Sunday, July 9, 2017

JULY 6-7: Black River Falls, Wisconsin

We got an early start on Thursday, July 6 and had a scenic 4 hour drive to Black River Falls, WI and the parking lot oft the HO-Chunk Casino.  Our chosen route started with a beautiful drive north on US 35 along the shore of the Mississippi River, and continued through many small communities and past large farms in western Wisconsin. 

The Ho-Chunk Casino is owned by the The Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin formerly known as the Wisconsin Winnebago Tribe. The casino offers free overnight  RV parking and there are 3 electrical hookups with no more than 30 amp service.  No other RV's were there when we arrived so we hooked up to 30 amps, and by Friday evening there were 7 RV's lined up, several just boondocking.

The Black River Falls Ho-Chunk casino is located about 4 miles out of town in the Jackson County Woods area.  It's undergoing major renovations including an additional large hotel wing and expanded gaming area.  The machines inside are currently very close together, and there were not as many penny slots as we've seen in other larger casinos.  We signed up for their player's card, and we each received $10 in free play. We left with Hank winning a little over $3 and Selene won a hefty $7.00 during our one-time visit.  We could have gotten another $10 each in free play by sending a text message to a certain phone number, but agreed we didn't like the casino enough to do that.

Thursday evening, we met up with ham radio/RV friends Annie & Marshall for dinner, and then had a great visit in Little House.  Having the chance to spend time with friends is a great benefit of this lifestyle .  And, we finally found some nice, cool weather with a low of 45 on Saturday morning!

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