Ultimate Wisconsin

I don't complain too much about detours.  They are often the best route to interesting things you'd otherwise not see.  Ongoing roadwork near our "up north" place now takes us past what seems to be a localized time-space anomaly.  Because this should not exist in any conventional time line.

I've seen plenty of elaborate pub signs in the UK.  But none this evocative.  A tipsy looking buck - note how his eyes are diverted towards the tavern? - wearing a hat from the revered football (US not UK) team the Green Bay Packers.  I figured Madge was the owner of this watering hole but instead the name comes from Madge Township, the microscopic municipality in which it is found.

And here's the front.

There is a lot to unpack here.  The VANDERHYDES sign has crossed rifles.  This makes sense as hunting, the Packers and beer are the Holy Trinity of Wisconsin life.  Another Green Bay flag of course and one more with blue/white/green stripes.  This is either Sierra Leon upside down, Uzbekistan without some stars, or just the colors of paint they had sitting around.  Next to the front door is a newspaper vending box.  The headline of the yellowed edition still presumably for sale is November 2021.  Oh and the ceramic commode?  A place for smokers to put their butts.  Cigarette butts of course, I hope there has never been confusion on this point.

Although the establishment looks a bit run down it seems to still be in operation.  Various on line comments recommend it for its good food and for the general ambiance.  One touts it as "Your go to place for outdated groceries".

A visit during its hours of operation is in order.  Perhaps on the way north for deer hunting season.