# So we’re moving to cheesehead land. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 5, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-re-moving-to-cheesehead-land/830585 "2019-03-05T18:17:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-re-moving-to-cheesehead-land/830585/1 "2019-03-05T18:17:15Z")
My husband of 31 years decided we should move to Wisconsin. He’s going to retire and wants to move closer to family. We met in Madison, Wisconsin and l have family in the area. I lived there for 25(5 with him) years and moved away for 25 years. We have lived all over the world. Now back we go. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-re-moving-to-cheesehead-land/830585/2 "2019-03-05T18:34:13Z")
You say this like it’s a bad thing. Madison’s certainly chilly in the winter, but the rest of the time it’s nice. Beautiful lakes, a culturally diverse downtown with a gazillion good restaurants, and outstanding scenery and state parks in the surrounding countryside. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-re-moving-to-cheesehead-land/830585/3 "2019-03-05T19:10:12Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > You say this like it’s a bad thing. Madison’s certainly chilly in the winter, but the rest of the time it’s nice. Beautiful lakes, a culturally diverse downtown with a gazillion good restaurants, and outstanding scenery and state parks in the surrounding countryside. Oh I agree, Love Madison. I was just saying it’s the alpha and omega. We bought a eco friendly condo in New Glarus:) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-re-moving-to-cheesehead-land/830585/4 "2019-03-05T19:22:28Z")
Sounds like a new adventure. Good luck. Enjoy the cheese. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-re-moving-to-cheesehead-land/830585/5 "2019-03-05T19:34:00Z")
> [@eenerms](#): > > We bought a eco friendly condo in New Glarus:) Aw, that’s a picture-perfect cute town. Plus a great brewery to boot! It’s certainly a place I would be happy retiring to. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-re-moving-to-cheesehead-land/830585/6 "2019-03-05T19:39:55Z")
The perfect retirement spot to rekindle or begin your love of the Packers ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-re-moving-to-cheesehead-land/830585/7 "2019-03-05T19:54:05Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > The perfect retirement spot to rekindle or begin your love of the Packers Always a Packer fan no matter where we lived! ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-re-moving-to-cheesehead-land/830585/8 "2019-03-05T20:52:22Z")
> [@eenerms](#): > > Always a Packer fan no matter where we lived! Outstanding! I grew up in Green Bay, and went to college in Madison. When I got my first job, coming out of school, it was in Chicago. “I guess I’ll go there for a couple of years.” That was 1989. 😛 Despite living in Bears country, I’m absolutely still a Packer fan, and I know that I’ll likely end up back in Packerland at some point. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-re-moving-to-cheesehead-land/830585/9 "2019-03-06T14:16:40Z")
New Glarus, eh? Good beer there! And biking trails. I like A LOT about Wisconsin. And cannot dispute the lure of being near family. But as a (near) lifelong Chicago(area)an, if I were to move, I don’t think it would be a single foot further north than I currently am! Unless you were able to spend Jan-Feb in warmer climes. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-re-moving-to-cheesehead-land/830585/10 "2019-03-06T15:35:30Z")
Yeah, right now it sounds foolish (this is from a fool living in Madison – are we ever sick of the cold!). But whenever spring gets here, it’ll be nice, and a summer spent at Farmer’s Markets and on the lakes or the [UW Union Terrace with a beer and a brat](https://afhv2018.wiscweb.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/351/2017/09/Terrace_night16_0781-1600x500.jpg)… glorious. Oh, speaking of beer, the [New Glarus Brewery](https://newglarusbrewing.com/) kicks out some of the finest I’ve ever tasted. When’s the last time you had a cask-conditioned Farmhouse Ale? _Spotted Cow_ is wonderful (but not even their best…). They do great tastings and tours. New Glarus is a cute little Swiss town with all I’d need: good coffee and library, and an amazing little bakery. I have a friend who makes that commute… on bike (26 miles – 2 hrs by bike; by car you’ll be about half an hour from the Union Terrace/Capitol Square). ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-we-re-moving-to-cheesehead-land/830585/11 "2019-03-06T18:37:27Z")
> [@eenerms](#): > > Oh I agree, Love Madison. I was just saying it’s the alpha and omega. > > We bought a eco friendly condo in New Glarus:) Spotted Cow! Need I say more? I Live in Theresa, just North of Slinger. Kettle Moraine area and beautiful as well.