Friend Lori from Wisconsin Is Selling Handmade Items (link included)

I figured since Lori and I

are from Wisconsin

this qualifies as

"Anything Wisconsin".

LOL

My friend Lori is selling

on her blog

Cute and Shabby For Sale

(link below).

Die cuts for scrapbooking,

ornaments, etc.

I will be adding items

from my family

in my various blogs also.

I might even start a new one just to sell items.

If you are looking for

handmade or refurbished ornaments & decorations,

scrapbooking items please check out Lori's blog.

http://loriann-cuteandshabbyforsale.blogspot.com/

The 2 links below are for the same thing:

The first one is the one off of Google and

the second one is where the first one takes you to.

2007-2009 STP Urban Program Approved Projects List

http://www.dot.state.wi.us/localgov/highways/docs/stpu0709.pdf

This link is for work zones and detour information for the whole state of Wisconsin.

http://www.dot.state.wi.us/travel/road/workzones.htm

I am still searching for a site that will give details

on exactly what the city is doing,

the cost et cetera,

but I am having trouble finding one.

If anyone comes across one please leave in comments or

let me know and

I will add a link in another posting.

I have been mainly posting

the local road construction on

one of my other blogs, Mary's World.

I thought if anyone is coming to Wisconsin

a link to road constructions and

detours might be appreciated.

Thanks.

Link to Wisconline.com

I am always looking for new links to help people, myself included.

I came across this one that from the looks of it

has everything you could possibly want in a website on tourism.

I only looked at a few items,

because there really is soooooo much there

that it would probably take hours to thoroughly read everything.

The headline on their site says it all:

What's Happening in Wisconsin.

Here is a sampling of some of the items you can look up:

museums

camping

youth camps

art galleries

shopping

bicycle tours

nightlife

birdwatching hotspots

almanacs

bicycle routes

lighthouses

historical sites

natural forests

hiking trails

orchards pick your own

public gardens

state parks and forests

train rides/museums

waterfalls

sports

canoe and kayak rivers

2008 festivals and fairs

casinos

and so much more

To find out more click on the link below.

http://www.wisconline.com/attractions/

John Dillinger Gun On Display In Racine Police Station

It has been big news between Chicago and Milwaukee about Johnny Depp filming a movie about John Dillinger. That got me wondering if one of the guns (a Thompson submachine gun) that John Dillinger used was still on display here in Racine. It is and it is currently at the Racine Police Station. It had been on loan to the Racine Art Museum which stands on the site that the bank (American Bank and Trust) that Dillinger robbed once stood.

Dillinger and his ganged robbed the American Bank and Trust on November 20, 1933 and took $28,000 according to The Journal Times.

Of course for some very insane and stupid reason the movie Johnny Depp is NOT going to film that robbery even though it would make a good scene (according to the headline on the original article the bank president was kidknapped and tied to a tree). So, what have our local politicians done to try and bring revenue into this city???

A major Hollywood movie being filmed about the FBI's very first declared public enemy with what would be a very interesting scene and from what I can tell from different blogs and websites none of our politicians have even tried to get the movie here.

To read the full story please click on The Journal Times link below.

http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2008/03/11/local_news/doc47d7194e954f1476197651.txt

This is a link to a copy of the original newspaper article about the robbery.
http://theweylands.com/racinebankroberry.html

I figured since I mentioned the Racine Art Museum a link would be nice.
http://www.ramart.org/ram/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

One of the blogs that explains in more details about the movie and why it is not coming to Racine link is below.
http://news.racinepost.com/2008/02/dillinger-movie-skips-scene-of-crime.html