Hi Adam, Pete from England here. I just love all your video, but especially the ones where you visit small towns and show us all their idiosyncrasies. I've never been to the States but feel I've got to know so much about it from your work that many Americans would be unaware of. Love it when Ma & Pa come too. Keep up the good work, I appreciate it so much!
There are several around the country, mostly in the mid west and north east. One I stopped at in PA served a great hamburger. Not sure exactingly where it was, I'd say in mid state up toward the NY boarder. Got a picture of it on the wall here.
Y'know, if someone had asked me, "Do you want to watch a video about some guy from Florida that you don't know who is vacationing in Iowa and Wisconsin?" I would have replied "Are you out of your mind?!?" And yet, day after day.... here I am! Well Done! Beautiful '39 Ford in that gas station. I got married using my brother's '39 Ford.
Those calves you saw are in "Calf Hutches"...the vast majority of dairy calves live in a calf hutch for the first weeks of life. Housing calves in hutches allows calves with immature immune systems to receive individualized care during the most crucial part of their lives. With a calf living in an individual hutch farmers can see exactly how much milk and other feed they consume and can see the consistency of their manure, both are an important indicator of health.
@@roxanneswanson4500 You are right. Those calves are taken from their mothers to keep "mom" producing milk to sell. The young ones are either raised for milk production, veal or if allowed to grow up, they are headed to the slaughter house.
I can NOT emphasize enough the magnificence and glory of the Grotto experience.!!! The detail, craftsmanship, perfection and old world ambience contained in this SUPERB Shrine makes it worth a roadtrip to go see at least once in a person,'s life.!!! Thank you ever so for showing me this MOST auspicious Holy Tribute!!!
I kept stopping and rewinding and veiwing frames. That grotto had such amazing and beautiful details. What a treasure! Loved every minute of this video, Thank you for sharing
I’m traveling with you almost every day… You are my one heck of a guider who let me see how America looks like.. I really enjoy watching every single step you make! I hope you understand my English! Many thanks from South Korea.
I woke up kinda gloomy this morn. But then i see your travels through sou'west Wisconsin. These videos really take me back to some good times when I would fill up the tank of my Magna motorbike, travellin' nowhere in particular all day, cruising over Dade county into Amish country. THX Adam! Keep doing these, please! You made my day!
I love Wisconsin,, going up this summer MY Late Father had a Dairy Farm, north of Highway 8 my Little brother now takes care of it,, so many little towns and Backroads.
The Midwest is the real America. Real people with real values and will be the reason this country survives this current “situation “. Well done Adam. Mom Woo you are awesome and I always look forward to seeing you on the vlog.
I don't like the Midwest called in the 'middle of nowhere'. That's kind of like a city folk statement, like using 'flyover country' as if it isn't anywhere important. Remember when you go grocery shopping, where does a lot of your food come from. Not from the big cities, that's for sure.
Watching this so reminds me of us 6 kids being stuffed in a station wagon on a roadtrip!! I remember my folks trying to incorporate "teaching/learning" moments in new places reading plaques and looking at old buildings .I have to say im a LOT more INTERESTED NOW!!Watching you and your mom roadtripping !! Its more fun from the couch?? Lol.Nah...ive just gotten older and i appreciate you n your mom showing us these beautiful small quirky towns❤ Such neat places in America I never knew about but want to go visit myself now!!Thanks again for sharing some positive interesting homegrown footage about these sweet little towns.
Adam you should take your mom to pepin wi its a small town but there's alot to do with little house on the prairie there and the Laura Ingalls wilder highway has alot to do with it too beautiful area there
I always look forward to your small town vlogs. You’re bringing positive attention to these towns and hopefully showing others that they still have life in them and not all rundown
City folks tend to live in there big bubble and know nothing of the real American small towns. Maybe they think of them as just a pit stop off the interstate. Off the interstate, gas up, fast food and back on the interstate.
@@iworkout6912 I’m a city folk myself and I get it but it’s good to know that there are towns that are kept up very well by the people who take pride in them
Great video, too bad you didn’t go a little north to the Driftless Country. I’m from Prairie du Chien, fantastic area, all the more reason to come back!
WONDERFUL 👏 VIDEO, Adam. Truly enjoyed the people, places and animals. There were several great moments: vintage service station, The Grotto in Dickeyville, WI was so unique! 🙏 Thank you.
Another great backroads video. When you said Wisconsin, I thought maybe you'd do Beloit College. When my daughter was looking there, during the tour, we found out that Beloit College and Professor Roy Chapman Andrews was the real-life inspiration to Indiana Jones. The "Cowlien" came from the Milkyway and that is not udderly ridiculous. The 1940 Ford is what MY grandparents used to cross the country that same year along Route 66. Calves in large dog sheds are not uncommon. I see that in Pa. all the time. You seem obsessed with water towers. You should go to Weirton, W.V. where Super 8 was filmed. Thanks for another good one. Hi to all.
Man is it a relief to see a video from Wisconsin. I sent my dad the last two videos because he loves Field of Dreams and then he wrote me last night and said that Iowa just had a few tornadoes. I let out a noise like a bassett hound who got his tail stepped on. Glad you didn't go to southern Iowa instead! #ProtectMrtheWoo
Adam, love your old town videos best. I think its so interesting to see place Ive never been to, this seems to be such a peaceful town to live in. IGA … independent grocers alliance.
Beautiful visit again ! I have particularly loved the colored grotto and its church...It makes me think about a palace made of stones too, called « postman Cheval s ideal palace » situated in the town of Hauterives, France were a postman, in the old times, gathered stones after its work and built a palace on his own...A pleasure to watch the old houses too. Have a good time with your family ❤
The Grotto in Dickeysville was AWESOME to see n I would have definitely gone inside n bought a souvenir from the gift shop!! We go to two different Catholic Shrines in Michigan VERY often on our sister's vacations we now do every year. The Indian River Shrine in Indian River, Michigan, the lower peninsula, has the world's largest Crucifix n many little grottos for different saints as well as a Church, n it is been there since before we started going there on our vacations in Topinabee right nearby in the 1960's. We just revisitef it last August, n the towering Crucifix you can actually walk right up to n stand underneath is EXTREMELY worth the trip to see!!! It is iconic!!! The Bishop Baraga Shrine in the upper peninsula in L'Anse, Michigan where my sister Wendy lives is a beautiful place right on Lake Superior with his actual cabin he lived in in the 1600's when he was the first Priest to minister to the Indians n the loggers by visiting them wearing snowshoes to get to them in the long winters as there was no other way to travel up there back then, thus he being named "The Snowshoe Priest!!! They also have the BEST religious gift shop EVER, where you can get all kinds of HOLY items for .50 cents to a few dollars including all Catholic accoutrements necessary for our worship, as well as homemade ice cream mafe by the Nun that hosts the shop!!! Also just went there last August n it is well worth the trip too!!!
Supper clubs are huge here in Wisconsin, you go in and sit at the bar, order and once your food is ready, they will set your table in a dinning area and you go to sit down and eat. Very interesting experience. Oh & you can have kitty cocktails, just cherry juice for the non-alcoholic drinkers. ;)
If you and your mom enjoy visiting religious sites, you should seriously consider visiting Holy Hill Basilica and National Shrine in Hubertus, WI. Its breathtaking!
Hi Adam , I just love your videos on small towns. It looks like it was windy and cold? The grotto was really interesting. Thanks for taking us along with you. 💜🙏🏻💜
Love following your journey. The calvess are in what I have heard called "veal huts"...the calves are limited on their movements and are raised to be nice, tender, delicious veal.
I didn't know how I'd feel about your small town journey, but I absolutely love these videos! I've lived in Nashville now for many years but am from a small town in Kentucky. Though I'm not sure I'd want to live there again, the charm of these places is undeniable. ❤
We grew up in Cuba City. The train car there is a small museum. The corner building was a bank, thus the burglar alarm. You missed stopping at the award winning Gile’s Cheese and Weber Meats stores. I don’t know if you are traveling a little more north in Wisconsin but here are some other little tidbits that I think you would like: Dr. Evermore, Arena Cheese (best cheese curds & created Colby Jack cheese), Cave of the Mounds, House on the Rock
Brother...i used to go wandering with my mom in white mts NH in her Caddy...never knew she enjoyed that,,,we call it rubbernecking..had alot of fun...thanks again my friend...she has been gone 2 yrs now...but always in my heart and mind...thank you for reminding me of those awesome times...so people don't get just dubbing around..i love it...thanks to you i can still do it while at home...hold on to mom tight...your a good son...carry on ....shall you? i think so!!
Words cannot express how much I miss Hyvee. I’m in Florida now and wish we had one here. Also I am from Iowa originally so I am really appreciating these videos. I’d love it if you spent some more time in Cedar Rapids.
Cuba City is too cool!!! It is an excitingly historic town with all kinds if cool buildings n places to venture into n the City of Presidents moniker n idea for entitling that by putting all of them on the poles throughout the town is unique. The baby cow houses on the side of the street are sooo sweet, n the Tin Lantern Motel n corresponding antique shop in town are awesome ss well as The Dead End Bar all look totally inviting to me!!
Adam, what beautiful country where the UFO was and beautiful old towns! Really enjoyed your video. Never seen a grotto and that was really beautiful! Looking forward to your next vlog. Safe travels!
Welcome to my home state! I'm not as familiar with the southwestern part of the state so enjoying this video. I'm a born and raised Southeastern Wisconsin resident so looking forward to seeing you in Milwaukee later this month when the Rays are in town. I'm a ticket taker at American Family Field ( a lot of the locals still call it Miller Park) and I always work in the clocktower so crossing my fingers you'll come in that entrance.
You should go to the house on the Rock. Its in spring green , WI. It's a museum and a long room with a glass floor that is on a huge rock , you can look down and your way above the tree tops.. it's well worth your time and money to go. There's so much kin the museum it's sensory overload.
It'd sooo GREAT you have your Mom with you to explore these places!¡ I wish my Mom was STILL alive!! I KNOW she would enjoy sight seeing in these small towns n would have gone, too, cuz when we were growing up in the 1960's nour Dad took us on two separate vacations EVERY year, she would insist on stopping at any n every roadside attraction or cool looking place no matter where it was located!! Hence, our families love for those endeavors to this day, n we grew up surrounded by antiques n historic houses bith our sets of Grandparents lived in, hence again our families love for collecting n inspecting antiques of all types!! Your vlogs are sooo interesting n in depth regarding most if my interests n since I dont get around as much as I used to it is WONDERFUL to live vicariously through your videos!!!
Having been born and raised in the Midwest, I'd say this is standard fare. Having traveled extensively in the US, I would include just about everywhere I've seen. Most small towns are gems that need just a bit of polish.
@@SBCBears Before Covid I was traveling with a friend on a business trip he was taking. I was just along for the ride, and he stopped at many small stores to check on their displays. I saw endless small towns, some sad and some really nice. Usually small towns with a college were the best downtown. Retail has moved to outside the towns now. Downtown's are usually small antique stores and restaurants. And if its the county seat, a courthouse, and jail, etc.
I really enjoyed this video today.You have a nice companion with you Mama Woo.Its amazing what you find on the back roads.That was funny in the middle of nowhere a fan recognized you.Keep them coming my freind.From Universal Jamie.
Thank you, Adam, for a wonderful video! ✨🤓✨ Love the small towns, and the Grotto was just beautiful and amazing! 💐 p. s. The statue is not Mary Magdalene, but is Jesus' mother Mary. The scene is a depiction of Our Lady of Fatima. 🌿🌹🌿 Loved the gas station too! 🌾🌻🌾
