Amazing Ride for Alzheimer's

February 12, 2022 - Aripeka, FL - A day full of historic adventure and mermaid surprises while pedaling through Florida on the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s. https://youtu.be/R82w4KJOIeg Mullet fishing has been a part of the region...

West Bend, WI - Rick and Sue Gilbertson and some of their team, the "Forget-Me-Nots" who participate in the Walk to End Alzheimer's this September are holding a rummage sale this Thursday, August 19...

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 13, 2018 - I was adopted in Harbor Springs, MI, by the wonderful Nancy Cook. She just came into the public library to renew a book and ended up taking us both home. Nancy was...

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...

Around the Bend                             July 15, 2017                                      By Judy Steffes   Historic downtown West Bend Theater sold to nonprofit The downtown West Bend Theater has been sold. A plan to restore a historic theater in downtown West Bend is taking...

Washington Co., WI - Becoming rather fascinated with the Ice Age Trail. It's right in the backyard for neighbors in Washington County. Below is a quick video exploring the Cedar Lakes Segment, which is...

Washington Co., WI - Becoming rather fascinated with the Ice Age Trail. It's right in the backyard for neighbors in Washington County. Below is a quick video exploring the Cedar Lakes Segment, which is...

July 6, 2017 - Netherlands - As Judy Steffes winds her way through the Netherlands on her bike, her list of tourist attractions is garnering quite a broad spectrum of interests.  Gouda Museum Blue...

June 26, 2017 - Netherlands - Judy Steffes finished off her first day cycling from the airport in Amsterdam to Lisse. Along the way she met youngsters Simon and Sam who enjoyed a little...

February 15, 2022 - Tampa, FL - There’s a lot of unique roadside art across the Gulf Shore in Florida. The Sinclair dinosaur is well represented. Foxbower the pink dinosaur was commissioned in 1959 as a...

                June 5, 2017 - West Bend, WI - Just a heads up for readers of WashingtonCountyInsider.com, I will be headed on my annual bicycle tour in the next few weeks to raise money...

Cedarburg, WI - The team at 5 Corners Dodge Chrysler Ram Jeep and 5 Corners Isuzu Truck & Auto jumped into the bicycling theme of the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer’s and remembered stories about...

July 1, 2019 - Newark, NJ - Another year, another pedaling adventure; this tour is Newark, NJ to West Bend. Hoping to make a lot of history stops. -Adventure began Sunday when my flight was...

August, 2021 - Headed north on Hwy 51 to the Mississippi River and crossing from Kentucky into Illinois in 11 miles or so. The road turned into a huge hill and at the top, there...

August 2, 2021 - Gibsland, LA Gibsland, LA is now in my rearview mirror But there’s one more video to share of the famed Bonnie & Clyde Ambush Museum. https://youtu.be/KHtKYNWZc_Y If you’re a fan of outlaw...

July 14, 2018 - Traverse City, MI - I received word late last night that a young cousin of mine has died. We’re going to shift the tour a bit to a Plan B so...

August 7, 2021 -  Bardwell, KY - Crossed from Tennessee into Kentucky around 9:15 a.m. on Friday. Stopped for dinner. I can't say it was love at first bite. (see video below) Aaah...Kentucky. Rolling hills, beautiful...

July 28, 2021 - Shreveport, LA - It was the brown Historic Site sign that made me pull over. What looked like a boring government building held a fascinating story of history once through the...

August, 2021 -  West Bend, WI - Seventeen days and 1,113.22 miles pedaled from Shreveport, Louisiana to West Bend, Wisconsin. A quick note of thanks for everyone who supported the Amazing Ride for Alzheimer's,...