Hello! Get comfy in your chair and turn up the volume, it’s time for another segment of Footprints and Photographs. As summer approaches its end, our opportunities to enjoy autumn activities are beginning to blossom. That means the next couple of months will be filled with pumpkin patches, corn mazes, haunted houses, apple orchards, classic scary movies, bonfires, and bringing out the full selection of flannel apparel. With that said, Kristin and I kicked off fall with a trip to the Treinen Farm Corn Maze—our first corn maze and pumpkin patch of the year, but definitely not our last. In fact, we were included in the first handful of people in Wisconsin to do a corn maze this year. No other place in Wisconsin had opened yet, and we happened to be the 8th car in the parking lot—not surprisingly, located in another cornfield. Out of all of the corn mazes and pumpkin patches across the state of Wisconsin, we seem to have the best time and luck at the Treinen Farm. With options to choose from, such as the corn maze, pumpkin patch, animal petting barn, and child playground—there is always something fun to do for any age group! Tonkie and I happen to be adult-sized kids, so we do very well there.

Our adventure that day didn’t stop at Treinen. After leaving the farm but before going home, we skedaddled over to Cave of the Mounds for one more round of excitement. Not only did we experience a beautiful yet ominous hike through one of Wisconsin’s most famous cave systems, but we were able to walk away with a quartz souvenir that we mined ourselves. Although we enjoyed our time there, I doubt we will go back. It was more of a one-and-done kind of attraction, but at least we tried it out!

Thanks for tuning in, gang!!!

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