Alzheimers

This story was first published in 2018 during the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer's as washingtoncountyinsider.com editor, Judy Steffes passed through Peshtigo, WI. Peshtigo, WI - In the summer of 2018 while on a fundraising bicycle...

July 8, 2022 - AmazingRide, WI - So much interesting adventure on a bike. I would highly recommend it. The Ark Encounter exceeded my expectations in terms of size and detail and creativity. The Creation Museum...

August 16, 2020 - Probably one of the best videos that describes the exhilaration of bicycling cross country. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkHb4MmGfFk] The current Amazing Ride for Alzheimer's is touring the townships of Washington County. Farms, Families and...

July 11, 2022 - AmazingRide, IN - Everywhere you looked in Milan, IN there is a sign touting an accomplishment from 68 years ago. The small town sure was proud of that team but odd...

October 8, 2023 - Peshtigo, WI - This story was first published in 2018 during the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer's as washingtoncountyinsider.com editor, Judy Steffes passed through Peshtigo, WI. Peshtigo, WI - In the summer...

July 12, 2022 - AmazingRide, IL - Pedaled 81.59 miles from Newtown, IN to Monticello, IL. Drifted in on fumes. Interesting day as someone left the door open to the University of Illinois "Fighting Illini"...

  August 20, 2020 - Town of Trenton, WI - Pedaling the side roads across Washington County there is a trend towards a lot of local artwork that really adds personality to the landscape. Quite...

July, 2021 -  Minden, LA - Hot on the trail of the final days of Bonnie and Clyde as I pedal through northern Louisiana on this year’s Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s. In Shreveport, LA there...

August, 2021 -  Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee - Got an early start Monday to make it 78 miles from Helena, AR to Memphis, TN, and a decent bike shop. I swapped out my front tire before...

January 29, 2021 - Florida Keys, FL - Sunny skies, manatee mailboxes, antique stores and key lime cupcakes. Judy Steffes is currently on a road trip in the Florida Keys, raising contributions for music...

July 10, 2022 - AmazingRide, IN - There are so many small town charms to find while bicycling. Making my way northwest out of Milan, IN and ran across this peach stand. The father-...

August 4, 2021 -  Memphis, TN - You could hear the drumming echoing down the street from about six blocks away as I made my way back to the youth hostel in Memphis after...

July 16, 2018 - Washington County, WI - On June 28, 2018, Judy Steffes, longtime West Bend resident and editor of the Washington County Insider set out on her annual bicycle trek to raise...

  July 7, 2018 - Whitefish Point, WI - It took a week and A day but managed to reach my destination of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum in Whitefish Point, MI and it was...

February 16, 2022 - Pinellas Co., FL - Pinellas County has a beautiful bicycle trail running through the Gulf Coast of Florida. A former railroad line from St. Petersburg north to US Alt 19 has...

Washington County, WI - During the early construction of Cedar Community’s Elkhart Lake Campus, Carol Wise and her husband, Earl, drove through the site and always thought house number 40 was the best spot...

February 5, 2021 - Homestead, FL - Pedaling into the Everglades to camp overnight I needed to stock up on supplies and "Robert is Here Fruit Stand" was the perfect stop. The corner fruit stand...

July 5, 2018 - Manistique, MI - I decorated my bike for the July 4 holiday and my new best friend Ritch threw in a splash of the Spirit of ‘76! https://youtu.be/X5BQZ93xL3E Ritch Branstrom, owner of...

July 14, 2022 - AmazingRide, IL - “What happened to the trail,” I asked, as a beautiful B&O converted rail line suddenly stopped. The paved trail, which ran straight east-west, was an awesome find and...

July 7, 2017 - Netherlands - Judy Steffes is currently in Volendam, a fishing town in northeast Holland that has streets set up "labyrinth" style.  A trip to the local fish market saw Judy being...