3rd Annual Overnight HOG Ride - Northwood’s Tour
This was the year Cathy and I became real tour guides! We had a total of 12 couples and 22 motorcycles. Having this many riders it made it very interesting when we maneuvered through the Wisconsin Dells on a Saturday afternoon in the summer! This year Cathy made green forest headbands for everyone. She also sewed two flags for the back of the Harley!
Having this many riders, we offered something new this year, a catered lunch! I contacted Glenn’s Market of Watertown, WI for help. With their help, we were able to offer our friends a full featured lunch for around $5 each. Glenn’s let us borrow their mini coolers to keep everything fresh. Once again our trailer came in handy.
On our way to Wausau for the night, we crossed the Wisconsin River via the Merrimac Ferry. The Merrimac Ferry is Wisconsin’s only “free” ferry. This ferry follows US 113 from one side of the river to the other. The ferry is pulled from side-to-side by cables.
We arrived at our hotel, Comfort Inn in Wausau mid afternoon on what turned out to be a beautiful day. After some swimming, pictures and drinks we made our way to Tony Romas for dinner.
Sunday those that wanted to stop and shop at Wausau Harley-Davidson (two blocks from the hotel) made the journey. We all decided to hit the road around 11:00 towards Wild Rose for lunch. We had made reservations for our gang at 1:00 and prior to arriving, the owner informed Cathy and I that they would put together a lunch that would be hot and waiting for us. The Pioneer Pub at 480 Main Street in Wild Rose (920-622-4550) had a décor of a north woods hunting cabin with its log exterior construction. The food and service was to our liking and would highly recommend the Pioneer Pub if in the area.
The ride from Wild Rose to Watertown was very hot and stops were needed; as we dipped our north woods headbands in the ice water for some relief! One of the places we stopped was on the east shores of Green Lake. From here we continued on towards Watertown stopping in Fox Lake for some ice cream. Prior to finally reaching home, we ran into a short but very soaking rainstorm just south of Beaver Dam.
This was the year Cathy and I became real tour guides! We had a total of 12 couples and 22 motorcycles. Having this many riders it made it very interesting when we maneuvered through the Wisconsin Dells on a Saturday afternoon in the summer! This year Cathy made green forest headbands for everyone. She also sewed two flags for the back of the Harley!
Having this many riders, we offered something new this year, a catered lunch! I contacted Glenn’s Market of Watertown, WI for help. With their help, we were able to offer our friends a full featured lunch for around $5 each. Glenn’s let us borrow their mini coolers to keep everything fresh. Once again our trailer came in handy.
On our way to Wausau for the night, we crossed the Wisconsin River via the Merrimac Ferry. The Merrimac Ferry is Wisconsin’s only “free” ferry. This ferry follows US 113 from one side of the river to the other. The ferry is pulled from side-to-side by cables.
We arrived at our hotel, Comfort Inn in Wausau mid afternoon on what turned out to be a beautiful day. After some swimming, pictures and drinks we made our way to Tony Romas for dinner.
Sunday those that wanted to stop and shop at Wausau Harley-Davidson (two blocks from the hotel) made the journey. We all decided to hit the road around 11:00 towards Wild Rose for lunch. We had made reservations for our gang at 1:00 and prior to arriving, the owner informed Cathy and I that they would put together a lunch that would be hot and waiting for us. The Pioneer Pub at 480 Main Street in Wild Rose (920-622-4550) had a décor of a north woods hunting cabin with its log exterior construction. The food and service was to our liking and would highly recommend the Pioneer Pub if in the area.
The ride from Wild Rose to Watertown was very hot and stops were needed; as we dipped our north woods headbands in the ice water for some relief! One of the places we stopped was on the east shores of Green Lake. From here we continued on towards Watertown stopping in Fox Lake for some ice cream. Prior to finally reaching home, we ran into a short but very soaking rainstorm just south of Beaver Dam.
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