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 […]
Midwest
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. […]
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 […]
Notable bowling lanes, museums, history
At the corner of West Lincoln and South 20th streets are two Milwaukee landmarks, one sprawling and dignified, the other tiny and irreverent. Both attest […]
Food tour introduces Chicago neighborhoods
Baklava is not always made with honey, chocolate-sauce desserts are not always sweet, and tapioca balls are a quirky way to liven up a fruit […]
Boutique hotels personalize service
Traveling in style is getting easier to do when close to home, thanks to the slow but steady opening of boutique hotels that provide much […]
Italian fare authentic at Tenuta’s, Kenosha
A gallon of virgin olive oil was one of the oddest holiday gifts that I’ve ever given, and it was bought on a whim while […]
Say mush: Dog sledding blankets Wisconsin
A new blanket of snow is heaven when you’re a skier, a snowmobiler, a skater or a sledder. Sledder? Make that a musher. Dog sledding […]