And now that I'm going to be having surgery next week, followed by a period of recuperation, I'd better post it today!
Just east of Lake Winnebago is an area that was colonized by German immigrant farmers, beginning in the 1840s. They established close-knit farming communities centered on their Roman Catholic churches. This area came to be known as Wisconsin's "holy land."
The St. Lawrence boys school also dates from that period.
In addition to Mount Calvary, other names include St. Anna, St. Cloud, St. Joe, St. Peter, and so on.
Johnsburg's history is especially well-documented - I'll enlarge the photos of the historical signs in front of the church -
Scattered through the holy land are tall angels lifting their long arms in praise -
And farmers have to farm and cattle have to do what cattle do. . .
. . . so, given that this farm is in the holy land, is this holy ______ ? Whatever - it's certainly liquid gold!
Liz and I certainly will wander this area again and again, so we'll bring you more reports.
On this trip a few weeks ago we ended up in St. Anna at its famous - notorious - steak place. Several boys - members of a visiting German youth orchestra - had suggested that they would enjoy a big American steak. So in St. Anna they got their wish!
They managed these porterhouses very well. There were no requests for doggy bags!
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