27 July 2016. We recently spent three wonderful days (and four nights) in the Nelson, Wisconsin, area visiting wineries, taking in the sights, checking out the Laura Ingalls Wilder museum, and also the National Eagle Center in nearby (across the mighty Mississippi River) Wabasha, Minnesota. I thought about noting this time chronologically, but decided to give it a go via some sort of theme. Wine tasting, eagles, etc. So, first up, our campground, Nelson's Landing RV Park (Nelson's Landing was the original name for the town, later shortened to just Nelson). The park is unique in its design (a spiral road, with campsites acting as "spokes" of a wheel).
As you can tell from the above pic, the park is fairly new, but well on its way to bigger and better. Our campsite (as you'll soon see) was situated almost directly a local area landmark, the Twin Bluffs. There were actually three different bluffs above the park -- made for a beautiful setting. Here's a shot of our motorhome on site, with the Twin Bluffs in the background.
Just off to our left and behind us, was a old farmstead. I thought the barn looked pretty neat and took a couple snaps. Here's one I like.
While walking Gabby (our Yorkshire Terrier) around the campground, I discovered an old building that looked like it might have been there for quite some time. A sign on the front of the building read Nelson School, so I'm assuming at some point in time it was used as a schoolhouse. Today, I believe it's an apartment complex. Still, a neat looking old building with ivy growing all over the exterior. Here's a couple pics of the several that I took of this fascinating old building.
Just on the other side of the road from the campground's sign, was another, older building, most likely some sort of storage shed at one time. It offered another photo op that I couldn't pass up. A couple snaps for your viewing pleasure.
One last tidbit, before finally posting this blog entry. While Nelson is relatively small (pop. 395), a major claim to its fame is the Nelson Cheese Factory (now called the Nelson Creamery). The original founders of the cheese factory made cheese for over 100 years.
Today the Creamery (http://www.nelsoncheese.com/) offers cheeses from not only Wisconsin (for which the state is famous) but from around the world. Their inventory also includes a worldwide gourmet selection of food, including meats and fine wines. The on-site deli features a selection of sandwiches, soups and salads -- we tried a couple sandwiches one day and they were terrific. And their ice cream! Wow! The ice cream is to die for. Must be because we're in dairy country in both Wisconsin and Minnesota. Anyway, we tried their ice cream EVERY DAY we were there. If you're ever in this part of the country, the Creamery must be on your to-do list! One last pic, of the Creamery, natch!
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