An early morning flight took us to Milwaukee, WI. After renting the car we headed to our first destination, The Elegant Farmer. The Elegant Farmer is located south of Milwaukee and is known for their apple pie baked in a brown bag. Yes, that's right, a brown paper bag. You enter the market/deli through a silo. We strolled around the market absorbing the wide array of country fresh goods. I knew we should have brought an extra suitcase just for shopping. We stopped at the deli and ordered our lunch. I had the grilled 3 cheese and tomato sandwich made with Baby Swiss, Gile’s Mild Colby and Muenster cheeses grilled with hot house tomatoes on homemade garlic parmesan bread while Dennis ate the cheddar and pepper brat. We sat at a table in the country store and devoured our wonderful lunch. Dessert? Of course. We shared a heated slice of their brown bag apple pie. The crust was flaky with a hint of cinnamon; the apples were baked just right, not soggy. We thought about bringing a small 4" one home but felt security at the airport might confiscate it. It's a good thing The Elegant Farmer ships. We did a little shopping before exiting through the silo. The English Toffee Caramel Corn is a perfect snack for a drive in the country. 
The drive through the Wisconsin countryside was beautiful. So green; spotted with silos and lots of barns. My favorite barn was the one with the face on the side of it. Our next stop was at the Jelly Belly warehouse. We took the Jelly Belly Express train for a tour around the warehouse watching mini videos on the history and how they're made. The best part, the free samples at the end of the tour. A person could get sick trying all the different kinds. My favorite, watermelon of course. Dennis tried the Dr. Pepper but wasn't real thrilled. His favorite, crushed pineapple. I couldn't bring myself to sample the one named booger. Yuck! More shopping done and then we headed north towards Milwaukee.
The drive through the Wisconsin countryside was beautiful. So green; spotted with silos and lots of barns. My favorite barn was the one with the face on the side of it. Our next stop was at the Jelly Belly warehouse. We took the Jelly Belly Express train for a tour around the warehouse watching mini videos on the history and how they're made. The best part, the free samples at the end of the tour. A person could get sick trying all the different kinds. My favorite, watermelon of course. Dennis tried the Dr. Pepper but wasn't real thrilled. His favorite, crushed pineapple. I couldn't bring myself to sample the one named booger. Yuck! More shopping done and then we headed north towards Milwaukee. The airport is very close to Lake Michigan so we headed to Grant Park to check out the beach and the lake. I prefer an all sand beach; this one was a little rocky. In fact, there was about a 4ft. section of all rock where the sand and lake met. However, this did not prevent me from
putting my feet in the lake. The water was cold but I can now say I have been in one of the Great Lakes. Hmmm, maybe a tour of the Great Lakes could be our next adventure.
After a fun-filled day in Wisconsin, we caught our flight to our overnight destination, Ohio.
http://www.elegantfarmer.com/
http://www.jellybelly.com/
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