6201. See the World's Largest Potato Masher in Plover

 I told the hubby there were a couple of things I wanted to see on our way to/from Eau Claire. One of them was a giant potato masher in Plover which I've been trying to get to for a few years.

The World's Largest Potato Masher is outside of Plover, just off of Hwy 54. It stands outside of the Food + Farm Exploration Center, which is a children's museum dedicated to food and agriculture. How fitting for WI. There is plenty of parking.

We actually passed it on our to Eau Claire. If we stayed on 54 a smidgen longer, we would have found the road to get us to the Food + Farm Exploration Center which if I put it in the GPS, I would have seen how close we really were. 

We stopped on the way back. The potato masher stands 38 Feet 11 inches. There is a pathway to it. 

There is not sign telling about the potato masher or the significance of it.

I snapped a few pictures while the hubby stayed in the car.

If you plan on going to the Food + Farm Exploration Center or are in the area it's worth the detour. It's not far off of I-39 so it does make for a quick stretch break. I don't know if I would actually drive out of my way to see it though. 

5935. Go to The Dells Mill and Museum in Augusta

Somewhere in my reading, I stumbled upon the Dells Mill in Augusta. Naturally I added it to the bucket list. Since Augusta is on our way to Eau Claire, we drove by it last fall but I wanted a chance to actually go in it. 

The Dells Mill and Museum is located about 20 miles from Eau Claire and 12 miles from I-94 in Osseo. It is only open Fridays and Saturdays 9-5. There is plenty of parking. There is a donation box for taking pictures.

You are allowed to walk around the outside of the mill when it's not open. We did that last fall but I wanted to go inside. 

We decided to stop on our way to Eau Claire and check it out when it's open. It is part museum, part store that sold Amish bakery. 

You can wander around the ground floor but if you want a tour it's $10/person. It covers the 5 floors of the mill with lots of stars. The hubby is not fond of staircases and high places especially ones that are fairly open. I'll keep that on the bucket list for another day.

The store was very small. I was hoping to snag a post card but I didn't see one. The cherry angel food cake looked really good but we had cheesecake in the car. 

After checking out the mill, we walked down to the bridge and checked out the falls. The mill wheel was moving the time and it was very picturesque. 

We even had a nice chat with an Amish man.

Overall it was a nice stop. If you ever find yourself in that are on a Friday or Saturday afternoon, take a moment to go back in time and check out the Dells Mill. 

26 in 2026 -- Try at Least One New Restaurant -- Geno's Steakhouse

 The hubby had a rare Saturday off in the middle of baseball season. He asked for dinner suggestions and I gave him my list of restaurants we wanted to try. He narrowed it down to two different supper clubs. After asking around, he chose Geno's Steakhouse in Black Creek.

Geno's Steakhouse is off Hwy 47 in Black Creek, closer to Nicholas than Black Creek. It is open Wed-Sun 4:30-8, except Friday and Saturday when they are open to 9. There is plenty of parking. Geno's Steakhouse looks like a regular house even on the inside.

Like a typical supper club, you make your way to the bar where they took our drink orders and gave us menus. I had an old fashioned while the hubby had a Mountain Dew. It was only like $9 for both. And my old fashioned is not a little one either. It was a decent old-fashioned.

Once we said we were ready to order, they gave us a number. Then our waitress came to take our order. I went with prime rib and the hubby had tenderloin and haddock combo.

We were then seated shortly after in the back room and advised to help ourself to the salad bar.

The salad bar was in the front room. It was not very big but offered plenty. There was also two kinds of soup. I knew if I had soup I won't eat all my dinner even the taco soup sounded good.

We had fresh bread at the table.

Our food arrived fairly quickly. I'll be honest my prime rib was boring. It was not very flavorful. Maybe I am just used to tenderloin. It was good just boring. The hubby said his tenderloin was very good and wondered why I would even consider prime rib when there was tenderloin. Next time I will get tenderloin. 

They offered us dessert which we declined as we were too full.

It was all very good. We would definitely go back. The hubby said it took him over 40 years to get to Geno's... hopefully it doesn't take us another 40 to get back. 

I wonder where our next dining adventure will take us.