Wisconsin to Minnesota

Mural in Ashland Wisconsin

Leif Erickson Park and Rose Garden in Duluth 

 

Smoke from the fires in Canada was pretty bad so we cancelled our boat ride around the Apostle Islands.  That makes 3 boat tours cancelled due to weather or air quality.  Luckily, we could lessen our disappointment by eating.  In Michigan it was the fabulous cherries in/on everything- duck, fish, jams, pies.  Wisconsin was tough because so many food places we went to were closed. Finding enough staff is said to be the problem.  Help wanted signs are everywhere. Fast

Food places now pay their workers daily.  No need to wait 2 weeks to get a pay check. In Wisconsin there is a pay differential depending on the worker’s age.  Not much incentive for teens to work. If a place IS open, there is probably a long wait to be seated.   Repeatedly finding closed  restaurants  really builds the appetite.  Luckily, we have the pies of the Midwest.   Pies are the nectar of the gods here. 

Pie menu at Rustic Inn

These pies are served without ice cream or whipped cream. No problem. They stand on their own.