Woodstock, Ill.: ‘Groundhog Day’ film site
Imagine the chords of Mozart, not the chortling of Janis Joplin. A place made for passing time, not a joint. There is a tidy town […]
Articles by Mary Bergin
Sheboygan County: Pro golf to Parnell Tower
My assumption is that almost everybody – from Fairbanks to Miami, at least – will know what a brat fry is by this time next […]
Suds it up with beer tours, museums, books
My office is full of suds, and it has nothing to do with the laundry that’s clinking around downstairs. Each way my head turns, I […]
Irish influence extends to festival, inns, pubs
If I had the time to take a class just for the fun of it this summer, I’d learn how to play the tin whistle […]
Tom Uttech’s focus: surreal wildlife scenes
The most interesting time of the day, to Tom Uttech, is around 3 a.m. to sunrise, when the natural world moves as most people sleep. […]
VocationVacations: Find the work you love
After Brian Kurth got laid off in 2001, he traveled around the country for six months, and that’s how he learned something significant about people. […]
Tours inside of caves: beauty below ground
Take out a ruler, draw a rectangle that’s 12 by 18 inches and imagine crawling through it. That’s the wiggle room you’ll have when touring […]
Sultry Saugatuck: haven for artists, art lovers
For a town whose population is just 1,065, Saugatuck sure knows how to get around. One way is to ride North America’s only chain ferry, […]
Meet Muskegon: Lake Michigan’s wilder side
Here are signs that you’re not on our side of Lake Michigan anymore: * Billboards advertise blueberry farms and dune buggy rides. * Menus contain […]
Lake Express enters ferry transport market
The sleek Lake Express is crossing Lake Michigan smoothly and more quickly than any other ferry in the lake’s history, but its debut has included […]
Maritime museums Maine to Manitowoc
You don’t need sea legs to appreciate the work that gets done in water, be it commercial fishing, cargo hauling or the cruising of tourists. […]
Waterparks, workshops fit for summer
It’s time to begin making summer vacation plans. Need fresh ideas? We are happy to assist. — The waterpark wars continue in the Wisconsin Dells. […]