Trying to keep our driving to a minimum daily we made a stop in Madison, WI for the night on our way to Minnesota. I reserved a Bed & Breakfast on Lake Mendota right outside of downtown.  Gardens of many different flowers, herbs and fruit trees surrounded the B&B with a beautiful view of the…

Arrived in Chicago early afternoon prior to our room being ready so we decided to head straight to Navy Pier.  Took a stroll around the Pier and dined at Harry Caray’s Tavern for lunch, we ordered the famous Chicago Footlong Chili Cheese dog which we both enjoyed(forgot a picture).  Being Sunday on a holiday weekend…

Weather has been fantastic all week, just one windy day in Cleveland but didn’t interfere much with our plans. Our first game was in Cincinnati at Great American Ballpark.  We’ve been to Cincinnati before so this was a quick in and out on game day!  The Ballpark sits on the Ohio River where Kentucky &…

Mike and I are a few days into our trip now & have traveled through 4 states already.  We are trying to keep driving to a minimum each day so we’re not spending most of the day in a car,  with just a few longer ones on the way.  Our 1st baseball game was in…