Gettin on the Boat

I'm taking my friend Tom along with his friend Dorothy on a trip the next few days. Tom and I took the Lake Express from Muskegon to Milwaukee last year and he really liked it. So we are doing it again this year, except we will take the boat across and back. He's wanted to attend a service at Willow Creek for a long time, so we are going to check out the Wed. night service. Not sure how a 89 year old man will take to things Willow Creek style. Stay tuned. On Thursday we'll head east toward Rockford to visit my aunts, then Fri. we'll swing up towards Madison, WI to see the House on the Rock before heading to Milwaukee to catch the 7P boat back to jolly old Michigan. Fri. sounds like a pretty packed day, but I figure Tom and Dorothy will poop out after an hour or two at the House on the Rock, so I don't think it will feel as rushed as it may first appear. Judging from the website, one could easily spend a day at the House on the Rock and still not see everything. My aunts took my mom and myself to this place back in my elementary school days, I remember finding it fascinating, although I don't remember much of the house itself. As an alternate we may go see the Time Museum in Rockford, they have all kinds of old and unusual time pieces. I saw this place as well as little boy, also courtesy of my aunts.

While assembling the links for this post I came across some sad news. The Time Museum no longer exists!! Read the link for more info., a real loss as they had a very impressive collection. I've also discovered the boat we plan to take having mechanical problems so they have cancelled all crossings on the Wed. we plan to leave, but it still looks like we can take the boat for the return trip. Hmmm, will have to give Tom a call tomorrow and see if he wants to reschedule or simply drive down around Chicago instead to get to Willow Creek.