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Ice castles, Winterfest, cooking classes, cocktail contest

January 11, 2021 Mary Bergin 0

End-of-year holidays are history, so now what can preoccupy your time and mind? Opening as soon as weather allows, likely mid to late January, is […]

Virtual holiday tastes of the world

December 24, 2020 Mary Bergin 0

No one I know is traveling internationally these days, except in their imagination or through fond memories. My last big trip, one year ago, was […]

Holiday shopping? Buy the book

December 3, 2020 Mary Bergin 0

Well-woven words will always hold value, regardless of whether they are assembled in a publication you can touch, page by page, or scrolled on a […]

Take Ten: Give thanks

November 26, 2020 Mary Bergin 0

Back in January, before we had a clue about the global plight that would unfold, I decided to begin the new year with an overnight […]

Popcorn: kernels about the harvest

October 15, 2020 Mary Bergin 0

Goodbye, sweet harvest of summer. Hello, autumn pickings, for hot popping all year. Sweet corn commands intense attention because of the short turnaround between plucking […]

Winning Bloody Marys, craft brews, wines

October 1, 2020 Mary Bergin 0

Do you turn the Bloody Mary into a meal? Judge quality by the kick of spice in a juiced-up glass? Prefer properly pickled garnishes over […]

Little Lanesboro, and the river that runs through it

September 15, 2020 Mary Bergin 0

Much of the allure of little Lanesboro, Minn. – 50 miles west of La Crosse – is about the river that runs through it. Root […]

Fast Five: Small towns, big personalities

September 1, 2020 Mary Bergin 0

Earlier this year, Oprah’s “O” magazine introduced “60 charming American towns you haven’t heard of but should visit,” and not one Wisconsin locale made the […]

Classic cars, Harleys, mazes, container bar

August 15, 2020 Mary Bergin 0

Lovers of nostalgia and simpler times, this one’s for you. Grand Geneva Resort and Spa, Lake Geneva, has partnered with American Classic Rental to loan […]

Take Ten: awesome art environments

August 11, 2020 Mary Bergin 0

Restless but uneasy about mingling with lots of strangers during this pandemic year? Then gas up for a road trip around rural Wisconsin, to roam […]

A big cheese, private dining, new zoo baby

July 15, 2020 Mary Bergin 0

My dairy farmer father for many years held a side job: hauling milk (stacked in steel cans, no less) by the truckload from the neighborhood […]

Travel cancellations: Lessons learned

July 5, 2020 Mary Bergin 0

Gone, officially, is any hope of hopping the border with four longtime girlfriends for a summer vacation in Canada. Sadly, we are relieved. Weekly day […]

Tulsa: from affluence to agony

June 19, 2020 Mary Bergin 0

My first job outside of Wisconsin was at the now-defunct Tulsa Tribune in Oklahoma, which seems like a lifetime ago and marked the start of […]

2020: year of the drive-in for food, fun

June 5, 2020 Mary Bergin 0

A burger would be on my short list for best last meal on Earth. Not just any meat slinger’s burger, but a perfectly seasoned, chargrilled […]

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