HIdden Backroad Towns of Wisconsin 

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Have you ever been to Clintonville, Wisconsin?, home of the very first Four Wheel Drive vehicle. The FWD and Seagrave Fire equipment.

Back in the late 60s and early 70s I spent a lot of time in those little wisconsin towns playing music in all the little hole-in-the-wall bars. I think I played in every little hick-town in wisconsin!

Sally and Marty I enjoy your videos so much. I'm disabled now and unable to travel. I look forward to seeing your videos and travels. Thank you for sharing.

Well...ya missed it ‼️ By not going down that Rustic road ( County 'I' ) off of Hwy 8 before ya get to Goodman. Goodman County park, built by the CCC in 1936, 37, and 38 a massive hiking area with the rustic log cabins, Swede John creek with walk over foot bridge, tumbling rapids & a beaver pond according to the hiking trail keyosk, (however ya spell it) map. LOL.

I was adopted at Eau Claire in 1980, and I miss it so much! Prior to that, foster homes in Barron, Siren, Cameron, and Spooner. I've been all over that state. I have great memories and some horrific ones (strange dichotomy) . but I love your channel. Thanks so much. BTW: Wiscpnsin, indeed, has more lakes than MN.

As a fellow Wisconsinite I LOVE your videos of "off the beaten path" places around the state. My wife and I enjoy going on road trips and have gotten a few ideas of places to see from you. Thank you!

Hey Sally & Marty! This Appalachian hillbilly has made it to Meridth National recreation area in Fritch, TX. Hopefully, maybe, fingers crossed, one day soon our paths will cross. You kno I ALWAYS watch your videos in their entirety and give the thumbs up. They are free ya kno!😁💯👍

Love in WI seeing all the ATVs at the local bars

Sitting here panning my gold, listening to the rattles of my nuggets as the hit the side of the bottle; and then, one of my favorite two come on with tales of the past. Wow! Couldn't think of a better way to spend my afternoon. Thank y'all for sharing. Be blessed by the Best! Next time🙂

If there was a phone in there, it would probably be a dead ringer.

I've eaten at Richard's in Dunbar a couple times. And then ice cream in Wausaukee.

Well, today Sightseerers it was 96 in the Sonoran Desert, and I was checking housing price in Vermont on Zillow. Seriously I am getting too old and crotchety for the 100 degree weather down in these parts anymore. Sally and Marty, you may have been in the middle of nowhere on this currently little trip today, but I gotta tell ya it sure looked cool, ya I am jealous! The hotest temperatures I have experienced in Chandler, Arizona was 126 back in 2018. Back in Mid-July 2006, I drove through Death Valley when it was 130 degrees, and every surface would burn you. Now, at 69, I am dreaming of Vermont, because I have not seen snow since December 2014! Sally and Marty, May You Have A Glorious Week!!!

Thanks so much for always putting a smile on my face!

One of my favorite things about your videos is hearing your Wisconsin accents.

that historical marker before wasuaukee is great to see when the leaves are changing colors

We used to have a cabin in Athelstan and we used to drive around and visit the little towns up there. This was fun to see all the stomping grounds! Thanks Sally

Lived in Amberg and graduated from Wausaukee High School. Really neat video!

Had a cabin 2 miles from Middle Inlet. Stopped there for gas on the way to the Pipeline with our mud trucks.

WI is such a beautiful state. I live down on the edge of Waukesha County and Jefferson County.

Dear Sally, Christmas will be here before you know it, eBay has many air raid sirens at diffrent prices for different budgets. 🤫😉 Thanks for the tours! 🤠👍

Poor Marty! Just joking Sally! Love the way you guys tease and probe each other...reminds us of ourselves...Thanks for vids and the laughs...Steve and Val...Port Dover, Ontario

Fun video. I use to drive up that way for work some years ago, nice to see the area again. Hope you all stay safe and healthy. I know the city of Siren replaced some of the sirens when they failed a couple decades ago. I do not know what happened to the old equipment.

What a sight for, sightseeing eyes!

My husband cracks up because you remind him of me sometimes! lol

Really enjoy your videos. I live in Oregon but my dear friend was from Wisconsin and loves to share her love of Wisconsin stories growing up. What a beautiful state. Very Grateful.

Dear Marty, Christmas will be here before you know it, eBay has many phone booths at diffrent prices for different budgets. 🤫😉 Thanks for the tours! 🤠👍

Been to several on the small towns you highlighted - great places..... God bless you and Marty

Heard from someone the grew up in Amberg in the late 50's-60's. Harry White lived in the house next to his garage. A small man, he used to walk down the street everyday and manually sound the siren/alarm precisely at noon. Sounds like he cherished that responsibilty to the people of Amberg. And very often the local kids used to do their best to talk to him while he walked, asking him questions, whatever it took to make him late with the siren. Eventually the siren was automated and Mr White had been replaced. The blue truck with the built on rack was used for hauling Christmas trees. He made quite a few runs to Chcago with that truck loaded down with trees.

Yes, back in the 70s and 80s every Sunday after services dad would get us in the station wagon and drive for a few hours and stop off for sundaes or cones. So nice and peaceful.

it's really awesome that they put so much effort into reseeding those forest areas. cool vid, overall 🤙

Fighting with my sibling about who touched who. I laughed at that one. Sounds like me and my siblings. Also, remember the "Are we there yet?"

We lived in Shorewood and in 1968, my dad decided to check out a farm for sale in Crandon. He wanted it as a hunting / vacation retreat. I think it was 80 acres. My mother objected. I think she thought he might seek a job transfer to Green Bay and make that home. The price was around $20,000. A few years later, a valuable natural resource was discovered on the land, and whoever owned the property, sold it to Wisconsin Gas for a large sum. I recall that long summer drive to the property in a car without air.

Hi Sally & Marty, I am glad that I discovered your channel. I really enjoy videos that show places in our country that I have never been to or seen before. I started looking for this type of video two years back when I was diagnosed with cancer. I found that this type of content really helped me take my mind off of my health battle. You deserve a much larger audience for your videos... Hopefully you will gain a larger audience in the future. I would like to share a few thoughts that came to mind that could possibly help you guys grow your audience: 1. Consider adding the town names or the region and state you are exploring in the title of your videos... When people search for videos for a specific town and / or state name, your videos have a better chance of appearing in the search results. 2. Consider trying to normalize your audio volume. This pertains to videos where you add voice-overs. Your "indoor" voice is so much lower / softer than your "outside" voice. For me, I really have to raise the volume level to hear the voice-overs, then when it reverts back to the original audio - it's really loud and I have to adjust back down. I know this might seem insignificant, but it is something that would add more polish to the video, and save your viewers from having to adjust the volume back and forth throughout the video. 3. Consider developing a standardized outro for your videos. You already utilize a nice intro graphic effect - when your viewers see it they know it's one of your videos right away. - Perhaps softly fade in a short piece of copyright free instrumental music. - Thank the viewers for watching all the way to the end. - Ask the viewer to Like / Subscribe / and Hit Notify so they do not miss out on your next video. - Perhaps come up with a short catch phrase... a catchy one that will stick in the viewers head. - Possibly add another graphic effect to "bookend" the video with graphic effects. Right now your videos just end, which feels somewhat abrupt, like an unfinished end to the video. I wish you guys all the best, and hope your audience grows substantially each and every day!

Love your videos!

We always like to get ice cream from Northern Delight in Lakewood. Hope to see you there one day.

Love Crivits

Thank you Sally and Marty!

Enjoying watching you and Marty making your way through these towns and even using a paper map. That sure is a lousy looking pay phone in that one town. Amberg is certainly a hopping town. An old Pepsi sign. Btw do you love Pepsi or do you love Coke? Pretty cool they had a map of the area. Cool white 14:29 garage😊. Thanks for sharing the sign about it. Boy several old classic cars. That is cool with the old siten on top of the fire station😮. Yes i agree those buildings in the alley were moved there. Powder shack usually contained explosives. A cute museum with the old historic town hall next to it. The park outside Dunbar is nice with the pond. I am not sure about the redish orange water. Richards Motel looks like something you would find along old Route 66. Rustic roads are always interesting, except if a gravel road. Yum, Ice Cream! Enjoyed your video. Btw i love your hat with the buttons on it, although i think i have told you before.

burton,wi is a backroad town ,about 3 miles off of the main highway,about 7 houses,1 bar,a church and lumber company and a baseball fiield behind the bar

Love getting off the beaten path's in MN & WI, hope to take a road trip from Corpus Christi, TX to Superior, WI next year when we retire and don't have to make that trip for a week's vacation from work. The only reservation we have is what do you do if you have car trouble. Thanks for your videos, always enjoy them.

Welcome back siteseeing Sally!

Oh Lordy, the Far Side cartoon was one of the best!

The big thing you missed on Rustic Road 32 is Goodman County Park. It is a gem of a place. Log cabins built in the depression. Pike River runs through it. Miles of trails. Worth the ride down RR32.

My “SightSeeingSally,” sticker arrived in the mail, thank you so much! Will be going on the back window of my “cah.”

Nice beautiful country up north. Cool video.

Town Hall area was nice!

Such a pretty area you showed us today😊. Hello to Marty!

I would think snow mobiles would be the mode of transportation in Wisconsin. A very good video thank you.

Me and my best friend would be in the very back of the suburban giving other cars the finger out the back window.

We loved the introduction to the video because we completely understand and do the same thing in New Mexico ....... including ice cream if we can find it. Doug and Pam Belen, New Mexico U.S.A.

thanks for braving the crowds up there!

I couldn't love this more if I tried.

when the price of the gas is over $3.00 or more , when food cost is taking more of your money, people go to work and have fun close to the home.

Hope Marty gets his wish and finds an, air raid siren.

M-A-R-T-Y!!!!

Love the sunglasses. Marty is a lucky man having a cool wife! Not trying to be creepy

That area is ATV/UTV heaven imho. Richard's Supper Club is very good! I am guessing that rustic road was County I. If it was you could go south to Benson Lake Road and turn left to Athelstane and back to Amberg.

Glad to see your ride ended with ice cream!

Marty, have you ever watched the electric meter when one of those fire sirens is running? It's like a hard spin on the wheel of fortune. Except your fortune is going to the power company. Still want to fire one up?

your neighbors wont let you know where theres a siren to be had

Great 👍

He really , really needs another one!

Thanks for the video

You are hip to Marty. It would be interesting if YOU got a care and drove him. To your next destination.

you almost made it to my neighborhood

Or when your significant other responds to the question "Where do you want to eat?" and they say 'I don't know" Then take them there.

Gotta find a cigarette shop!!!!.....NO, it's a PHONE BOOTH .....gawd, I love these tours.....thank you, thank you.....luvit

5:05 "Shrodinger's Cat...er Phone"

Sally my vote is for another dog, instead of an air raid siren!😂

We loooove this stuff ..... (question is "can Marty find a cannon")

Grrreat!!

I'm 70 years old. I remember The Sunday Drive. I recall older folks being dressed up, probably because they'd go for the drive after church.

‘Gettin’ Burgers and gettin’ ploughed!’ I always love the clarity Marty brings.

Was this shot in may this year ? I'm surprised the leaves are so out up north

have you ever been to Ogdensburg in Waupaca co.? I call it the a living ghost town. not far from your own home

3:10 - Haha! Your usual!

Boris and Natasha ???

The only thing holding me back is the cold and snow.

The "E.W.Drop-inn"

Dunbar is amazing. ......

That old truck is a 67

Ebay has Sirens

I use the saying get the hip boots out it’s getting deep

You want to see Wisconsin at it's best. Visit.... Three Lakes, Eagle River, Minocqua...

65 or 66 t-bird!

NO MORE DOGS!

A Pub In Wisconsin… hmmm

Can you say, dont ya know or eh

how about getting yourself HUGE RayBan's

There is a 90+% chance the phone is gone. That said, I have seen you find two working phones, while the vlogger I first saw who looks is still batting *0%.

No phone

Hey aint that the place where they talk thru their nose?😅

Hahaha get in the car whether you like it or not ive been there