Dubuque, IA area help.....
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A lot of good riding roads in all 4 states. The river road is great on both sides in both Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin with Illinois not as scenic because it doesn't hug the river as much. The road down to Dubuque will take you thru Balltown Ia where Brietbachs Country Dinning is located. This bar has the best buffet bar none and the food off the menu is fantastic.
I just went to the Nat museum last week on the way back from the Torque Fest and it's worth the stop. Hiway 64 will take you to Savannah Ill and it's a very biker friendly town. Go to Poopies if you like Do-rag bikers, The Iron Horse Social Club downtown is a real bar with a bunch of motorcycle collectibles, real antiques and good music. Blackjack Road is one option headed north but I prefer the road that runs above the Missisippi Padisades Park. You get on it just before the Sabula bridge and it takes you north above the river on some great twisties and sweepers. New Diggings Wisconsin is east of Dubuque and is a must stop. On one side of the county highway is Antons Bar and Grill and the other side is The New Digging General Store. Any week-end this place is packed with bikes, muscle cars, jeeps, anything goes. Sunday the New Diggs has bands.
This is just a little of what the area has to offer in riding, Have fun and ride the river.
WUZFUZ
I just went to the Nat museum last week on the way back from the Torque Fest and it's worth the stop. Hiway 64 will take you to Savannah Ill and it's a very biker friendly town. Go to Poopies if you like Do-rag bikers, The Iron Horse Social Club downtown is a real bar with a bunch of motorcycle collectibles, real antiques and good music. Blackjack Road is one option headed north but I prefer the road that runs above the Missisippi Padisades Park. You get on it just before the Sabula bridge and it takes you north above the river on some great twisties and sweepers. New Diggings Wisconsin is east of Dubuque and is a must stop. On one side of the county highway is Antons Bar and Grill and the other side is The New Digging General Store. Any week-end this place is packed with bikes, muscle cars, jeeps, anything goes. Sunday the New Diggs has bands.
This is just a little of what the area has to offer in riding, Have fun and ride the river.
WUZFUZ
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you guys rock thanks for all the great info....we are going down Wis side and coming back up IA\MN side the help for the Dubuque area helped a ton we will make our way out to Anamosa on hwy 151 hit JP and Bike Museum then take 64 out to Savanna Il to "Poopies" then take scenic Ridge Rd back up to Galena!!
is there anything or anywhere to eat dinner that you guys recommend? sites to stop at in Galena or just hit main drag shops?
thanks again for he great info!!!
is there anything or anywhere to eat dinner that you guys recommend? sites to stop at in Galena or just hit main drag shops?
thanks again for he great info!!!
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you guys Rock!!!Thanks for all the info was a ton help!!!so the Plan is to head south on Wis side spend night in Dubuque then sun run down 151 to JP then the Museum head to Savanna on 64. The Iron Horse sounds like a great place do they have food? I belive i read about Poopies on here before (lol) sun On memorial weekend might have to hit both places!!!thanks for the heads up for "Scenic Ridge Rd" I would mapped it out by the river and this looks more my kind road!!!
so anything we should see in Galena?? or just hit the main drag shops? I was there last year for a night and did not see much!!
Thanks again you guy are a ton help....
so anything we should see in Galena?? or just hit the main drag shops? I was there last year for a night and did not see much!!
Thanks again you guy are a ton help....
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you guys Rock!!!Thanks for all the info was a ton help!!!so the Plan is to head south on Wis side spend night in Dubuque then sun run down 151 to JP then the Museum head to Savanna on 64. The Iron Horse sounds like a great place do they have food? I belive i read about Poopies on here before (lol) sun On memorial weekend might have to hit both places!!!thanks for the heads up for "Scenic Ridge Rd" I would mapped it out by the river and this looks more my kind road!!!
so anything we should see in Galena?? or just hit the main drag shops? I was there last year for a night and did not see much!!
Thanks again you guy are a ton help....
so anything we should see in Galena?? or just hit the main drag shops? I was there last year for a night and did not see much!!
Thanks again you guy are a ton help....
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you guys Rock!!!!thanks for the help!!The plan is head down Sat on the Wis Side and spend night in Dubuque then head to Jp and the Museum sun take 64 to Savanna!!!The iron horse sounds like a great place do they have food? I think I have read about Poopys here before!!!maybe being Memorial weekend sun might have to hit both Places...thanks for the heads up on the route to Galena i would of mapped it close to the river but Scenic Ridge Rd looks more my speed as well......
any good pointers to stops in Galena? just hit main drag shops? I been there one time late at night passing thru....
Thanks again for all the great info!!!!!!poopies hahahaha...
any good pointers to stops in Galena? just hit main drag shops? I been there one time late at night passing thru....
Thanks again for all the great info!!!!!!poopies hahahaha...
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you guys Rock!!!!thanks for the help!!The plan is head down Sat on the Wis Side and spend night in Dubuque then head to Jp and the Museum sun take 64 to Savanna!!!The iron horse sounds like a great place do they have food? I think I have read about Poopys here before!!!maybe being Memorial weekend sun might have to hit both Places...thanks for the heads up on the route to Galena i would of mapped it close to the river but Scenic Ridge Rd looks more my speed as well......
any good pointers to stops in Galena? just hit main drag shops? I been there one time late at night passing thru....
Thanks again for all the great info!!!!!!poopies hahahaha...
any good pointers to stops in Galena? just hit main drag shops? I been there one time late at night passing thru....
Thanks again for all the great info!!!!!!poopies hahahaha...
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you guys Rock!!!!thanks for the help!!The plan is head down Sat on the Wis Side and spend night in Dubuque then head to Jp and the Museum sun take 64 to Savanna!!!The iron horse sounds like a great place do they have food? I think I have read about Poopys here before!!!maybe being Memorial weekend sun might have to hit both Places...thanks for the heads up on the route to Galena i would of mapped it close to the river but Scenic Ridge Rd looks more my speed as well......
any good pointers to stops in Galena? just hit main drag shops? I been there one time late at night passing thru....
Thanks again for all the great info!!!!!!poopies hahahaha...
any good pointers to stops in Galena? just hit main drag shops? I been there one time late at night passing thru....
Thanks again for all the great info!!!!!!poopies hahahaha...
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You guys Rock!!!!Thanks for all the info!!!We plan to head south down Wis side sat then spend the night in Dubuque!!Then on sun Head to Jp and the museum!!The info helped out a ton we will be heading to Savanna now Does Iron Horse have food? I think I have read about Poopys on here before so with it being Memorial weekend might have to make a stop at both!!! thanks for the heads up i would of stuck to the river but the Scenic Ridge Rd looks more my speed!!!
anything in Galena we should see\eat? been there one time at night and it was just passing thru!!!maybe just hit the main drag shops?
thanks again for all the info and help!!!!!!
anything in Galena we should see\eat? been there one time at night and it was just passing thru!!!maybe just hit the main drag shops?
thanks again for all the info and help!!!!!!
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you guys Rock Thanks for the info and help....We plan to run down Wis side sat then spend night in Dubuqe then off to Anamosa sun to check out JP and museume then head over to Savanna Il!! does the Iron Horse have food? I belive I read about poopys here on this site seeing its Memorial weekend we might have to make a stop at both to check it out....Thanks agin for the info the road coming out of Savanna was aton help as I would stuck to the water but Sceinic Ridge Rd looks more my speed!!!
any good spots to hit in Galena? maybe just hit the main drag shops? I been there one time but was at night and passing thru
Thanks again for all the help!!!!!!
any good spots to hit in Galena? maybe just hit the main drag shops? I been there one time but was at night and passing thru
Thanks again for all the help!!!!!!
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Pikes Peak State Park in McGregor, Iowa is a nice stop for an excellent vista of the confluence of the Mississippi and Wisconsin Rivers. No fees to visit the park. Bald Eagles frequent the bluffs below. Another spot we enjoyed in the area was a trip down to Dyersville to visit the Field of Dreams. If you like baseball you will probably like this spot. There’s also a Basilica in Dyersville that is impressive to see.