{"id":1466,"date":"2023-07-08T15:11:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-08T19:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/?p=1466"},"modified":"2023-07-08T15:11:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-08T19:11:55","slug":"kenosha-wi-to-racine-wi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/?p=1466","title":{"rendered":"Kenosha, WI to Racine, WI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We leave Kenosha and head to Racine, about 15 miles away. Some adjustments are made to the auto pilot, which accounts for our zigzag route.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Lake Michigan is calm, but the visibility is awful due to the Canadian wildfire smoke. One cannot distinguish between the water, clouds and land. Without proper radar, boating today would be difficult and dangerous. Even with radar, it is a bit spooky.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

As we arrive into the inlet at Reefpoint Marina in Racine, the visibility has improved, but clouds remain.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Port and starboard entrance markers into inlet.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Reefpoint Marina is another large marina with 921 slips. They have all the amenities you could ask for…heated pool, 2 hot tubs, laundry room, restaurant on site, walking distance of downtown Racine, and even a pizza and ice delivery service directly to your boat! It is the weekend prior to the Fourth of July, so the marina is bustling with boaters and visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Racine is a small town, population approximately 77,000, but it has left a big impact on all our lives. It is the headquarters of S.C. Johnson (cleaning supplies) and J.I. Case (heavy equipment). It also claims inventions such as malted milk, the blender, the blow dryer, the vacuum cleaner and the garbage disposal. The hometown product we love the most is their Kringle. The famous Kringle and Wisconsin’s Spotted Cow were both welcomed aboard for our very first Wisconsin 4th!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Kringle was brought by the Danish immigrants in the mid 19th century. Racine, home to the largest Danish settlement outside of Greenland, soon became the Kringle Capital. With its 32 layers of flakey buttery dough filled with a variety of fruits and nuts, it is hard to resist! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On the perimeter of the marina is a wonderful walking path along the water that leads to the Racine Overlook. On a clear day, the views are just magnificent!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reefpoint Marina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n
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Marker to inlet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Lakefront walkway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Racine Breakwater Lighthouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Luck has us in Racine for Fourth of July, home of the longest 4th of July parade in Wisconsin. We can vouch for its longevity. We arrived at 8:30, but after 2 1\/2 hours sitting on a concrete sidewalk in the sun, we bailed. They had over 110 entries. We stuck it out for about 90. Not bad!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All kind of vehicles! Now I understand the focus on Case. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Crowds line Main street to see the floats and marching bands.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The most impressive of all was the military reenactments. These are live men, bronzed and absolutely still, as they passed by. Truly gave you chills! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

We had a wonderful small town midwestern Fourth of July, made even more special by a short visit from our son and his girlfriend. We spent the visit inside the salon unfortunately as a pop up downpour and thunderstorm rolled in. I suppose Mother Nature wanted to display her fireworks too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our last night in Racine ended with a bang! God Bless America, land of the free!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On to Port Washington! Seems appropriate after our 4th celebrations!\ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As we arrive into the inlet at Reefpoint Marina in Racine, the visibility has improved, but clouds remain. Reefpoint Marina is another large marina with 921 slips. They have all the amenities you could ask for…heated pool, 2 hot tubs, laundry room, restaurant on site, walking distance of downtown Racine, and even a pizza and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1466"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1482,"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1466\/revisions\/1482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cincinnatiprime11.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}