For the birds in Wisconsin: fests, counts, city commitments
You could say Wisconsin is for the birds and be relatively accurate, for at least three reasons. One-third of the state’s residents who are age […]
Articles by Mary Bergin
Maple sap tapping: open houses, recipes
The quaint notion of sap dripping from tree to bucket is a quickly fading snapshot for some maple syrup producers, and this is the time […]
Milwaukee: new Blue Ribbon City emerging on Pabst campus
Two things make this Milwaukee brewery tour atypical: Your free pint is tapped before the sightseeing begins, and five minutes – tops – are spent […]
Whipping up lots of suds in Madison with craft beer
Nowhere in Wisconsin does the craft of contemporary brewing seem more contagious than Madison and Dane County. The area is filling growlers and opening new […]
Mile-High Denver: Home to more breweries/brewpubs or pot shops?
Under an I-25 overpass, one block from a power plant and almost 1,000 miles from home, I catch a whiff of Wisconsin in Denver. This […]
Mennonite Relief Sale: quilts, bakery, ‘Menno food’
Less than 200 miles separate Wisconsin from Bloomington, Ill., but what a potential difference in buffet lines: Red beet eggs. Ham loaf. Vareniky (stuffed dumplings). […]
Beyond waterparks: Next Dells project is downtown revamp
In the Wisconsin Dells area are more hotel rooms (8,000) than year-round residents (5,600). No Wisconsin city contains more accommodations for tourists, and that is […]
Dream Dance chef wins pork recipe contest
Meat lovers crave thick and juicy steaks, right? Let’s say “part right,” because pork during the past two years has been the food-service industry’s fastest-growing […]
Dells Bells: Low-cost weddings inside Vegas-style chapel
Between the Showboat Saloon and Old River Mini Golf, downtown in Wisconsin Dells, Katie Chandler and Evert Reeve officially began a new chapter of life […]
Black history lessons address racism, inventions, music in Macon, Ga.
Whenever Black History Month arrives, I am reminded that Wisconsin is not average. About 88 percent of the state’s population is Caucasian and 6.5 percent […]
Reader mail: shrines, wines, BBQs, B&Bs, world’s fair, restaurant fare
Recent mail from readers seeks and gives advice about travel that is close to home. Here is a selection of what’s on your mind. — […]
Artistry on ice: castles, sculptures, windswept lakeshore caves
Single-digit temps. Double-digit winds. Looks like our January thaw is history, but the frosty season which remains is a beauty, thanks in no small part […]