Chicago overnight: a frugal mix of spontaneity, research
Where to next? My reply to that frequent question inevitably prompts this follow-up: For business or pleasure? “Both” is almost always my answer. Almost all […]
Articles by Mary Bergin
U.S. Bank Stadium: Athletics meets art meets Vikings
A 17-inch December blizzard tore the puffy roof of the Minneapolis Metrodome in 2010, and three years later the Teflon-coated dome would collapse for the […]
Take Ten: Biking rails-to-trails, events
Fifty years have passed since abandoned railroad tracks were converted into the 32.5-mile Elroy-Sparta State Trail, the first U.S. rail-to-trail project, and now at least […]
Holy Hill, Trek Travel, Dorf Haus, historic hotel news
Running out of ideas about how to spend precious leisure time during these waning days of summer or beyond? My “in” box contains no shortage […]
Meet State Fair’s competitive bakers, recipe makers
In the world of competitive cooking, baking and recipe making, Patti Flaker of Wausau is a bit atypical. She had never attended the Wisconsin State […]
Summer camp for adults a rugged nirvana
Before morning yoga begins, the teacher asks for introductions. On the sand and facing Little Hills Lake are a chemist, investment counselor, engineers, lab workers. […]
Take Ten: supper club nibbles
Ask who is responsible for the revival of interest in Wisconsin supper clubs, and I’ll point a finger toward Ron Faiola, a multimedia entrepreneur in […]
Wolfenbuttel, Kenosha: sister cities since 1970
The GPS has us driving in circles, so we park and approach the first person we see. Yes, she speaks English. Yes, she knows where […]
Germany’s natural world: Spreewald, Hainich
Our captain maneuvers us like a gondolier, standing as a pole propels his flatboat through a maze of canals that gingerly pass tree canopies, tiny […]
German brewers still abide by 500-year-old beer purity law
First in a series. About 44 percent of Wisconsin residents, the highest percentage of all states, reported German ancestry on the 2000 U.S. Census. (The […]
Lake Geneva mailboat tour has practical purpose, too
With three blasts of the whistle, to signify that we’re backing up, downtown Lake Geneva’s most unique boat tour begins. For the next 2.5 hours, […]
Take Ten: Beyond UNESCO with Frank Lloyd Wright
Wisconsin is Frank Lloyd Wright country, and more of the world may realize this as early as next month, when the UNESCO World Heritage Committee […]