Pancake Day, Festival Hall, Racine, Wisconsin

Pancake Day, Festival Hall, Racine, Wisconsin

Racine, Wisconsin — Kiwanis Pancake Day patrons eat and greet inside Festival Hall along the Lake Michigan shoreline in downtown Racine, Wisconsin. An annual fundraiser sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Greater Racine since...

Pancake Day, Racine, Wisconsin: Pancake griddles

Pancake Day, Racine, Wisconsin: Pancake griddles

Racine, Wisconsin — Pancake Day cooks, including Miss Racine 2007, Brittani Madala — cook pancakes on specially-designed pancake griddles at Festival Hall in downtown Racine, Wisconsin. An annual fundraiser sponsored by the...

Wind Point Lighthouse, Wind Point, Wisconsin

Wind Point Lighthouse, Wind Point, Wisconsin

Wind Point, Wisconsin — The Wind Point Lighthouse on Lake Michigan, viewed from the southeast. Here's the text of the lighthouse's Wisconsin Historical Society sign:   THE WIND POINT LIGHTHOUSE To assist navigation...

Tobacco hornworm caterpillar (Manduca sexta)

Tobacco hornworm caterpillar (Manduca sexta)

Racine, Wisconsin — A tobacco hornworm caterpillar (Manduca sexta, often confused with the tomato hornworm caterpillar) is seen devouring tomato plants in our backyard. As is detailed in our blog, when we first spotted this...

Golden Chicken: Racine fried chicken restaurant mascots

Golden Chicken: Racine fried chicken restaurant mascots

Racine, Wisconsin — Chickens from the Golden Chicken carry-out restaurant ("A Treat in Eatin' You'll Keep Repeatin') wait in the staging area in the 2200 block of North Main Street before riding in Racine's Fourth of July...

4th of July parade, Main Street, Racine, Wisconsin

4th of July parade, Main Street, Racine, Wisconsin

Racine, Wisconsin — Uncle Sam, walking on stilts in the 2006 4th of July parade, passes Monument Square on Main Street in downtown Racine, Wisconsin. Officially known as the Fourth Fest Parade, the event was listed as one of...

Romiti Construction, General Contractors, Racine

Romiti Construction, General Contractors, Racine

Sturtevant, Wisconsin — He came out of the Menards store to find us admiring and photographing his vintage Dodge pickup truck in the parking lot. He said he was its only owner, and it still ran great. The emblem on his hat...

Cooper’s Hawk in crabapple tree, Racine, Wisconsin

Cooper’s Hawk in crabapple tree, Racine, Wisconsin

Racine, Wisconsin — A Cooper's Hawk (a member of the goshawk genus Accipiter) perches among crab apples and patches of lichen in our backyard crabapple tree as we photograph it through our kitchen window.[includeme...

Dreams Los Cabos all-inclusive resort & spa, Mexico

Dreams Los Cabos all-inclusive resort & spa, Mexico

Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico — Infinity swimming pool at Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & Spa, about halfway between Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo on the Pacific Ocean/Sea of Cortez.[includeme...

All-inclusive resort: Dreams Los Cabos, Mexico

All-inclusive resort: Dreams Los Cabos, Mexico

Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico — Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & Spa, viewed from its Pacific Ocean/Gulf of California beach, about halfway between Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo.[includeme...

All-inclusive Cabo resort room: Dreams Los Cabos

All-inclusive Cabo resort room: Dreams Los Cabos

Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico — Hotel bedroom at the all-inclusive Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort & Spa, about halfway between Cabo San Lucas and San José del Cabo on the Pacific Ocean/Sea of...

Marina Cabo San Lucas, Pedregal, Tesoro Hotel

Marina Cabo San Lucas, Pedregal, Tesoro Hotel

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico — Recreational boat slips at Marina Cabo San Lucas, the 380-slip marina in the harbor of Cabo San Lucas, at the very tip of the Baja Peninsula. Up on the hill at left are some of the real estate...

Marina Cabo San Lucas, Tesoro Los Cabos Hotel

Marina Cabo San Lucas, Tesoro Los Cabos Hotel

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico — Water taxis and recreational boat slips at Marina Cabo San Lucas, the 380-slip marina in the harbor of Cabo San Lucas, at the very tip of the Baja Peninsula. At the far end of the marina is the...

Charter yacht Crystal, Marina Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Charter yacht Crystal, Marina Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico — The 111-foot luxury charter yacht Crystal, docked outside the Tesoro Los Cabos Hotel at Marina Cabo San Lucas, the 380-slip marina in the harbor of Cabo San Lucas....

Cabo Wabo Cantina, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Cabo Wabo Cantina, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico

Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico — Sammy Hagar's original Cabo Wabo Cantina, one of four Cabo Wabo bar and nightclub locations. The others are in Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, and Hollywood. Cabo Wabo is also the name of...

Cycling announcer John Beckman, cyclist Magen Long

Cycling announcer John Beckman, cyclist Magen Long

Waukesha, Wisconsin — International Cycling Classic (Superweek) race announcer John Beckman interviews the points leader, cyclist Magen Long, on the podium after the women's bike race in the Carl Zach Cycling...

Victorian house, Waukesha, Wisconsin bike race

Victorian house, Waukesha, Wisconsin bike race

Waukesha, Wisconsin — A Victorian-era house dated 1883 stands on the corner as women cyclists descend W. Park Avenue and turn north on West Avenue during the 2005 Carl Zach Cycling Classic, part of the annual Superweek Pro...

Menasha, Wisconsin: Main Street

Menasha, Wisconsin: Main Street

Menasha, Wisconsin — A race security monitor sits in a lawn chair outside Charley's Barber Shop at 9 Main St. during the Superweek Pro Tour (International Cycling Classic). [includeme...

Lake Geneva mansion: Stone Manor (Youngland Manor)

Lake Geneva mansion: Stone Manor (Youngland Manor)

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin — Otto Young's "Youngland Manor" mansion, built in 1899 and renamed "Stone Manor" by a subsequent owner.Today, Stone Manor is divided into five residential units, one of which is shown in this 2010...

Mickey-Lu Bar-B-Q, Marinette, Wisconsin

Mickey-Lu Bar-B-Q, Marinette, Wisconsin

Marinette, Wisconsin — Mickey-Lu Bar-B-Q restaurant features a charcoal grill and serves charcoal-broiled sandwiches, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and bratwurst, as well as malts and shakes made with real ice cream.[includeme...

Steve Dahl Show, Sheraton Maui remote, 2005

Steve Dahl Show, Sheraton Maui remote, 2005

Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii — Remote broadcast of the Steve Dahl Show from the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa at Black Rock on Kaanapali Beach. Left to right: Musicians Henry Kapono and Barry Flanagan, Chicago Bears analyst Tom...

Mark Zerang, radio engineer

Mark Zerang, radio engineer

Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii — Radio engineer Mark Zerang controls the audio mixing board during a remote broadcast of the Steve Dahl Show from the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa on Chicago's 105.9 WCKG. At upper left are musicians...

Olinda Road, Mile 10, Makawao, Maui, Hawaii

Olinda Road, Mile 10, Makawao, Maui, Hawaii

Makawao, Maui, Hawaii — Olinda Road at mile marker 10, headed up from Makawao toward Haleakalā in upcountry Maui. The address of the house is 1630 Olinda Road, and according to Trulia.com, it is 3,935 square feet on a...

Jeepster Commando convertible interior

Jeepster Commando convertible interior

Mākena, Maui, Hawaii — Interior of a Jeepster Commando convertible parked outside Keawala'i Congregational Church at 5300 Mākena Road.

Piazza del Popolo and town hall, Montalcino, Italy

Piazza del Popolo and town hall, Montalcino, Italy

Montalcino (Siena), Italy — The day winds down at the Piazza del Popolo, Montalcino's main square. At left is the town hall, built in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. [includeme...