Native American tourism: beyond the casinos
When dinner arrives, my side dish of wild rice is enough to feed two. The grains are large, almost meaty in texture and slightly nutty […]
Midwest
Old World Wisconsin: How the gardens grow
May is a month of hope and faith for gardeners who begin with seeds or fragile stalks and dream of a cornucopia of color and […]
Spider Lake Lodge: one classy fishing camp
Go fish, but when the angling ends as sun sets, a remote log lodge could be your finest catch of the day in Northwoods Wisconsin. […]
Dandelion Fest: enemy weed to edible green
What does it take to turn your enemy into a friend? A May 7 visit to Wisconsin’s Holyland – the German-Catholic towns that dominate parts […]
Pinehurst Inn, Bayfield: Color it deep green
Listen to how Nancy Sandstrom torments herself. The topic is organic cotton sheets, and these are a few of the questions she contemplates: Where does […]
al corso: fine dining in rural Wisconsin
I am chasing the sun as it turns the sky a moody rose-gray near twilight, zipping past farmland and swampland that are steeping in the […]
Tommy Bartlett’s Exploratory, love of science
It’s mid afternoon on a weekday, and for a while I have dozens of games, lessons and challenges all to myself. My greeter is a […]
ColdCache, Native American, Dells tourism
Five newcomers to notice this year: You’ve heard of geocaching – treasure hunts for families or adults that require little more than a GPS and […]
Wisconsin in labor: work museums, tours
A lot of us in Wisconsin are seeing red or feeling blue because of this winter’s legislation and citizen protests about collective bargaining rights for […]
Mining: a matter of heritage, tourism, survival
Note: A proposal to resume iron ore mining in Wisconsin, after a lag of four decades, means we’re likely to hear more than usual about […]
Pasties, Stormy Kromers, Kimball Inn fare
Note: A proposal to resume iron ore mining in Wisconsin, after a lag of four decades, means we’re likely to hear more than usual about […]
Hurley’s Silver Street: No beer shortage here
Note: A proposal to resume iron ore mining in Wisconsin, after a lag of four decades, means we’re likely to hear more than usual about […]