Relive the Fifties at Bristol 45 Diner

Relive the Fifties at Bristol 45 Diner

No matter your age, it’s always fun to step back to the 1950s, the era of diners with soda fountains and juke boxes that played your favorite rock-and-roll songs. Bristol 45 Diner in Bristol, Wisconsin, lets you do exactly that. We stopped in for breakfast during our July trip to the Kenosha area and were impressed with both the fun ‘50s atmosphere and the delicious food we were served.

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Southport Light Station Museum, Kenosha, Wisconsin: Tour the Museum, Climb the Lighthouse

Southport Light Station Museum, Kenosha, Wisconsin: Tour the Museum, Climb the Lighthouse

Two families living together in one lighthouse keeper’s cottage would have been quite unusual in the1800s, or at any time, for that matter. But that’s the way it was at Kenosha’s Southport Lighthouse, one fact that we learned on our tour of the keeper’s cottage. Restored in the early 2000s to the 1908 appearance, the keeper’s cottage is now open to the public as the Southport Light Station Museum

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