New travel books for holiday gift giving
Your days are numbered, fretful holiday shoppers. If you’re “to buy” list remains annoying, consider these travel book titles. “Moon Metro Chicago” edited by […]
Articles by Mary Bergin
Brainstorms to hike tourism promotion dollars
Tourism industry leaders early next year will propose a new way to fund Wisconsin’s Department of Tourism, and it is based on a Missouri model […]
Four gifts geared toward girlfriend getaways
How about a little self-indulgence before getting lost between cookie sheets, holiday card lists, blinking lights and check-out lines? Consider pampering yourself, or a woman […]
Local history museums protect our roots
Perhaps you think that your dearest possessions – a locket, a family picture, a love letter, a child’s toy – are of little value to […]
Mall of America, at age 10, ready to expand
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Ten years after the opening of Mall of America, spokeswoman Monica Davis certainly knows her competition. It’s not your favorite neighborhood shopping […]
Chippewa Falls: wood chips to microchips
CHIPPEWA FALLS – Water, be it a pounding falls or sparkling river, seems to command respect here – regardless of the season. This is an […]
Reader mailbag: best supper clubs in state
Location, location, location … for some of you, it seems to matter as much as the quality of food when recommending a supper club. Readers […]
Lessons learned while driving 3,000 miles
People who love to travel might not care that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, unless it’s after sunset and there […]
Halloween: haunted houses, caves, woods
If your county is like many in Wisconsin, you expect it to get pretty scary during this time of year. The business of producing Halloween […]
Inside Breitbach’s, Iowa’s oldest restaurant
I took the long way to the Twin Cities this month, first heading to Dubuque and then hugging the Mississippi River while meandering north. Around […]
Food shows turn eating into an experience
Seems like food isn’t just to be eaten anymore. It is to be experienced. Two major food events in Wisconsin this fall emphasize specialty foods, […]
Wisconsin, Midwest travel advice lives here
Plan to vacation in the Midwest? Trips to this peaceful part of the U.S. – especially affordable, offbeat spots in rural areas – is our […]