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Well, here in Two Rivers,
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Manitowoc County here
right on the lake.
Boy, this cobblestone is
in a great location.
Right on the water,
right in the
heart of downtown.
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Welcome. Hi,
Eric Paulson checking in.
Already.
What brings
you into Two Rivers?
There's a lot of cool stuff
here I want to see.
You're right in the
heart of downtown
so I can walk to
Rogers Street Fishing
Village, which is cool.
I wanna check out
the Hamilton
Wood type museum. All right.
There's your room keys.
Enjoy your stay.
Thank you very much.
You're very welcome.
Whoa.
This is a sweet suite.
Wow, look at that view.
East Twin River,
West Twin River,
the confluence, the harbor.
Man, the waters moving around.
I love it.
Gorgeous shot
of Lake Michigan
and the boats on it.
And a nice south view here.
I can even see Manitowoc.
Gorgeous.
Oh, man,
how cool is this?
That's a nice, huge bed.
I gotta try it.
Ahh.
Yeah, me likey.
Hey, Eric,
how are you doing?
Eric, good to see you
and really nice
to have you here.
Great to be here.
Can I get you
a glass of wine?
Sure.
How did this Cobblestone
come to be,
I mean, your location is remarkable.
You know,
I grew up in the area.
Love Two Rivers
and the Manitowoc area.
We were
recognizing the fact
that this town hadn't
really turned itself
to Lake Michigan.
And so when we'd drive past here
and we'd look at,
you know, there was nothing
facing the water.
It was a perfect
spot for a hotel.
And we knew that we had
natural resources here, such
as the river, the lake,
the beaches we talked about
that would bring people
to our town
if they had
a nice place to stay.
And we had a great location
for being able to do that.
So that's really
was the genesis for us,
starting that down
the road of a hotel
for the tourist community.
And it's easy to walk to
so many places nearby.
I mean, the Rogers Street
Fishing Village,
very, very cool spot,
the Washington House,
Main Street, up and down
the UFO Store
where you can buy
kites and all kinds
of outdoor equipment
and everything.
Whether it's, you know,
local food
or unique bistros.
We have them all
within walking distance.
And that's a big part of,
at least for my preference,
where I stay, that
when I get there,
I can leave the car,
I can walk to where
I want to go.
Obviously,
this is a hospitality
driven business.
What's your philosophy?
I mean, you've had this
for about a year now and
been dealing
with a lot of people
from a lot of places.
How do you like to
bring them in, welcome them
and make sure they
come back?
So my philosophy
when it comes to hospitality
in general
is basically treat people
the way that I would
want to be treated,
and that is to experience
the community for what it is
and be able to have
a clean, helpful,
friendly hotel to
stay at for the evening.
Well, Rick, thanks for
the info. Lovely hotel.
And I'm looking forward
to seeing everything
around it.
It is my pleasure.
I'm really glad you
had spend some time here.
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Holy cow, she doesn't look
happy to be getting married.
This is like the first known
instance of a bridezilla?
We have Coast Guard
provision here,
Native American
Indian artifacts.
There's much to see.
So as you may have
heard, Two Rivers
is the birthplace
of the ice cream sundae.
Back in the 1880s,
the first ones were
made here
and at the historic
Washington House.
You can experience
one for yourself
in a replica of the original
ice cream parlor.
I'm getting a rhubarb.
That's the specialty.
Here we go.
Sundae to go straight
from the source.
This is great.
The rubab is good
for you, right?
So health food?
Maybe?
Hey, Dennis,
good to see you.
Nice to see you.
Welcome to the Hamilton Wood
Type and Printing Museum.
Great to be back here.
I've been here before,
but now I get a chance
to show you this place.
And Dennis here knows
everything about it.
So here's
a piece of information.
If you were a printer,
you would have your
capital letters in one case,
alphabetical backwards,
It would be up here.
Your small letters
would be in
a case down here.
So if you're printing
if you want
a capital letter,
you go to the uppercase.
If you want a small letter,
you go to the lower case.
So that's where that...
that's where that came from.
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So this is a yard of beer.
Gotta lift up, lift
out and just enjoy.
Another good way
to discover Wisconsin.
I had a really good
night's sleep.
Looking forward
to Point Beach, State Park
and a bunch of other
fun stuff here in
Two Rivers today.
But first, a nice,
hearty breakfast.
Let's see what they have
here.
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You know, I always enjoy
a good quality breakfast
here at Cobblestone.
Helps you get going right.
Even good stuff
where you can season
your food and good
start to the day.
It is really gorgeous here
at Point Beach State Forest,
just north of Two Rivers
along the Lake
Michigan shore.
You can hear
the roar of the waves.
It is absolutely beautiful
with the sand dunes.
And the Raleigh Point
Lighthouse right here,
which has been here
since 1894.
And the light up
there can be seen out on
the lake up
to 28 miles away.
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So, Chow, people are telling
me to go fly
a kite all the time,
this is the place to be.
Yes, right.
We have all kinds of kites
for you to try out.
Now, every year,
though, you draw
a ton of people
to Two Rivers
with your annual Kate
festival.
Yeah.
This is going to
be our 16th year.
And generally,
when we had it at the beach,
we drew about anywhere
from 25 to 30 thousand
people for both days.
That's very cool.
This is one of the
more colorful stores
you can possibly walk into.
That's what we are.
You know, anything
that flies and moves
and colorful, you know,
we try to have them.
I see flying dragons
and sharks, man.
It's like a Pink
Floyd concert in here.
Another great stay
at a Cobblestone.
Here in Two Rivers,
I had a phenomenal room
where I literally
got to see the two rivers
and Lake Michigan
and a nice view of the town.
I love the parks,
the museums and, of course,
the ice cream sundae.
I'm Eric Palsson.
I'll see you next town.
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