While we may not be traveling very far from home these days, we are soon going to enjoy hints of Switzerland. Six Kuster cousins landed in Chicago last Saturday, toured the Windy City, and are now heading north along the shores of Lake Michigan. They will spend time in Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, and beautiful Door County before driving west to my hometown, Eau Claire. Another four Kuster cousins will depart Zurich on July 20 for O’Hare and immediately head north for the all day Kuster-Custer Family Picnic on July 22 in the small burg of Bloomer (population ~3,700). At last count during yesterday’s Zoom planning session, we are expecting 180 picnickers, including our 10 Swiss visitors. Amazing to think what the two brothers, Wilhelm and Vincenz immigrating from Switzerland, created.
Photo credit: Marianne Deluca
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Holy smokes that’s a big family. Have a wonderful time. If we got together every relative I know including their partners and those in Australia it would be 25 people including me and my husband. 😂
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