Orlando option: Stay and play downtown
Like hundreds of other Wisconsin fans, we will head to Orlando this month, to cheer on our beloved Badgers during the Capital One (aka Citrus) […]
Articles by Mary Bergin
Appleton steakhouse also Lombardi museum
A remarkable tribute to one of the country’s most beloved coaches thrives quietly in downtown Appleton, and his son will visit in early December. Vince […]
Visitors take flight, literally, at EAA museum
I am flying along Hawaii’s Na Pali Coast, admiring a string of glorious but severe cliffs on the small island of Kauai, when the unthinkable […]
Airport restaurants worth a special landing
I’m old enough to remember when some people went to airports just to watch the planes land and take off. Heightened security and hefty parking […]
Stefano veers from Italian to Duke of Devon
First came the brats and potato salad. Now there are bangers and mash, too, an unusual extension of ethnic richness in a community long regarded […]
New tours, exhibit additions, lodging ideas
One of the more frustrating parts of my job is routinely ignoring dozens of honorable story ideas and press releases because there is not enough […]
Shopping destinations for girlfriend getaways
The deer hunting gun season begins next month, so that makes it a time of pilgrimage for spouses as well as hunters. Here are a […]
County Clare, Milwaukee, reaches 10th year
The connections between Wisconsin and Ireland are strong, and nobody knows that better than Rip O’Dwanny, who says he has crossed the Atlantic Ocean 108 […]
Hotel Pattee, Perry, big on small-town pride
Small town. Big idea. Rural setting. Multicultural pride. Perry, population 7,500, has long been in the middle of Iowa’s “corn-hog belt.” The drive there, one-half […]
Quad Cities: four levels for riverfront activity
Eagle watching is the lure in winter. Music – sultry jazz to woeful blues – brings crowds in warmer weather. The Mississippi River, which runs […]
Iowa abbeys offer caskets, caramels, hotel
When you hit the road for a fall colors tour this year, consider heading to the other side of the Mississippi River, for a slice […]
Reader mail: Great but lesser-known lodging
Time to dip into the reader mailbag. Thanks very much for taking the time to be in contact. — Kellie Williams writes to rave about […]