New Civil War Museum takes war personally
Think about war as an extreme intrusion that involves family as much as fight. Upheavals emerge close to home and on faraway battlefields. You and […]
Month: August 2008
True to tradition: Freistadt Alte Kameraden
The photography assignment, to capture the spirit and activity of Milwaukee’s annual German Fest, wasn’t as easy as it might sound. Lederhosen and dirndls were […]
Fonz statue upholds ‘Happy Days’ image
Two reminders: What you see in the mirror is a distortion of reality, and growing up doesn’t mean throwing away the past. Milwaukee this month […]
Finding authentic Japan in/near Rockford, Ill.
One of the great things about group travel – when done well – is that strangers sometimes become friends. Fond memories of once-in-a-lifetime experiences, when […]
Inside UP’s remote Isle Royale National Park
Our 100-passenger ferry is rocking me like a drunken, slapdash sailor, so my eyes stay closed during most of this three-hour ride. I am a […]