Best of Wisconsin: a Top 10 list for travelers
This out-of-the-blue challenge came from a stranger in New Jersey this month: Soon, “three of us will be in Wisconsin for six days, intending to […]
Articles by Mary Bergin
Appleton T-Mac BBQ team wins big at American Royal
In the thick sea of luxury RVs, scrappy trailers, tent awnings and dwindling daylight, I found Tom McIntosh of Appleton. The flapping Green Bay Packer […]
Sheboygan’s Bookworm Gardens inspires reading in children
Gardens are about planting and growing, but most fruits of harvest on a 2-acre plot in Sheboygan are not edible. What visitors reap are the […]
Reader mailbag: many updates on camps, resorts
Recent reader mail contains all sorts of news and reflections. Let’s get right into it. — Several were in contact about the July 27 death […]
Inside Marinette Victorian B&B: edgy decor, martini lounge
Gone are my presumptions that bed-and-breakfast lodging in grand old buildings certainly must contain precarious parlor furniture, fussy frills, lots of lace or at least […]
Peshtigo Fire Museum, grounds quietly preserve horrific history
The devastation happened almost 142 years ago, but it remains on the local newspaper’s online front page, where an easy-to-find link leads to somber details: […]
Farm-to-table work a natural fit at The Black Sheep, Whitewater
Tyler Sailsbery is plowing a career path based on solutions to his own frustrations. When it wasn’t easy for him to find appropriate student housing […]
Finding the good life in food, drink, beaches of Traverse City, Mich.
You know life is good when seagulls are your alarm clock, a miles-long morning walk doesn’t require shoes and breakfast begins with peaches, cherries or […]
Trio of outdoor stages: hilltop to lakeshore to ski hill
You say all the world is a stage? Got that right, especially in summer, when standing ovations happen from ski hill to lakeshore, level turf […]
Harley-Davidson’s 110th party salutes a lifestyle, brand
For Bill Davidson, the party began months ago in Auckland, New Zealand. Then it moved to South Africa and Brazil before landing in Italy, where […]
Hidden Springs Creamery: top cheeses, remote B&B
Two batches of cheese per day, twice a week: That is Brenda Jensen’s work routine during this time of year, on a remote farm in […]
Rustic charms: precious but fading on Waupaca’s Chain O’ Lakes
Let me tell you about my long weekend at Camp David. It is closer to home than you’d expect, on Waupaca County’s lovely Chain O’ […]