Mille’s Italian Sausage: fair vendor since ’32
This is the time of year when Amatore “Matt” Mille of Philadelphia heads home and fires up the charcoal grill. Home is Milwaukee, Matt makes […]
Articles by Mary Bergin
Maribel mystery: How deep do caves go?
It was late winter as I headed toward Door County, in the mood for snaking around on county roads. The ruins appeared unexpectedly, so I […]
For love of lighthouses: lodging, sculptures
What is it about a lighthouse that is both mysterious and comforting, a beacon for travelers on land as well as water? Depending upon the […]
Wild about rodeo: kids to pros compete
It all comes down to what you can accomplish in seconds – less than 10 seconds – and success is a matter of instinct and […]
Play ball! Old World Wisconsin goes retro
A fevered pitch is: (a) What Francisco Cordero hurls, when he does his job well in the ninth inning. (b) One way to describe the […]
Tour de France puts Trek, tours on the map
The three-week Tour de France has begun, and that makes Trek Bicycle Corp. an especially appropriate place to visit. It costs nothing to tour the […]
Fountain Prairie owners are farmers, activists
It is John and Dorothy Priske’s 35th wedding anniversary, and they choose to spend a part of the day with me, driving around their farm […]
Summerfest at 40: My, how you’ve grown
Young man, when I was your age, gasoline stations didn’t stay open all night – not even when you were driving around Milwaukee. We learned […]
True grit: Wisconsin rodeos, cowboys
It all comes down to what you can accomplish in seconds – less than 10 seconds – and success is a matter of instinct and […]
SATW Traveling Teddy: mascot back in Lena
The school year is over for Beth Zingler’s two dozen kindergartners at Lena Elementary School (Oconto County), and the teacher always selects a lovely place […]
Tour one of state’s biggest dairy farms
This family began farming with 17 cows in 1969 and today works about 4,000 acres to feed their herd of 3,000. Until recently, this was […]
Disney dominates: dizzying array of options
You’ve come a long way, Mickey. First came the cartoon, then the Mouseketeers and the theme park with the souvenir ears. Now the adventures extend […]