This mythical, mischievous creature was first “discovered” in Rhinelander in the late 19th century but may have been roaming the Northwoods for eons before that. I can't confirm or deny! Today, the Hodag has become the official symbol of Rhinelander – it’s even the mascot for the local high school and can be seen pretty much anywhere visitors go in Rhinelander.
That is not the reason we were going to Rhinelander. We swear. But it you can believe it, for me, meeting up with one on my sisters up there is twice as close (less than 2 hours) to driving 4 hours to see them in our Up North back home towns.
So when she said she was going to a conference Friday and Saturday and could use the company, I said sure!
In our routes up and over yesterday we were both more like the Storm Chased versus the Storm Chasers. We knew tornadoes and crazy stuff were predicted. In fact, on my route up I-39 they had already dismissed schools early for safety. We both had sunny skies and stayed ahead of it thankfully!
Me arriving to town: "Hey, sis, I found the Hodag!"
40 minutes later... clouds and high winds before we find a place to eat!
As we scarfed down our delicious Friday night burgers at a place called Bucketheads Sports Bar & Grill, we heard no less than three tornado warnings on the multiple TVs! We're like, should we take shelter? And... wait is that what county we're in?
Who knew being a tourist in Hodag Country could be so dangerous?
We did make it back to the hotel fine and she beat me in two games of Five Crowns before we realized the twisters did destructively touch down between Rhinelander and Wisconsin Rapids. Uff da.
*Checks calendar*
Oh right, it's spring.
Got home about 6 p.m. tonight and am grateful for at least a little sister time. And super grateful for our safe travels.
Prayers to all dealing with tornado/wind damage and flooding right now. Consider any way we all can support them!
Oh and keep an eye out for those sneaky little monsters among us!
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