When I used to write about the 1918-1920 Spanish Flu outbreak that killed so many people all around the world, I never ever thought I would have something like it happen to me. But, I was sure wrong. We most certainly did.
Yesterday, we were up north across the border at Donovan's Reef in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, when Liz mentioned we were there when the COVID-19 officially hit two years earlier on St. Patrick's Day 2020.
Illinois had already closed down the previous day on March 16. Since we live just eight miles from the Wisconsin border, and Wisconsin was still open, we decided we'd get our St. Patrick's celebration in up there.
We drove there to Donovan's Reef in Twin Lakes. A friend, Jeff, from Sunnyside Tavern in Johnsburg, Illinois, had the same idea and was already there. We were having our beer and think corned beef & cabbage, but Barb the bartender, was on the phone a lot calling around Kenosha County and said she was starting to hear that he state of Wisconsin was going to shut down at some point that day.
Finally, she learned that all bars and businesses had to close down by 5 p.m. A real bad thing as she had a whole lot of corned beef & cabbage to sell. We had drinks until 4:30, and sadly said our goodbyes for whatever lay in store for us.
Two Years Ago. Oh Well. --RoadDog
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