Cheap thrills the backbone of trip to Chicago
Dozens of us will head south this month, to watch Wisconsin take on Northwestern at Ryan Field in Evanston, Ill. Why not come along? At […]
Midwest
Savor ‘Chocolate’ immersion in Milwaukee
The sweetest excursion to be taken next month is to the Milwaukee Public Museum, which opens “Chocolate: The Exhibition” on Oct. 9. This is the […]
Chefs connect with farmers on their own turf
This “Roads Traveled” is for release on or after Sept. 3, 2005. Up to 850 words. Artwork to customers has been sent under three separate […]
Canoe Bay Resort: remote, remarkable
First come the rustling stalks of corn, one field after another. There are dots of farmhouses and ripened vegetable gardens, splashes of wildflowers and thickening […]
Tribes work to break tourism stereotypes
Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Milwaukee, has one of the state’s few four-diamond restaurants, Dream Dance. Visits to four reservations comprise a five-night Northeast Wisconsin Native American […]
Native American tourism: It’s not all casinos
Polkas, threshing, fiddles and Polish sausage probably aren’t the first things that come to mind when the topic is Native American tourism. But next week […]
Lac du Flambeau: Ojibwe heritage rich
The past matters to Nick Hockings, and he gladly relives it daily, especially during this time of year. Waswagoning – on the shore of a […]
Follow the river: Afton to Stillwater, Minn.
Near the end of his tours for the Stillwater Trolley Co., Bobby McLaughlin is likely to do a summary of the most notable people to […]
Dillman’s resort: proof that bigger’s not better
On my desk is a Wall Street Journal story about six-star hotels. Think personal butlers, private swimming pools and four-digit nightly rates for suites that […]
Bratwurst 101: Cook, eat, sniff out quality
Back where I grew up, the ultimate compliment – regardless of weather or time of year – came down to these words: “That’s a good […]
Delta Diner: creative meals in woodsy setting
A dozen miles south of Iron River, off of Highway H and inside Chequamegon National Forest, are the best Swedish pancakes around. They are thin […]
Milwaukee makeovers: Harley to Riverwalk
Milwaukee seemed to make a nice impression this month on travel writers from as far away as Texas and Louisiana. They were in Wisconsin for […]