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September 17, 2017

It had been a hot day so we stopped at Brown’s Lake to swim first. The wind picked up and turned to chilly for swimming. So we headed to the Ice Age Trail. We stopped at a Ice cream Lauber’s General Merchandise and Authentic Old Time Soda Fountain. 2020 Church St. East Troy, WI. It looked like a store right out of Little House on the Prairie. Round tables with metal antique chairs, booths along the wall. Show cases of antiques, an old phone booth and phone, the old fashion malt blenders found in pharmacies when I was a kid. I got a Turtle sundae, generous portions of everything, Pecans, hot fudge, whip cream, cherry, butter scotch, and thin wafers on top. While we ate our ice cream a trolley went by the menu told the story of this shop and antiques. Not far from the ice shop we saw a sign that said Old World Wisconsin, and not far to the trail. Could not find a bathroom anyway we walked the grassy trail on a cool sunny day. Stopping to kiss, take pictures and talk .

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