There might not be mountains in Wisconsin, but it’s not especially flat everywhere. When you head out west, there’s lots of hills. Even where I live in a suburb of Milwaukee, there are a lot of hills.
Pro tip: stick with butter burgers and frozen custard at Culver's. Their curds are crap. If you really want literally heart stopping fried cheese curds, get them at a non-chain local restaurant.
Lived in 12 other states and rate WI one of the best places to live. And yes awesome outdoor weather and life can be achieved here with lot's of lakes, rivers and streams to fun in for fishing and cooling off.
I just bought a house in Adams-Friendship and love it there! I love how kind the people are there. I'm from Illinois where people don't pay any attention to you as you walk past them or bother to say hello ever. I also really like how my GF and I can go out to dinner and eat and drink till our hearts content and the bill is about $50! lol
If you want hills go to the Driftless area. I think you have an excellent grasp of Wisconsin. I am always curious about people's take who are from other parts of the country.
Thank you! A little while after making this video I spent a weekend in the Driftless area. It's beautiful out there and very different from the east part of the state
OMG I'm moving from WI to Cali looking up videos on what to pack, whatnot. I saw your thumbnail- i know EXACTLY which bench you are sitting on, it's in my hometown. I have quite a few pictures with that peninsula to your right in the background
So as someone who lived in Atlanta (piedmont park and little 5 points area) for 9 years and miss it deeply ( born and raised in the Tampa area and currently living here now 😞) many of these point ring true.. and as the president of the resell rabbit ride or die club we all agree, we are happy you moved up there friend
It's a great place! The people are wonderful! I love the food, the scenery, all the different weird events. If you like the idea of being in a small town that is near an airport and has a bunch of cute locally owned businesses and restaurants, then there is nowhere better! The winters do take some getting used to, but they haven't been as bad as I was expecting
From Wisconsin and living in Florida for the last twenty years. We bought a second home back home, in Wisconsin, a few years ago and plan on spending the bulk of retirement up there. The reverse of what most do. We miss the people up there tremendously.
@@Smedley61 That is encouraging to hear 😊. I think we have decided for sure this is where we are going, now we're just pin pointing exactly where. Hey let me ask ya, would you say car insurance is cheaper in Florida or Wisconsin? I know there's a lot that can make it vary. But I was just trying to get a general idea
@@Zak_How Car and homeowners insurance are far cheaper in Wisconsin. We have perfect driving records. In Florida we're paying about $2400/6 months for two cars. In Wisconsin, for a car we have up there, we're paying about $500/6 months. Same insurance carrier (Progressive). Homeowners we keep lowering the coverage on the place in FL to keep it manageable. We pay about 2500/year with Citizens (after our previous insurer raised our rate to $6500/year this last fall). In Wisconsin our homeowners with better coverage is about $600/year. Both houses are comparable in value.
Wasn't impressed with Oshkosh much and the fact it's shrinking others agree. That said, tons of gorgeous places in Wisconsin to visit. Marquette MI up there is awesome!
@suzieparis6821 it depends on the area. Like most places, the cities tend to be more liberal, and the rural places tend to be more conservative. Generally it's a nice blend
For fresh cheese curds (which are the bomb), look for some of the cheese factories in the area. Many of them have small shops they sell out of. Same can be said if you're looking for some meats. Added note, good cheese curds squeak when you eat them.
Culver's is good. They just happen to be the one that went national with franchises. There is no shortage of good burger places and frozen custard up in Wisconsin.
I dunno. My mother was born in Sheboygan, WI and moved to San Diego in 1948 when she was still in her teens. She has been gone, lo these many years, but in the middle of winter when it's 17 degrees in Sheboygan and 71 degrees in San Diego, I still offer up thanks to her for making the move and making a life for her future family in Southern California. 🙂
The UP does belong to Michigan. You're not far from Munising. I highly recommend you visit it sometime. I went in early September and it was beautiful. Waterfalls, nature hikes, pictured rock national lakeshore. I went with my boyfriend who during that trip became my fiance. Afterwards we came down your way for a wedding in Oconomowoc. I managed to avoid the cheese curds, but one thing about the Midwest I miss living in Colorado is fried cauliflower with ranch. 🤌
Congratulations on your engagement! Cheese curds are amazing, at least most of the time. I haven't seen fried cauliflower in restaurants, but I made some with my sister awhile back, and it was delicious
Read the history of why Michigan got it, the federal government gave Michigan the U.P. over the Toledo strip conflict. Without that nonsense most of it would have been part of Wisconsin.
There might not be mountains in Wisconsin, but it’s not especially flat everywhere. When you head out west, there’s lots of hills. Even where I live in a suburb of Milwaukee, there are a lot of hills.
Pro tip: stick with butter burgers and frozen custard at Culver's. Their curds are crap. If you really want literally heart stopping fried cheese curds, get them at a non-chain local restaurant.
Lived in 12 other states and rate WI one of the best places to live. And yes awesome outdoor weather and life can be achieved here with lot's of lakes, rivers and streams to fun in for fishing and cooling off.
Cheese curds can be eaten as fried, or as fresh cheese you can buy at just about anywhere in Wisconsin .
Am glad you are here 😃
Thanks!
I just bought a house in Adams-Friendship and love it there! I love how kind the people are there. I'm from Illinois where people don't pay any attention to you as you walk past them or bother to say hello ever. I also really like how my GF and I can go out to dinner and eat and drink till our hearts content and the bill is about $50! lol
If you want hills go to the Driftless area. I think you have an excellent grasp of Wisconsin. I am always curious about people's take who are from other parts of the country.
Thank you! A little while after making this video I spent a weekend in the Driftless area. It's beautiful out there and very different from the east part of the state
Wife is from Georgia. She loves Wisconsin.
Friday night fish fry! With an old-fashioned....that was a standard years ago.
It Still is....other than a long, cold, dark Winter, Wisconsin is WONDERFUL!
OMG I'm moving from WI to Cali looking up videos on what to pack, whatnot. I saw your thumbnail- i know EXACTLY which bench you are sitting on, it's in my hometown. I have quite a few pictures with that peninsula to your right in the background
I love it there :) I just moved to Green Bay, but I still find myself driving down to sit by the lighthouse every now and then
We are from Atlanta and looking at several northern states!
So as someone who lived in Atlanta (piedmont park and little 5 points area) for 9 years and miss it deeply ( born and raised in the Tampa area and currently living here now 😞) many of these point ring true.. and as the president of the resell rabbit ride or die club we all agree, we are happy you moved up there friend
Haha thanks :)
There might not be mountains but there are lots of places to skii
I love Kimberly Point park! My go to hangout when in Neenah 😊
Illinois is so flat they call Wisconsinites hillbillies. I thought that was Green Bay you were at, anyway neat to see your perspective.
Oddly, I've found one of the best fried cheese curds are at a local bowling alley, served with marinara.
But do you miss fire ants? 🐜
I have lived in florida for 25ish years my wife and I are maybe gonna move here. Still deciding. Oh jeez so nervous.
It's a great place! The people are wonderful! I love the food, the scenery, all the different weird events. If you like the idea of being in a small town that is near an airport and has a bunch of cute locally owned businesses and restaurants, then there is nowhere better! The winters do take some getting used to, but they haven't been as bad as I was expecting
From Wisconsin and living in Florida for the last twenty years. We bought a second home back home, in Wisconsin, a few years ago and plan on spending the bulk of retirement up there. The reverse of what most do. We miss the people up there tremendously.
@@Smedley61 That is encouraging to hear 😊. I think we have decided for sure this is where we are going, now we're just pin pointing exactly where. Hey let me ask ya, would you say car insurance is cheaper in Florida or Wisconsin? I know there's a lot that can make it vary. But I was just trying to get a general idea
@@Zak_How Car and homeowners insurance are far cheaper in Wisconsin. We have perfect driving records. In Florida we're paying about $2400/6 months for two cars. In Wisconsin, for a car we have up there, we're paying about $500/6 months. Same insurance carrier (Progressive). Homeowners we keep lowering the coverage on the place in FL to keep it manageable. We pay about 2500/year with Citizens (after our previous insurer raised our rate to $6500/year this last fall). In Wisconsin our homeowners with better coverage is about $600/year. Both houses are comparable in value.
I’m in the same boat with you
And #11: you can find a suitable boyfriend who is not a lazy bum.
Haha he is pretty great
Wasn't impressed with Oshkosh much and the fact it's shrinking others agree. That said, tons of gorgeous places in Wisconsin to visit. Marquette MI up there is awesome!
mosquitoes and snow
On the far west side of Wisconsin, between the Wisconsin & along the Mississippi rivers is the Driftless Area & Ocooch Moutains….
We are hoping WI gonna be our fam home soon.. conservative hopefully
@suzieparis6821 it depends on the area. Like most places, the cities tend to be more liberal, and the rural places tend to be more conservative. Generally it's a nice blend
On my next trip to WI, I want real cheese curds ... will be in Appleton - any suggestions?
My favorite in Appleton is from the Milwaukee Burger Company. We get the curd sampler every time!
For fresh cheese curds (which are the bomb), look for some of the cheese factories in the area. Many of them have small shops they sell out of. Same can be said if you're looking for some meats. Added note, good cheese curds squeak when you eat them.
shrimp sauce is the best to dip cheese curds in !
I’m in the Appleton area.
Culver’s cheese curds are trash. They’re famous for the burgers and custard.
The burgers were not good though lol
And cod. Love it.
Good burgers, custard and fish
Culver's is good. They just happen to be the one that went national with franchises. There is no shortage of good burger places and frozen custard up in Wisconsin.
That’s a very nice green screen image behind you :P
I’d like to see the making of this vid..the lighting was very good
Video starts at 5-minute mark.
Southwestern WI isn't flat. 😊
Haha it's all relative, I suppose
Did you ever have a southern accent? Sho nuff don't sound like my friends down in Moultrie, Albany and Columbus.
Haha I tried very hard not to pick one up, but it slips through every now and then
I dunno. My mother was born in Sheboygan, WI and moved to San Diego in 1948 when she was still in her teens. She has been gone, lo these many years, but in the middle of winter when it's 17 degrees in Sheboygan and 71 degrees in San Diego, I still offer up thanks to her for making the move and making a life for her future family in Southern California. 🙂
You forgot, a bay...lol
She talks in circles too much. She needs to get to the point.
Haha you aren't wrong
This is hard to watch.
That's okay. You don't have to watch it
The UP does belong to Michigan. You're not far from Munising. I highly recommend you visit it sometime. I went in early September and it was beautiful. Waterfalls, nature hikes, pictured rock national lakeshore. I went with my boyfriend who during that trip became my fiance. Afterwards we came down your way for a wedding in Oconomowoc. I managed to avoid the cheese curds, but one thing about the Midwest I miss living in Colorado is fried cauliflower with ranch. 🤌
Congratulations on your engagement! Cheese curds are amazing, at least most of the time. I haven't seen fried cauliflower in restaurants, but I made some with my sister awhile back, and it was delicious
Read the history of why Michigan got it, the federal government gave Michigan the U.P. over the Toledo strip conflict. Without that nonsense most of it would have been part of Wisconsin.