One of Our Favorite Places

When we were new to Wisconsin, I was always asking people about cool, new places to visit with my boys. A few years ago, a neighbor told me about a place called the MacKenzie Center. Essentially, it is a place that takes in orphaned or injured animals to nurture and raise them. The animal displays are in this quaint section of wood. And, the best thing is the price is FREE! It quickly became a family favorite.

So, it had been over two years since we had gone as a group, and we decided to take the trip again a few weeks ago. Brendan took his buddy Ollie and we all headed out for an adventure.

At the start of the trip, Brendan and Ollie joined me on a trek of a the fire tower's steep stairs. Oliver is reveling in our achieving the top!
The boys meandered the paths and checked out the animals. All the guys stopped at one of their favorite stops: measuring their "wing span." I just liked Andrew's silly face, so he made the blog!
After we had looked at all the animals, the boys decided to trek through the woods on an adventure. Having lots of time that day, I let them lead and blindly followed.

This was our first cool find!
We did get a little lost, but thanks to Oliver's great advice of "A right turn is always right," we found our way out.
The climax of our trip always results in the cheesy, antiquated "museums" that are at the end of the paths. I think we looked through all three displays in 15 minutes!
Yet another awesome day this summer!