NipClub Visits Wisconsin!!! July 28,2011

ANIPALS!! Crack open a tall frosty beer & hop aboard
the #NipClub bus to tour Wisconsin!!!

Guided Tour Schedule!!!!

7:00pm EDT @RealFakeGator will lead a tour of America's Little Switzerland New Glarus and then show us beautiful Madison and finally we'll end up in America's Playground Wisconsin Dells where we'll ride the Original Army Ducks!!!!

@RealFakeGator drives a Wisconsin Dells Duck down to path to the water! Enjoy the ride.

@RealFakeGator hits the water fast with his duck so hold on!!!

8:00pm EDT @MarioDaCat will lead you on a tour of THe Green BAy area including the home of the 

Green Bay Packers, Lambeau Field and a lot  fo other great sites!!

9:15pm EDT @TheNascarKitty will lead a tour of Milwaukee, Fond du Lac, Door County and the 

Beautiful Northwoods of Wisconsin!!!!

Bucky Badger welcomes you all to Wisconsin!

#NipClub continues it's MidWest tour this week in lovely historic Wisconsin...home of @TheNascarKitty, @MarioDaCat, @RealFakeGator, @FergusTheDog,  and many more. We'll tour every corner of this great state and have a lot of fun doing it!!

@TinyPearlCat heads west from LaCrosse to Wisconsin Dells with
a Semi-Load of #NipClub stuff to our Wisconsin Pawty Site!!

Then @TinyPearlCat will jump on our tour bus to drive us all over  Wisconsin.

The Glaciers & ensuing rivers left a gorgeous lanscape in Wisconsin!

Wisconsin is a beautiful glaciated state. When the great glaciers of the ice age pushed through, they left behind a landscape rich in beauty & diversity. From the deep kettles and soaring moraines in the Kettle Moraine Forest http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kettle_Moraine_Scenic_Drive

Year around the Kettle Moraine is spectacular. Here it's in Fall Colors!

We have four real seasons in Wisconsin...although Summer is about a month, & spring is maybe two months MOL....We have a very gorgeous autumn, but then winter starts in October & lasts through March or even may some year. Here's some examples.

Nothing is more majestic than fresh snow on the trees

But DON'T park too close to Lake Michigan in winter (this is in Sheboygan)



Snowbanks in far northern Wisconsin by Lake Superior get a little high



SUmmer in Wisconsin though is unrivaled! Here, @TheNascarKitty
catches fish in one of our thousands of beautiful lakes!!

America's Dairyland, Wisconsin is home to millions of Dairy Cows, and thousands of
Dairy Farms dot the landscape. Milk is our Bread and Butter (so is butter
and Cheese MOL).

Wisconsin is FULL of great cities like MADISON, our State Capitol, home of The Wisconsin Badgers, and Lovely Lake Monona, Lake Mendota, Lake Kengosa, Lake Wingra, And BUCKY BADGER!!

Madison (above) and Wisconson's State Capitol (below)

Milwaukee is Wisconsin's Biggest City, with a great zoo, terrific museum, famous for being the

home of Miller Beer, Harley Davidson Motorcycles, and being former home to the (Atlanta Braves) 

and Current home to the Milwaukee Brewers.

 Downtown Milwaukee. 

 The Calatrava designed Milwaukee Art Museum

 A view from Lake Michigan

Foreground:Miller Park home of the Brewers. The Butterfly

roof opens and closes so they can play baseball in any weather

on a natural grass field. http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/mil/ballpark/index.jsp

@theNascarKitty rides Wisconsin's countryside on his Milwaukee
made Harley Davidson Ultra Classic Electra Glide

GREEN BAY Wisconsin, Home of  @MarioDaCat AND the World Champion Green Bay
Packers. On gameday, Lambeau Field is the universes best place for football!

@MarioDaCat & @TheNascarKitty enjoy a Green Bay Packer Game!

Wisconsin's spectacular NORTHWOODS
A favorite relaxation spot for  movies stars, politicians, and  of course  gangsters like
Al Capone and John Dillinger. Cities like Eagle River, Minaqua, Three Lakes, Hayward,
Hurley, Superior, Ashland, and so many more boast beautiful untouched wilderness.

So hop on the bus and enjoy the tour of Wisconsin. We'll have guided tours by @RealFakeGator who'll show us New Galrus & Madison & The Wisconsin Dells including taking us for a ride on the Original Army Ducks!!, @MarioDaCat will show us around Green Bay including Lambeau Field!!! And @TheNascarKitty will show us Milwaukee, his hometown of Fond du Lac, Door County AND the Northwoods!! Tour times will be posted by Wednesday morning at the bottom of this blog. Please keep checking back!!

MENU of Wisconsin Treats:

Cheese, Brats and Beer. It's what makes Wisconsin....err...umm...Chubby?
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Cream Puffs made famous by our State Fair!!
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The worlds Cheese Capitol, Wisconsin Make thousands of varieties!!
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Bratwurst!!! With Wisconsin made Saurkraut!!
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Wisconsin is America's Dairyland. Milk and Cookies!!!
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Friday nights are famous for FISH FRY's!! With all the fixin's!!
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Milwaukee's Famous Miller Beer Company!! OldStyle, Blatz, Schlitz and dozens more
beers call Wisconsin home as well!!!

New Galrus Brewery Spotted Cow NOT available outside Wisconsin
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Seymour, Wisconsin is the home to the Hamburger!! Yes You  CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER at #NipClub
http://homeofthehamburger.org/
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Two Rivers, Wisconsin is the birthplace of the Ice Cream Sundae!! Enjoy!!
http://www.tworiverseconomicdevelopment.org/relocation/history-sundae.htm
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Thursday July 21, 2011 #NipClub invades Chicago!! Week 1 of a Midwest US tour!!

The spectacular city of skyscrapers and culture on the edge of a Great Lake

Chicago!! The 2nd City (originally 2nd only to New York in size-now 3rd after New York & Los Angeles), home of @RosieAndCheeto and @BigBoyBosco and so many others! A huge, beautiful, historic city.

Beautiful Lincoln Memorial Drive along Lake Michigan

The worlds most beautiful skyline: The building on the left with  2 antennas is

America's tallest building. The building to the right with a diamond shaped

lights is the famous Smurfitt Stone Bldg, featured in the movie

"Adventures in Babysitting"

Our bus is the lap of luxury

Chicago is the first stop on our #NipClub bus trip through the MidWest of the United States!!!

Board our #NipClub bus early and @TinyPearlCat will drive us in luxury to the Windy City to pawty like only we can!!!

Guided Tours:


5:00pm EDT  @CatRulers will lead you on shopping tour including Watertower Place!! 


7:00pm EDT  @RosieAndCheeto will show you the best of Chicago!

8:00 EDT  @BigBoyBosco will lead you on tours through the home fields for the Chicago Cubs, The Chicago WhiteSox and The Chicago Bears!!


9:00pm EDT  @JoannTheRedhead will lead us on a tour of beautiful Navy Pier for shopping, sightseeing and fun!

MORE TO COME!! KEEP CHECKING! 

@Condo_Kitty

Chicagoland Pals: Niqqi, JoannTheRedhead, FairHope71, CatRulers, JeremyForPrez, BigBoyBosco, 
RosieAndCheeto, Condo_Kitty,

@cat_rulers

Cheeto (@RosieAndCheeto

@Fairhope71

@JeremyForPrez

@JoannTheRedhead

@Niqqi

@BigBoyBosco

TOURIST opportunities:

World famous Shedd Aquarium, a wonderful fun experience. NO IT's NOT
A BUFFET!!! Somebody keep their eye on @RosieAndCheeto!
http://www.sheddaquarium.org/

Millenium Park! Top Center the specially designed ampitheatre with the specially
designed sound reflecting wings, Left center the "Cloud Gate: sculpture also known
as the "Bean" Bottom center the huge glass brick screens that capture pictures
of visitors faces and put them on display. 

A better view of the "Bean" or Cloud Gate sculpture. It's HUGE!!

Navy Pier Shopping Mall-Expo Center juts out into the water of Lake Michigan
You can board the "Spirit of Chicago" yacht (foreground) for a
great dinner-sightseeing cruise!

Be sure to ride the huge Navy Pier Ferris Wheel. It's half as high as a skyscraper!!
http://www.navypier.com/

http://www.willistower.com/index.html
The Sears Tower was officially renamed "The Willis Tower" last
year, but to lovers of Chicago, it remains the Sears Tower!

Sears Tower was the world’s tallest building for 25 years
Beaten in 1998 by the Petronas Towers, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia
In 2004 Taipei 101 became the tallest building
The Sears Tower is however still tallest to the tips of the antennas: 1,725 ft

Sears Tower architect : Bruce Graham of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill - SOM

Sears Tower - The Building
Sears Tower is strategically located on Wacker Drive in the heart of the West Loop, Chicago’s premier submarket and home to its largest corporations and commuter rail stations. Completed in early 1973, Sears Tower is an attractive and contemporary 110-story trophy office tower consisting of steel columns and beams in a “mega-module” system. The building contains approximately 3.8 million rentable square feet (“RSF”) including approximately 159,000 RSF of retail space. The Property also features a 160-car executive parking garage accessible from Franklin Street. Other amenities include a world-class broadcast platform, tallest skydeck, full-service conference center, fitness facility, and exceptional technology features.

Sears Tower, completed May 3, 1973, rises to a height of 1,450 feet and is one of the most recognizable landmarks in the Chicago skyline and in the world. Sears Tower held the record for the world’s tallest building for 25 years until the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia were built in 1998. Then in the Fall of 2004 Taipei 101 took all but one title -- tallest to the tips of the antennas, which Sears Tower still owns. Including the Sears Tower antennas, the total height of Sears Tower increases to 1,725 feet. Designed by the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for Sears, Roebuck & Company, the world’s largest retailer at the time, the 3.8 million RSF building is the preeminent office address in Chicago and one of the premier properties in the world.

The Property provides an exceptional unparallel West Loop location, unparalleled views from all of the property’s highly efficient floors and an unmatched prestige.

Sears Tower Antenna Facts
East Antenna 253' tall
West Antenna 283' tall
12' diameter at base.

On top of each antenna there is a TLD (Tuned Liquid Dampener). Its purpose is to counteract the sway of the antenna from the wind.

The airplane warning lamps blink 40 times per minute. The night intensity level drops to one quarter of the daytime level at dusk.

Antenna Lighting:

March - St. Patrick's Day :Green

May - Mother's Day : Pink

July - 4th of July : Red and Blue

October - Halloween : Orange

December - Holidays : Red & Green

The Sears Tower (now the Willis Tower) features a glass floored-glass walled balcony on the 103rd floor
where you can literally stand 1000 feet in the air over the streets of Chicago & look down! YIKES!
http://www.theskydeck.com/

Menu!

Famous Arturo's Tacos
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Chicago Barbeque Ribs!!
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Browns Chicken and Pasta Meal, a Chicago tradition!
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Chicago Rueben from one of the great Chicago Delis
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Portillo's Italian Beef!! Served plain, or with peppers, and you choice of
"moisture" regular, drizzled with au jus or actually DIPPED in gravy!

Maxwell Street Polish Sausage with fried onions, sport peppers and mustard
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Chicago Deep Dish Pizza!! Unlike any other in the world!
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Nip-Spaghetti from Barnelli's Pasta Bowl
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World Famous Chicago Dog: Beef Frank, Poppy Seed Bun, Mustard, Neon Green Relish, Onion, Tomato,
Pickles, Sport Peppers, sprinkled with Celery Salt!!
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Chicago's Honker Ale, comes in a huge variety of flavors

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It has been Hot! So how about a refreshing float with ice cream and Green river soda, made right here in Chicago.

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Installed on the bus... Slushie machine. Bacon, Banana, and Nip flavors

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