Subs Sputnik And Sundaes Make A Trip To Two Rivers And Manitowoc A Must

                    Alpacas, Sputnik, exotic wooden fonts, Prairie School architecture, underwater war machines, and the exact spot where the ice cream sundae was invented in 1881 (maybe)—all within a three-hour drive of Chicago—make a trip to Two Rivers and Manitowoc, Wisconsin, a total must.



                    A short drive away in Manitowoc, you can check out the Frisbee-size brass ring embedded just a few feet north of the intersection of North Eighth and Park Streets, which marks the spot where a chunk of the Soviet Korabl Sputnik-1 satellite crashed to earth in 1960. Manitowoc celebrates the landing every year with Sputnikfest, a two-day event that among other highlights features an “alien drop,” an alien pet contest, and the Ms. Space Debris Pageant. This year the festival’s September 7 and 8.