Hi Deb
Thanks for the informationon Whistling Straights golf course & Sheboygan
parks. Yes, I think we all can tell you love Sheboygan county. Its a
beautiful county, we sure enjoy traveling through, usually a different route
each time.
We definitely are going to visit the Sheyboygan Indian Mound Park in
September. And if we have time maybe we can check out that new walking
trail at Kohler-Andre.
Judy
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From: "Debie & Joe" <sebring(a)excel.net>
To: <WIGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 8:42 PM
Subject: Re: [WIGEN-L] PGA & Wisconsin..
Hi Judy,
I am not sure how Phil did today, I didn't get to watch, but as of
yesterday he was in 5th and wasn't that far behind the leader. So I think
if he had a good day today, he stood a good chance anyway. It is Nascar day
in our house. There was no Busch race yesterday, so that is why the Golf
was on. Normally we don't do golf, but since it was at the Straits, we
turned it on. However with the Nextel Cup race today, we didn't put the
golf on, we watched the race instead.<G>
Whistling Straits is to the north of Sheboygan and is located in
the area of County Trunk A and County LS or Lakeshore Road. For me it is a
direct shot pretty much from where I am. I can take 15th Street, which is
LS and it's about 10 to 15 minutes to the north. Anyway, Whistling Straits
was constructed in 1998, so if your atlas is before or about that time,
that would account for you not being able to see it.
The golf course near Kohler is another one owned by Herb Kohler. I
am not 100% sure, but I believe the one in Kohler was designed by Arnold
Palmer. Whistling Straits was designed by a world renown designer, I am sad
to admit that I can't remember his name anymore. Whistling Straits was
built on top of an old military training site. Before the golf course was
put in, the site was pretty neat to visit. Not many people seemed to know
about it though. Anyway, it had these thick steel doors and these bunker
type things. That was all removed of course when the golf course was put
in. The one on Pigeon River is Pine Hills Country Club and Golf Course.
Kohler Andre is a beautiful state park. My second oldest son just
finished putting in an 880 foot walking trail as part of his Eagle Scout
project. The trail is on the far south end of the park and was re-routed so
they could add more campsites in the future.
If you get the chance to go to the Mounds, it is truly a site to
see. It is beautiful and the wildflowers that grow there are just
unbelievable. They don't always uncover it, but there is a spot near the
front of the entrance that is encased in glass. We have noticed that they
have kept a piece of plywood, cut in an oval, over the top of it, but they
don't mind if you lift it up. I will be honest, some people don't like it
and get upset over it. Encased in glass are the remains of a female Indian
that was from that time frame. The mounds themselves are very interesting
to see though.
Ok, so no would believe I love Sheboygan County, now would they?
LOL!
Debie Blindauer