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Were off to Wisconsin for waterfalls and covered bridges with the word red in their titles today.

Waterfalls in Wisconsin

💦Big Manitou Falls is located in Wisconsin's Pattison State Park at 165 feet (51 m) it is the highest waterfall in Wisconsin. There are only a few vantage points on the rim from which you can get a view of the falls, and getting into the gorge would be extremely difficult (and apparently illegal).

💦Cascade Falls is a 25 feet (8 m) waterfall located in the small village of Osceola along the St. Croix River. A set of stairs located right off the main road into Osceola leads you down into the gorge and to the base of the falls. The trail continues to the shores of the St. Croix. The Osceola Creek drops 100 feet between town and the river, but this is the only big drop. The falls were the reason for the founding of the village. They once supported a mill, and a brewery. Some ruins of the old industry remain above the falls. Height 25 feet

Covered Bridges In Wisconsin

⛲️Glacial River Bike Trail bridge is a 51 feet (16 m) long, by 14 feet (5 m) wide bridge in Jefferson County, in Atkinson, Wisconsin, that crosses a tributary of Allen Creek and was built on an old railroad trestle.

⛲️The Covered Bridge (originally called Red Bridge) is in Ozaukee County, Cedarburg, Wisconsin, USA. Built in 1876 to cross Cedar Creek, the bridge is 120 feet (37 m) long and is made of pine with oak lattices. In 1927, an abutment was added under the center of the bridge to support heavier vehicle traffic. In 1960, Ozaukee County bought the bridge and surrounding area and developed the area into Covered Bridge County Park. After nearly a century of continuous use, the bridge began to suffer. It was decided that the only way to preserve the bridge was to alleviate the burden of heavy traffic. In 1962, the Park Commission made the choice to relocate the bridge approximately 50 feet (15 m) east of where it was. It was also restricted to pedestrian traffic.

🍁National Themes For September 18: Airforce Birthday, National Cheeseburger Day, and National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day.

🇺🇸Airforce Birthday! Almost from the moment the Wright brothers found a way to fly, aeronautical pursuits were incorporated into the military. However, it was not until September 18, 1947, that the US Air Force was a separate branch of the Armed Forces. The Signal Corps was the earliest established aeronautical force in the military. The first missions during the Civil War provided visional communications via flags and torch light from aerial balloons. The Signal Corps didn’t become an official branch of the Army until 1863, making way for more aeronautical training and study. Since then, military air service has gone through many names and commands from Air Service of the US Army to the Air Corps and Army Air Force. Finally, in 1947, President Truman signed the National Security Act establishing The United States Air Force as a separate branch of the military. As a result of pursuing advanced technology and superior airmen, the US Air Force emerged as the swiftest tactical force ready to deploy anywhere at a moments notice.

🍔National Cheeseburger Day! There are many theories to the beginning of the cheeseburger dating back to the 1920s. One story suggests that Lionel Sternberger is reputed to have invented the cheeseburger in 1926 while working at his father’s Pasadena, California sandwich shop, The Rite Spot. During an experiment, he dropped a slice of American cheese on a sizzling hamburger. There are other claims of the invention of the cheeseburger: ✨A cheeseburger appeared on a 1928 menu at O’Dell’s, a Los Angeles restaurant, which listed a cheeseburger, smothered with chili, for 25 cents. ✨Kaelin’s Restaurant – Louisville, Kentucky says it invented the cheeseburger in 1934. ✨Denver, Colorado – 1935 – A trademark for the name “cheeseburger” was awarded to Louis Ballast of the Humpty Dumpty Drive-In. ✨According to its archives, Gus Belt, founder of Steak n’ Shake, applied for a trademark on the word “cheeseburger” in the 1930s.

🎗National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day! Of the 1.2 million people living with HIV infection in the U.S., an estimated 24 percent are age 55 or over. Join the National HIV/Aids and Aging Awareness Day campaign to learn more about prevention, testing and bring attention to this national health issue. The National Institutes of Health launched National HIV/Aids and Aging Awareness Day in 2008 to confront HIV-related issues for aging adults.

Happy Birthday Airforce! I'll have a cheeseburger in their honor! Love cheeseburgers!🍔 When your done with the rain my twin send some our way, we need it bad.

Warm 89° hugs!🐶🐶💕🌤