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Hillery's silhouette watching the bonfire

Fyr Ball Festival in Ephraim, Door County, Wisconsin (Video)

By Tony Farrell on August 22, 2011

  Hillery is watching a 12 foot tall bon fire at the Fyr Ball Festival in Ephraim, Wisconsin, in the northern part of Door County. There were eight or so fires lit around the bay which signify celebrating the end of the cold season, thereby burning the excess firewood. I was wondering why everyone was calling it [...]

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Sunset over Europe Lake from Site 14 at Newport State Park

Newport State Park Wisconsin Camping 2011 – Site 14 Was Beautiful!

By Tony Farrell on August 14, 2011

Very eventful! Cold, rain, wind, Fyr Ball Festival, Olde Ellison Bay Days, Wilson’s Ice Cream, Drive-In, American Folklore Theater, Bike Trailer Tire Blowouts, Biking to Sweet Mountain Farm for Lawnmower Repair, The Albatross, Not Licked Yet, Newport School, Ice Cream Eating Competition, Firewood Surplus, Sunset Ferry Ride, Moretti’s Disappointment, Pasto Vino Awesomeness, Viking Grill Breakfast [...]

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