Watts Tea Room: preserving a genteel era
I am in downtown Milwaukee, “taking tea,” and doing a miserable job of it. An attractive, two-piece, antique tea strainer reveals my ignorance about how […]
Month: November 2007
Sylvania Wilderness: virgin timbers, pure air
We all have our own ideas about where the Northwoods begins, but how do you define true wilderness? Is it simply the lack of condo […]
Silver Fox Resort had global attention in ’30s
“Once in a while, even in the twentieth century, this country still sees enacted the kind of drama that made America what it is – […]
Christine Center: a simple, stunning retreat
My reward, at the end of a 200-mile drive, is hearing the rhythmic click of hoofs and watching the sinking sun brighten a clump of […]