Washington Island Trip

@just4him (302277)
Green Bay, Wisconsin
October 21, 2016 6:57pm CST
I want to thank @jaboUK for the instructions on how to upload this slideshow of my trip to Washington Island, Wisconsin, October 17-20. My friend, Debbie, from the writer's group we belong to, joined me on a vacation that was the best I have ever been on. It rained only Monday night. The rest of the trip was cool but sunny. Absolutely perfect. First up on the slide show is a picture of goats on a roof of a restaurant we ate at on our way to the ferry that would take us across to the island. There is also a picture taken at the top of the thumb with pictures of the Bay of Green Bay. I shared a couple pictures from the ferry, on the way there and on the way back. I tried to keep some of the pictures in order, however, the church was visited twice, on the tour, and by ourselves. I also got the Halloween truck out of order. The gentleman in the picture is the owner of Cedar Lodge Resort. Per the tour with the Cherry Train, we learned the resort was the original logging camp for the island, and the office, not pictured, was the cook house. The Mountain tower was heart stopping with the panoramic view. As you will see when you click on the video, fall colors were at peak. We chose the perfect week for our vacation. Though it was a week past season, there were two surprises for us. The Cherry Train, which was supposed to have ended the week before and The Performing Arts Center. Despite my best efforts to get good pictures of the center, they came out too dark to see the beauty of the building. I took pictures of the limestone rocks at Schoolhouse Beach. You can't take them off the beach. There is a $250 fine for doing so. I also showed a picture of the sand at the dunes. The only sand beach on the island. Schoolhouse Beach is the deepest bay surrounding the island, and has a shipwreck in it. The bay where we stayed was the shallowest. The Dunes, was the coldest as it is on Lake Michigan. I hope you will click on the link to see a small portion of the 628 photos I took of our vacation. It is over 6 minutes. Thanks for reading.
I created this video with the YouTube Slideshow Creator (http://www.youtube.com/upload)
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@jstory07 (133459)
• Roseburg, Oregon
22 Oct 16
By your post you seemed to have had a very nice time and took lots of pictures. I am really glad that you had a nice time.
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Oct 16
It was wonderful. We had the best weather possible. We both got a lot of exercise seeing everything there is to see. Three days was perfect.
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@jstory07 (133459)
• Roseburg, Oregon
22 Oct 16
@just4him I am so happy for you. You deserve a good time after everything you have been through.
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Oct 16
@jstory07 Thank you.
@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
26 Oct 16
Lovely visit I had and I love the pics- where did you ladies sleep? the Viking Motel? Looks like fun!
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Oct 16
No, we stayed at Cedar Lodge Resort. We had a 3 bedroom cabin, full kitchen, living room with fireplace. It was great! I'm glad you enjoyed the pictures.
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Nov 16
@MarymargII It really was.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
4 Nov 16
@just4him Sounds like a fantastic little getaway!
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@tammys85 (29868)
• Baltimore, Maryland
24 Oct 16
I watched your slideshow, and I'm so glad you had a great time! You worked so hard on moving into your new apartment, and you definitely deserve to have some fun! :D
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@tammys85 (29868)
• Baltimore, Maryland
24 Oct 16
@just4him No problem! Oh I know how that is; I've enjoyed all my past wrestling trips, but after a few days, you're just ready to sleep in your own bed. Oh that's awesome! :)
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Oct 16
Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. Yes, we had so much fun. We were both ready to come home when we did. We were exhausted with all we did. And I stepped on the scale today and found the trip was good in another way too. I lost 13 pounds for a whopping 22 all together.
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Oct 16
@tammys85 Thank you. Yes, we were both ready for our own beds.
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
28 Oct 16
It looks like you had a wonderful time on your vacation. I love the pictures! You did a great job uploading them. I have never tried to do that before.
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@simone10 (54192)
• Louisville, Kentucky
2 Nov 16
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
29 Oct 16
That was my first time and I'm happy with the outcome.
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@JudyEv (323018)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Nov 16
What a great slideshow. I can see it would have been a wonderful trip. I loved the church.
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
6 Nov 16
I couldn't take enough pictures of that church. It's just beautiful. I'm glad you loved the slideshow. I have so many pictures of the trip I had a hard time choosing which ones to put on the slide show and then it was 6 minutes long. I hope it didn't feel too long.
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@JudyEv (323018)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Nov 16
@just4him It was fine. I have the same problem trying to choose which ones to leave out.
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Nov 16
@JudyEv Well as I had 628 photos to choose from it wasn't very easy.
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@Happy2BeMe (98795)
• Canada
24 Oct 16
Wow what a beautiful place! Thanks for sharing it with us. Looks like you had a wonderful time. I love all the pictures of you! The leaves look awesome and the beach is so beautiful. I think that was an old church I loved it!! Great slideshow!
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Oct 16
The wooden church is 20 years old. The white one was built in 1685.
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@Happy2BeMe (98795)
• Canada
24 Oct 16
@just4him oh very cool
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@GardenGerty (156813)
• United States
22 Oct 16
It sounds fantastic, I am going to have to take a look and enjoy your vacation vicariously.
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Oct 16
It was fantastic! I've never had a better vacation.
@BelleStarr (61050)
• United States
23 Oct 16
I am so glad that you had a nice vacation, I watched about three minutes of the slide show, looks like a beautiful area.
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Oct 16
It was. I'm glad you saw part of it.
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• Philippines
22 Oct 16
Wow, look at that place. Though I would never probably be there ever, thank you for at least sharing us the pictures of this place. Oh, yeah I subscribe too.
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Oct 16
Thank you for subscribing and enjoying the slideshow.
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@LadyDuck (453738)
• Switzerland
22 Oct 16
I am glad that Janet gave you instructions for the slideshow, I enjoyed so much looking at your photos.
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Oct 16
Thank you. I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
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@Butchcass4 (5895)
• United States
22 Oct 16
Your slide show was wonderful. So glad you had a wonderful time thanks for sharing your slideshow of your trip. God bless you
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Oct 16
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. We had a wonderful time. Thank you and God bless you as well.
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• United States
25 Oct 16
@just4him Thank you and God bless you too.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
22 Oct 16
very lovely, and the music made me smile
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Oct 16
I didn't know what music to choose for it, but chose that one because I thought it would go well and also because it was almost as long as the slideshow. I'm glad you liked it.
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
22 Oct 16
you have some great photos there, I loved that wooden church and the tree tops changing colour... and of the horses too.. and the lake .... all went to make a great slide show... well done and thanks for sharing...it's difficult to choose what photos to include and what not too... especially when you have so many nice ones to choose from... one suggestion..though ... hope you dont mind... 6 minutes is a long time for some folks...another time if you have lots of photos like that... you could make two or three slideshows...like dayone...then day two...ect...it looks like you had a great time with your friend...and enjoyed some good weather too...
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Oct 16
I realize it was long, but didn't know how to do that on a first try. I'm glad you enjoyed it. We had a wonderful time and the photos I took show the beautiful weather we had for the entire trip.
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@garymarsh6 (23394)
• United Kingdom
24 Oct 16
A beautiful slide show. It looks like you had a great time. I love the look of the church!
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Oct 16
I took a lot of pictures of it inside and out. It's just beautiful! Thank you for viewing it and enjoying it.
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@hereandthere (45671)
• Philippines
22 Oct 16
i watched the video. i love the red train, the swing and your pictures with the horse. i also love this picture because of the lake. the words 'placid' and 'glass' immediately came to mind. i'm glad you enjoyed your trip and congratulations on learning a new skill.
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Oct 16
Thank you for watching the video and enjoying it. Yes, I'm glad I learned a new skill too. Now I can do more slideshows when I get the chance.
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@jaboUK (64363)
• United Kingdom
22 Oct 16
This is great, I'm so glad you managed to do the slideshow. I loved seeing the pictures, but the only thing I would say is that it's a little long for most people's attention span. Judy told me that about two minutes is about right, and I think she is correct. I watched it to the end and I'm glad I did, but I don't know if everybody will. Anyway, you obviously had a wonderful trip and saw some great things.
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Oct 16
I'm glad you enjoyed it. I know I worried about how long it was, but it's better than looking at all 628 photos of it. I was camera happy. It's a great photo journey of the past four days.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48786)
• United States
22 Oct 16
I look forward to watching it.
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Oct 16
It turned out very good.
• United States
22 Oct 16
what a gorgeous place! crystal clear waters, beautiful fall colors, spectacular views! 'n ponies!! i absolutely love the one'f that grey lookin' all smug, lol. i'd love to've that ol' cabin...'n that p.u. truck, too. thanks fer givin' 's a glimpse 'f yer vacation, hon. what a most restful 'n healin' place such looked.
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Oct 16
I'm so glad you liked the slideshow. My friend took the pictures of the horses and when that gray got real close, she turned the camera on it and took a picture. I love the way it turned out. It was a restful vacation even though we were always on the go. We were there right at peak color and I was very happy to get as much color as I could.
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@TheHorse (202864)
• Walnut Creek, California
22 Oct 16
628?
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Oct 16
There were actually more. I deleted the ones that didn't turn out that great. I was camera happy.
@DianneN (246452)
• United States
22 Oct 16
Welcome home! I saw your beautiful slideshow on Facebook. I'm so happy you had a wonderful time!!!!
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@just4him (302277)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
24 Oct 16
Thank you. I had a hard decision to make on what photos to use as I only took 628 of them. Yeah, I was camera happy.
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