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Halloween hauntings: It’s time to howl

October 27, 2007 Mary Bergin 0

For you, it’s simply time to stock up on candy, as a treat for all the little monsters roaming the neighborhood. For Larry Kirchner, it’s […]

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The value of parades: Everybody has a role

October 20, 2007 Mary Bergin 0

Autumn means homecoming, and it’s easy to go home when you feel welcome. Watching thousands of Penn State fans whoop and applaud during their homecoming […]

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America’s Classics: lifetime kudos for chefs

October 13, 2007 Mary Bergin 0

More travelers are hitting the road because of their love for food, concludes the Travel Industry Association, a nonprofit that represents all aspects of U.S. […]

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Wisconsin leads earth-friendly tourism efforts

October 6, 2007 Mary Bergin 0

When Kelli Trumble exuberantly addressed visitors about “my bee-YOO-ti-ful state” recently, her words were an ode to an elite quartet of Wisconsin natives. She spoke […]

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Dairy farm turns into pampering, rural retreat

September 29, 2007 Mary Bergin 0

Sixty years on Earth, 40 years of marriage, 20 years in business. This is how Donna Justin explains her reasons for celebrating this autumn. She […]

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Minocqua cooks ham it up with Beef-A-Rama

September 22, 2007 Mary Bergin 0

As the weather cools, out come the pots of chili, the Packer sweatshirts and the long-simmering beef roasts. It is this way in Minocqua, too, […]

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Treffert exhibit shows savants’ artistic genius

September 15, 2007 Mary Bergin 0

A new art exhibit in Fond du Lac is a stunning reminder that not everything in life can be explained, and it reinforces the notion […]

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Research ensues: Michael Fields Ag Institute

September 8, 2007 Mary Bergin 0

The challenge is on, especially Sept. 14-23, to use as much locally grown and sustainable food as possible when eating. The Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin […]

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Reader mail: on lighthouses, burgers, B&Bs

September 1, 2007 Mary Bergin 0

More lighthouses than any other county in the country: Door County promotional materials included this assertion for years. The state Department of Tourism still mentions […]

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For Packer fans: ‘Legends of Lombardi’ tour

August 25, 2007 Mary Bergin 0

We are driving through a modest but tidy neighborhood in Green Bay, on Ridge Road, near Lambeau Field. It costs $20 to park here on […]

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Chippewa Valley: Indulge in good food, brew

August 18, 2007 Mary Bergin 0

Chippewa County’s Lake Wissota got a sliver of Hollywood exposure in 1997, when mentioned during the movie “Titanic,” but the 6,300-acre lake didn’t exist until […]

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Tasty burger stops: going beyond Seymour

August 11, 2007 Mary Bergin 0

  A 15-year-old boy flattened a few meatballs near the Seymour horseracing track in 1885, and many lives have not been the same since then. […]

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