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Michael's Custard.  It's well known fact in the realm of child rearing that the child might need ice cream

in order to willingly adventure about in the natural world.  Luckily it seems that Madison has constructed itself over the years for this very purpose -- surrounded at every turn by green space,

designated parks and water, and usually only a stone's throw away from the nearest ice cream, chocolate shop or bakery... a kid hardly has time to decide that a hike is not in her best interest.  Michael's is a Madison institution and planted conveniently adjacent to Lake Wingra located along

Monroe Street and part of the famous UW Arboretum.  We no sooner ordered our malts and cookie dough sundaes than we found ourselves down at the park bench under shade watching the kayak and SUP rentals at the dock system next to the lake service center.  The wind had stirred enough for a kite to work its way across the flat grass shore line as other cones and sundaes made their way down the similar path.  From here, we plotted out our next ice cream adventure on the eastside at Atwood st.