Monday, November 30, 2009

Life of the River: Frog for Dinner

There's the frog! Despite the rust this is the newest of the sculptures, according to their web site, anyway. This piece is done by Stephen Fairfield and is located near downtown on the east site of the Fox River along the Fox River Trail.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Life of the River: Frog for Dinner

This is the photo of the same sculpture that I took earlier in the year ... when things were greener. Still can't really see a frog though.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Life of the River: Frog for Dinner

This is a photo of the Frog for Dinner sculpture along the East side of the Fox River. This photo was taken by Tom while fishing.

Friday, November 27, 2009

Life of the River: My House of Feather and Stone

This is a photo of the same sculpture that I took early this summer.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Life of the River: My House of Feather and Stone

Another of Tom's photo's taken from the Fox River. This is one of the bird related sculptures along the Fox River Trail. The sculpture is by Richard Taylor, made of aluminum and is named My House of Feather and Stone.

Speaking of bird related things, Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Life of the River: River Monolith

This monument is a closeup of the photo from yesterday and from the other side. It's essentially a two google earth maps of the east and west sides of Green Bay and using space to show the Fox River.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Life of the River: River Monolith From the Fox River

This is another photo from Tom while on the Fox River. The grey piece art along the trail in the left center of the photo is actually a map of Green Bay and the Fox River.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Life of the River: Johnson Insurance and the Coming Into Light Part II




Here's the photo of the flopping fish art (Coming Into Light) that I took earlier this summer.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Life of the River: Johnson Insurance and Coming Into Light

Another of Tom's photos from the Fox River. This is some flopping fish art (called "Coming Into Light") along the trail behind Johnson Insurance on the east side and near downtown.

I have a photo from the trail of this same art that I'll feature tomorrow.




Saturday, November 21, 2009

Tugboat Indiana

Another of Tom's photo's from the Fox. According to Tom, these two tugboats don't seem to leave their mooring very often.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Downtown Green Bay

This another of Tom's photo from the Fox River. The main buildings in the photo (right to left) are the Bellin Building (white), the north face of the Meyer Theatre (tan brick), and the Brown County Circuit Courthouse (domed).

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Neville Public Museum From the Fox River

Remember when I mentioned that I owed you a better picture of the Neville? Well Tom came through for me with a photo from the Fox River while fishing one afternoon. Thanks Tom.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Lewis J. Kuber Unloads Gravel

Another of Tom's photo's of the Lewis J. unloading it's gravel cargo to the pile along the Fox River.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Fishing By the Lewis J. Kuber

Another boat (technically a self unloading barge) the Lewis J. Kuber is unloading gravel for concrete. The large pile is just south of the mouth of the Fox River. You can see the west side of the Leo Frigo Bridge in the background.

Again, the photo is another of Tom's great fishing trip photos.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Fishing By the Duck on the Bay

Just another of Tom's photo's while out fishing on the Bay. I'm guessing the duck was drying itself off.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Bay Beach Pavilion

This is another of Tom's photos while aboard "ship" on the Bay of Green Bay. Specifically this is the Bay Beach Pavilion and Dance Hall. It's on the Bay Beach site and can be rented out for events.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Big Slide at Bay Beach

Another of Tom's shots from the Bay of Green Bay. On the northeast side of the city is a small amusement park that has been there since before I was a kid. It's called Bay Beach and the most expensive ride is 50 Cents.

This ride is the big slide and it's about 100 feet high. You slide down on a burlap sack and be sure not to touch any bare skin while speeding down ... the heat and friction will burn it right off. My favorite ride will forever be the Bumper Cars ... they are almost as much fun today as they were back then.

Friday, November 13, 2009

UW Green Bay From the Bay of Green Bay

The campus and main building of UWGB Campus from the Bay of Green Bay. Once again Tom took this photo on a fishing expedition.

There is also a Frisbee Golf Course on the campus near the main building in the center of the photo. Frisbee Golf is a pastime of mine, but I don't go as much as I'd like. My little brother is a very good Frisbee Golfer.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

See, I Told You He was Fishing

Apparently he even caught one. It was a nice musky for that day, I think ... I'm not even sure that is a musky ... I'm not really an outdoorsman.

And in case you haven't guessed this is another of Tom's photos.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The Alpena Stern View

The Alpena was launched in 1942 as the Leon Fraser and previously carried iron ore.

Tom also took this photo on the same fishing junket.

Monday, November 9, 2009

The Alpena Arrives

Tom took this photo of the Alpena as it arrives with another load of concrete to drop off in Green Bay. The pile is pretty impressive ... you'll see it in one of my photos some day.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge


The Leo Frigo Memorial Bridge as seen from the Bay of Green Bay. This photo was taken by Tom on one of his fishing expeditions. Leo founded Paul's Pantry here in Green Bay, a very worthwhile charity.

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Grapes, Crab Apples and Something Else

Another photo from my walk along the Fox River Trail. There looks to be three types of fruit overlapping in this area, grapes, crab apples and some other indigo fruit.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Stand and Deliver

Here's the side view of our larcenous piece of lawn art.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Stick Em Up

Just an interesting piece of lawn ornament I spotted walking the Fox River Trail one afternoon

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Hot Dog Sign

Another photo from the Fox River Trail. At this point the trail cuts through someone's backyard. Obviously this person cares for the dogs that run and walk down this trail daily. I saw at least four dogs on the trail that afternoon. I'm sure it's appreciated on a hot day.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

The Einstein Project: Anonymous

This must have been a butterfly that was auctioned from a past season of the Einstein Project. It's currently on a private dock somewhere along the Fox River Trail. It looks a little weathered but still caught my eye right away. I could not figure out the real name of this butterfly, so I called it Anonymous.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Nicolet National Bank

The Nicolet National Bank building in downtown Green Bay and borders the east side of the fox river. This building is new enough (2004ish) that I consider it to be part of the downtown revitalization project. The building is right across the street, just north, from the Bellin Building. Aon Consulting and Aon Risk Services also has offices here.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Theme Day: Doorways

This is the "soon to be" doorway of the cabin my friend Tom is building up north. Of all the pictures he gave me to put up, I'm guessing this the one he least expected to see.

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