the road less traveled.
Ciao
Mark

Monday August 15,2011

The Daily report brought to you by Harley Davidson
This morning we're here at the Harley Davidson factory in Tomahawk, WI. this is their luggage and painting facility. They also make the windscreens here as well. Sorry...Mr.Happy, but, they don't allow cameras here. This is as close as you get.

The facility was acquired in 1961 from the Tomahawk Boat company. And, yes for a while Harley Davidson made boats. Willie G Davidson started here designing boat dashes.

This afternoon we ate lunch in a very quint town, Ogema, WI.  at very quint cafe the "Rail Trail Cafe" their lunch specials are pretty tasty. While we were there we ran into some writers for "Road Runner" magazine. They were completing the "Shamrock Tour" of Wisconsin. I recommend reading "Road Runner" they have good articles on short trips around the country and maps that fit in your tankbag.

Lake Superior from Deluth, Mn. Mr.Happy's home town.
 Until next time.......its live from the road less traveled.

Ciao
Mark

August 14,2011

The Pm report brought to you by "Harley-Davidson"

Greetings from Milwaukee, our last day here. Today we are touring the museum. So... lets follow Mr. Happy as we tour the museum.

       

Harley Davidson Motorcycle #1 1903 a beautiful machine. Who wouldn't want one of these in their barn to ride to bike night?

You can't believe the enormity of the museum's collection. At 192,000 square feet it takes about three hours to tour the museum, and you still would miss something. The collection is arranged in chronographical order in history.

Another beautiful machine from 1930's

Mr. Happy! get ur ass up! your not allowed to nap on the displays. We still have more to look at.

A whole lot more to see.

Well thats the report for today. We are currently at Merrill, WI tomorrow we ride up to Tomahawk to visit the Harley Fiber glass plant where they make all the luggage for Harley's.

Until next time....live on the road lease traveled.

Ciao

Mark

Miller Brewery Tour

The PM report brought to you by "Miller Brewery"

Guten Tag, Guten Tag Mein Herrs und mitten Dames;
This afternoon we toured the "Frederick J. Miller" brewery in Milwaukee. Remember the TV show "Laverne and Shirley"? Yep...thats where they worked.

At the end of the tour was Bier tasting. That was the best part of the tour. The Miller inn. at the Brewery. Which is the Brau Haus.
Until next time.....
Bis Bade
Mark
P.S.
I recommend the Leinenkugle's Summer Shandi.

Saturday August 13

The AM report brought to you by Harley Davidson.

We are here live in Milwaukee, WI. reporting from the Harley-Davidson Museum. Yesterday we took the "Steel-Toe" tour of the Power Train plant in Menomonee Falls, WI.  Here is where they build the 6 different enigines for Harley-Davidson Motorcycles. All but the V-Rod which is built in Kansas City, Mo.
It takes 2 1/2 hours to build one engine. and they only are built on day shift at the plant. The plant runs three shifts, but, production is only on 1st shift.

After the plant tour we toured the X-collection which is a special exhibit of some of Harley's racing machines and prototypes. Here is a "V-Rod" built for Drag racing.


until next time

Ciao
Mark

Day 4

The PM report brought to you by Harley Davidson


We are here live in Milwaukee, WI. Reporting from Bike Night at "The Harley Davidson Museum", how awesome is that! And what a fitting statue of a "Hill Climber". I think of home and the AMA Hill Climb at Oreagonia, Ohio. By the way this statue was donated by Willie "G" Davidson, the grandson of Arthur Davidson.

Yep...you have to love motorcycles to appreciate the passion that runs deep. Burt Munro once said; "A man lives more in five minutes of ridding a motorcycle than a life time without." I believe Burt was right. (Burt Munro- world speed record holder at Bonneville on a 1921 Indian Scout) By the way his record still stands to this very day.

Tomorrow we tour the Museum and the Harley Factory, it doesn't get any better than this.

Above is a 1903 Harley-Davidson.

Until next time.

ciao