VIDEO | On Palm Sunday a visit to El Rosario Church in San Salvador
April 2, 2023 - Washington Co., WI - This is Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. It was January 2019 when the story was published on WashingtonCountyInsider.com about Nancy and David Slinde...
On a history note | Farmers in the field for annual harvest across Washington...
Town of Barton, WI - Farmers across Washington County are in the fields toiling away at their fall harvest. It's an annual part of the farming culture. The picture below is a Town of...
A note of thanks for supporting the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s
August, 2021 -Â West Bend, WI - Seventeen days and 1,113.22 miles pedaled from Shreveport, Louisiana to West Bend, Wisconsin. A quick note of thanks for everyone who supported the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer's,...
VIDEO | Kindness of strangers strikes again in Tennessee
August 2021 -  Tiptonville, TN - Just when you think things aren’t working out... something like this happens.
https://youtu.be/zS3qLL9Iw1k
Long story short: Late start out of Ripley, TN, crummy roads with narrow shoulder and rumble strip,...
Around the Bend: Updates & Tidbits
- Crossroads Music Fest is today, Saturday, Sept. 23. This year’s free Christian music event is being held at Hartford Town Hall on County Road K in Hartford. From noon – 7 p.m. there...
Day 3: Adventure in El Salvador – Eating pupusa hot off the grill
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Jan. 21, 2019 - El Salvador - We arrived in El Salvador on Sunday afternoon to sunny skies and temps in the 90s. You could smell the sweet heat and it was heavenly.
For...
VIDEO | Pedaling 3 states in one day; rocky road takes on whole new...
August 3, 2021 - Â Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee - Got an early start Monday to make it 78 miles from Helena, AR to Memphis, TN, and a decent bike shop.
I swapped out my front tire...
VIDEO | Frescoes and dioramas at Louisiana State Exhibit Museum
July 28, 2021 - Shreveport, LA - It was the brown Historic Site sign that made me pull over.
What looked like a boring government building held a fascinating story of history once through the...
Knocking down the 100-mile challenge
August 9, 2021 - Salem, IL - Logged 100 miles and some change on Sunday, August 8. It started as a challenge ride to raise $100 for 100 miles with matching donations on my...
VIDEO | On Palm Sunday a visit to El Rosario Church in San Salvador
April 14, Â 2019 - San Salvador - Today is Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week.
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It is the day Jesus rode a donkey into the town of Jerusalem and a large crowd...
Around the Bend: Updates & Tidbits By Judy Steffes
July 1, 2017 - Washington County, WI -Â Tuesday, the annual 4th of July parade kicks off at 9:30 a.m. in West Bend with the parade route as follows (same route as last year):
The lineup...
VIDEO | Band camp in Memphis, TN
August, 2021 - Â Memphis, TN - You could hear the drumming echoing down the street from about six blocks away as I made my way back to the youth hostel in Memphis after a...
VIDEO | Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s – Bicycling Illinois; a quarter’s-worth of entertainment
August 12, 2021 - Â Morris, WI - Lots of green farmland to pedal in Illinois. Below is a brief video of some of the sights from the road.
https://youtu.be/_W-OSmrQ28I
Wednesday was one of the most challenging...
VIDEO | Pedaling 3 states in one day; rocky road takes on whole new...
August, 2021 - Â Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee - Got an early start Monday to make it 78 miles from Helena, AR to Memphis, TN, and a decent bike shop.
I swapped out my front tire before...
VIDEO | Band camp in Memphis, TN
August 4, 2021 - Â Memphis, TN - You could hear the drumming echoing down the street from about six blocks away as I made my way back to the youth hostel in Memphis after...
Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s 2021 hitting the air, and the road, today
July 27, 2021 - Milwaukee, WI - Today, the first day of The Amazing Ride For Alzheimer’s 2021, Judy Steffes will be traveling to Shreveport, Louisiana to kick off the bicycling fundraiser in tribute...
VIDEO | A bloody mess at the Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum
August 2, 2021 - Gibsland, LA Gibsland, LA is now in my rearview mirror But there’s one more video to share of the famed Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum.
https://youtu.be/KHtKYNWZc_Y
If you’re a fan of outlaw...
Around the Bend – Updates & Tidbits By Judy Steffes
April 29, 2017 - Washington Co., WI -Wednesday, July 26 is Senior Citizens Day and Military Day at the Washington County Fair. Special discounted admission for ages 60 and older is $5 for the...
Around the Bend: Updates & Tidbits By Judy Steffes
Around the Bend                            July 8, 2017                                     By Judy Steffes
Kiwanis Early Risers Duck Derby winners announced
The winners of the West Bend Early Risers Duck Derby held on July 4 at Regner Park are as follows:
Business...
Around the Bend | Updates & Tidbits By Judy...
Sept. 2, 2017 - Washington Co., WI - Thresherees, car shows, and even a little Elvis are on tap for neighbors looking for something to do in the coming weeks.
-Wheels on Main is looking...