Who Moved My Cheese?

Milk...it's here.
 Ice cream...we got it!
 Cheese head...you betcha!
 Cheese?
 
I cant believe I haven't found any cheese within a hundred miles!
Today's recon mission took me over to Econo Foods on the hunt for local cheeses. No luck, but I did find Jilbert's brand buttermilk, two brands of Michigan grown blueberries...
 and this fresh corn from Vallei Farms in Coleman, WI! 

I love displays like this. I know what it is, and where it's from.
 
Unlike this deceptive advertising:

Ooh Wisconsin Select.... could it be local???

Chicago?! Are ya kidding me?

Desperately searching the internet, I came upon a cheese lead. According to Eat Wisconsin Cheese, the closest cheese factory to me is 50 miles away in Eagle River. Road trip! 

Monday night, the Boy kept me company while I prepared honey-mustard chicken thighs with Mean Jean's mustard and Thomas Lakia's raw honey from Felch,MI. My four year old pulled every cooking utensil out of the drawer, lined them all up like little culinary Rockettes on the counter and learned each one's name and purpose.
Mama what is this?
              -that's called a "ladle".
Mama what is this?
              -thats a pastry cutter. It's for baking pies.
Ooh, what's this?
             -that's a garlic press.
What do you have that for?
             -um...because... Giada has one. I don't really know...
              what  it does..

 I wonder if Mario Batali started out like this.