J.B.’s Whiskey and Olde Style Grill
Battle Creek, MI (15-16 Jun)
This was a quick overnight stop still working our way to Elkhart. JB’s was great for beer and food and although we passed this time, he had a great selection of spirits! An obvious local hangout for many and the faces changed on our break to look around the area and get re-fueled. We did meet the owner, Jim, and chatted a bit. Good guy!
The one highlight was to find “Horrock’s Farm Market.” Not just a farmer’s market, this place had about any food item you could think you would want! In addition, they had a pizzeria, a deli, wine tasting and a beer garden – located in the garden section! How cool is that?!? Needless to say, Tina stocked up. Always love the fresh veggies!
Back at camp and after our evening beverage we retired to Serendipity and set up an outdoor theater. Too hot initially to move inside, we set up a fan and streamed a movie on the laptop! It eventually cooled off enough with the windows open to sleep, but boondocking with no power and no A/C on such a warm one was a challenge. We made it and had a good time but was not our favorite circumstance! Remember what I posted earlier about going north for the summer… 😊
Woke up to a thunderstorm and waited it out before getting on the road to our next stop only a short drive away!
Millstream Brau Haus
Amana, IA (26 Jun)
The Millstream Brau Haus, “Iowa’s Oldest Brewery”, is a great little German themed craft brewery located in one of the Colonies of Amana. Unbeknownst to us prior to our arrival, Amana, IA is composed of seven “colonies”, one of which we resided in overnight in the parking lot of our gracious hosts at Millstream. The Brau Haus also served some great German food! We sampled the giant pretzel and the Reuben Fruhlingsrolle, which was a Reuben sandwich egg roll. It was delicious and paired nicely with the Kolsch beer! Dinner that night was at the Ox Yoke Inn which we saw highlighted on some episode of a Food Network show. Their specialty was Schnitzel. Guess what we ordered? CORRECT! Needless to say, the Jaeger Schnitzel was wonderful, but even though the portion was big enough for two, it also came with half a dozen sides! The cream potatoes and fresh green beans were awesome, not to mention the rest of the sides! It was a great stop for food and drink and the parking at Millstream for the rig was more than adequate! Will be a definite re-visit if we get back in that area!
Potosi Brewing Company
Potosi, WI (27 Jun)
Our next overnight stop on the way to Indiana was at the Potosi Brewing Company in Potosi, WI. A back-up stop to our original trek, we are glad we made the change! In addition to being one of our favorite brew pubs, we learned it was also home to the National Beer Museum! What a fantastic collection of beer and beer making paraphernalia from throughout the decades of beer in the U.S! Recordings of old commercials (think Budweiser and Super Bowl), advertising flyers, cans, bottles, kegs, you name it! It is here! Admission is a nominal $5, but you get a $5 coupon you can use at the bar! What a bargain! I found the Cave Amber to be my favorite so much that we took a 4-pack with us! Another discovered gem here was finding Grant Park, a Corps of Engineers campground a couple of miles down the road. Located on the Mississippi River, it was a water/electricity camp in a pristine park. We watched the sunset on the Mississippi river while observing the camper traffic. It is a very popular campsite, but worth the visit if you reserve ahead – or you can chance it for first come, first serve sites! Another reason to re-visit and it is a stop on the “River Road.”
Camping up with the Joneses 