Labor Day in a Rural Way

A sojourn in a small town.

We spent Labor Day weekend in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, close to my hometown. During our holiday, we socialized with my cousins, spent an evening with an old friend, picked blueberries at Cain’s Orchard, and biked one of America’s best bike trails: the epic Elroy Sparta Trail The trail is the first rail-to-trail biking route in the world and a must-see for bikers. Three long, cold, dark, wet, and canerverous tunnels resemble hell’s esophagus, and you must walk your bike through the mouth and out the other end. Our back-and-forth trip resulted in a mile of tunnel exploration, and thirty miles of biking round trip. Since it was almost 100 degrees the day we biked, the cold tunnels felt refreshing. Follow my wheels…

In Kendell, we passed a small town parade. You can see the bike trail between the Clydesdales. This is where we had our picnic lunch and we could hear police sirens, marching bands, and country music as the parade passed by.

I love this whimsical saying on the wall of our rental.

This was the coveted item of the weekend, since it was hotter than hell.

Bucolic Cain’s Orchard

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Sharon Wagner is a supernatural writer, inexhaustible travel blogger, and illustrator of children’s books, including Maya Monkey. A creative from birth, she never stops dreaming of magical worlds to unravel with words. Her debut novel, The Levitation Game, launches this summer. When she’s not traveling the jungles of Central America, Sharon lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two cats.

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13 Comments

  1. Wonderful photos from your trip. I like the views of the trail and tunnel. The blueberries look yummy.
    The pretty horses and the parade looks fun. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post.
    Take care, have a great day and a happy week ahead!

  2. It’s a beautiful trail. I’ve walked through short ones on rail trails, not any like these. I wish the blueberry picking was still going on where I live in New York State but our season ended about three weeks ago.

  3. I am totally jealous of your bike ride, especially through the tunnels. Such an adventure. Plus all the other things you saw on your trek. We have a pretty decent rail to trail bike trail near Tulsa but it is nothing like yours.

  4. There are many other interestings things here to see, to read. I enjoyed your post again.

    Thank you for sharing, Sharon and being part at
    MosaicMonday.

    Have a wonderful week.
    Greetings by Heidrun

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