 How much booze in a "swig"? Nothing says “summer vacation” like a beautiful scenic area surrounded by tacky tourist traps. That’s what drew us to Wisconsin Dells in the south-central area of our state. Serene lakes and glacier-carved sandstone cliffs take a back seat to fudge shops, a wax museum, old-time photo studios, t-shirt stores and so much less.
Besides perennial favorites like a low-rent wedding chapel wedged between two parking lots, and a bar named Nig’s (where we have yet to take a swig), we discovered an intriguing new Dells attraction: Asgard Axe Throwing. Asgard serves quick eats and 24 craft beers at tables overlooking safety-cage lanes for “competitive and leisure axe throwing.” It claims to be the Dells’ bachelor and bachelorette headquarters and a great place for team-building. Asgard also promises to “unleash your inner Viking.” One young newbie nailed the target on her first try. On every subsequent throw, the flat edge struck the target with a dull thud. Maybe she didn’t have an inner Viking. But hey, you field-event throwers: Axe throwing could be great for cross-training. Or maybe you’d wreck your shoulder. Worth a try, though, right? Let us know how that goes. --Leah Rewolinski
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 Yes, you CAN judge a gift by its cover. The Rewolinski clan’s annual midsummer Christmas reunion is coming up fast. Yes, midsummer Christmas, because it's too hard to schedule December parties in Wisconsin due to blizzards, avalanches, and glaciers calving.
The centerpiece of this picnic is the Crap Swap (aka white-elephant gift exchange). We’ve outdone ourselves this year. My hubby Tom found a paperback describing 1,000 uses for duct tape. If a woman wins this, she’ll know it’s a humor book. If a guy wins it, he’ll think it’s seriously useful. Each crappy present must be wrapped so players choosing from the gift pile won’t know what they’re getting. I wrapped this one with cheap packing paper bound by – you guessed it – duct tape! Ha ha haaa! The wrapping project took at least five minutes. Now I must lie down for a nap. ~~Leah Rewolinski |
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