Shop online when planning next vacation
The Internet has become an amazing tool for deciding where to go on a vacation, then comparing prices for various elements of travel. When a […]
Articles by Mary Bergin
Caretaker Gazette: Readers live their dream
“CARETAKER WANTED. We have a 600-acre farm in rural Steuben. Wish to exchange free rent in a 3-bedroom farmhouse for part-time care of horses, barns […]
Aspiring innkeepers learn realities of B&B life
The next time you head to South Carolina, consider bringing your horse. The ink just recently dried on Jerry and Linda Gray’s purchase of the […]
Mill City Museum examines flour power
A new museum in Minneapolis is all about flour and power, potential and resilience, reputation and ruins. The Mill City Museum, 704 S. Second St., […]
Grand Excursion: big Mississippi River party
Thanks to Millard Fillmore, expect a huge surge of activity on the Mississippi River next summer. One of the 13th president’s biggest parties, with the […]
Fall Art Tour: artistic inspiration in rural areas
In 1979, Jura Silverman became smitten with the picturesque nature of Spring Green, so the paper and printer maker moved her art studio, from Chicago. […]
River museum, parks appeal in Dubuque
Dreary, steep and old. That was my first impression of Dubuque, back in the 1970s, after visiting a friend who landed there because of her […]
Culinary travel hot trend with vast potential
Let’s assume that you are hungry for something different this month. Wisconsin and its neighboring cities have an abundance of food expos, fancy wine dinners, […]
Reader mail: Alaska, ferries, birding, apples
One of these days, I’ll get “Roads Traveled” online, so reader mail can be published in its entirety. Until then, here’s a delightful dip into […]
Separating Geneva, Aurora, St. Charles, Ill.
What’s the difference between Geneva, Aurora and St. Charles, Ill.? One way to yank the chain of these good Flatlanders is to suggest that Wisconsin […]
Coming soon: high-speed ferry, light rail
Taking an order for 43 brats was one of the highlights of working at The World’s Largest Brat Fest on Labor Day in Madison (130,869 […]
For bird lovers: tours, talks, exhibits, festivals
Bird lovers have all kinds of events to attend in Wisconsin during the next month. There are exhibits, tours, field trips, workshops, talks by bird […]