We left Dayton this morning for a 10 hour drive to Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The day was beautiful and the drive was uneventful and from time to time scenic. We checked into the Oxbow Hotel (www.theoxbowhotel.com) around four and immediately went for a walk around downtown. It was 95 degrees so it wasn't a long walk, but the little we saw was still impressive. It's a charming smallish city that sits on the junction of the Eau Claire and Chippewa rivers, both of which are rather picturesque with 11 bridges crossing them in the downtown area. Also, there's a lot of new construction going on downtown that fits in well with the older architecture. Definitely a nice place to live.
We skipped lunch and were hungry, so we decided on the District Pub and Grill just a few blocks across the river from the hotel. Since we were in Wisconsin we had to get the Cheese Curds that seem to be served in every restaurant in the state. They were interesting and good. We both had sandwiches and they were very good too. They had 30 beers on tap and one of the more interesting was the Liberal Tears. Of course I had one! And a few others too.
It had been a long day so we went back to the hotel and called it quits for the day. We had only planned to stay here one night, but for sure we would have liked to spend a few more. It's definitely a town worth exploring for a few days.
Tomorrow it's off to Fargo, North Dakota. It's only a 5 hour drive, so that's not too bad. We might even spend two days there.
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| Liberal Tears Beer Tap |
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