It was a sixty mile trip across Lake Michigan. We chose our weather carefully and had a beautiful crossing.
We stayed in Manitowoc a week, mostly waiting for my brother and family from MN to arrive. They had leased a condo in a nearby town.
The highlight was when we all went to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum. The tour is aboard a World War II submarine named the USS Cobia. The USS Cobia is a National Historic Landmark and memorial, and is only one of 16 American World War II submarines displayed in the United States. The USS Cobia had the capability to submerge in 35-45 seconds. Resembling a huge metal fish, the 312 foot submarine is now moored along the Manitowoc River, adjacent to the Museum.
This outstanding Museum was recently made a part of the Smithsonian Institute, and offers something to please all ages. Twenty-eight submarines were built in Manitowoc. Today Burger Boats still builds mega yachts of a hundred feet in the city.
On Sun afternoon, my sister-in-law and niece toured the West Lake Gardens.
This was the West family who owned the Manitowoc ship building company in town for many years. After the War, they built heavy construction equipment. It is located right on the shore of Lake Michigan and the flower gardens were simply fabulous.
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