New visitor center hikes visibility of The Ridges
A longtime but quiet force on the quiet side of Door County gains wider visibility this month. The opening of a unique visitor center at […]
Articles by Mary Bergin
Algoma: oldest winery, formal wear, fishing, fine dive-bar fare
In the shadow of beautiful Door County, the 70-mile-long peninsula that attracts two million visitors per year, is Algoma on the Lake Michigan shoreline. The […]
Rural chefs redefine country cooking, farm-to-table dining
Farmers used to pitch in as a neighborhood to rebuild a barn or harvest grain, one humid acre after another. Their end-of-day reward was a […]
Family-run carnivals: decades of fun for community festivals
During the Great Depression, Scott Lake made a living one penny at a time, and his business has grown to modestly sustain a fourth generation […]
Take Ten: Fun farmers markets in Wisconsin
When trees bud and bulbs blossom, the arrival of fresh asparagus and morels can’t be far behind. Hoop houses and greenhouses hike the likelihood that […]
Fiber arts trail shows off quilts, history, art, supplies, more
Lots of people say a picture is worth 1,000 words; fewer acknowledge the value of 1,000 stitches. Wisconsin’s first poet laureate was among the exceptions. […]
SC Johnson’s Fortaleza Hall displays Wright lithographs
Near Lake Michigan, at the Indiana-Illinois border, is 800-acre Wolf Lake and an unincorporated town best known for its August Onion Days Festival. If Frank […]
Kentucky bourbon trails big on distillery diversity
During a much younger life, I was introduced to horse race wagering, earthy bluegrass music and long-simmering stews called burgoo while living in western Kentucky. […]
National pie champs have rural roots
Twenty years ago, Caroline Imig’s world started crashing. Her husband was killed in a farm equipment accident, leaving her as a single mother with five […]
Sub Fest, celeb centennials, Manticore new in tourism
Some Wisconsin destinations – like Summerfest in Milwaukee or the EAA AirVenture in the Oshkosh – become annual traditions because of their magnitude and ever-fresh […]
Food truck cuisine: sammies, pizza, ethnic specialties
Maybe we should count the return of food trucks and food carts right up there with robins as sure signs of spring. “Mobile food is […]
New in Wisconsin food: Got2HavPie, Sartori, Nueske’s products
Much of what happens during the annual Midwest Foodservice Expo is insider advice and networking for the hospitality industry and others whose work involves the […]