Learning:
Welcome to the forums, I spent 4 trips in Wisconsin, the fourth to get married - it was mostly around Madison, over to House on the Rock, Frank Lloyd Wrights Taliesin and ummmmm Dotty Dumplings Dowery (closed long ago - but still the best burgers I've ever had)
I enjoyed my trips to the northern part of the country, a bit sower pace than here, although very techie - nice combo :)
Good luck - Curious why you are thinking 2 hives from NUCS and not from Packaged Bees?? Thanks.