Minocqua cooks ham it up with Beef-A-Rama
As the weather cools, out come the pots of chili, the Packer sweatshirts and the long-simmering beef roasts. It is this way in Minocqua, too, […]
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Treffert exhibit shows savants’ artistic genius
A new art exhibit in Fond du Lac is a stunning reminder that not everything in life can be explained, and it reinforces the notion […]
Research ensues: Michael Fields Ag Institute
The challenge is on, especially Sept. 14-23, to use as much locally grown and sustainable food as possible when eating. The Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin […]
For Packer fans: ‘Legends of Lombardi’ tour
We are driving through a modest but tidy neighborhood in Green Bay, on Ridge Road, near Lambeau Field. It costs $20 to park here on […]
Chippewa Valley: Indulge in good food, brew
Chippewa County’s Lake Wissota got a sliver of Hollywood exposure in 1997, when mentioned during the movie “Titanic,” but the 6,300-acre lake didn’t exist until […]
Tasty burger stops: going beyond Seymour
A 15-year-old boy flattened a few meatballs near the Seymour horseracing track in 1885, and many lives have not been the same since then. […]
Mille’s Italian Sausage: fair vendor since ’32
This is the time of year when Amatore “Matt” Mille of Philadelphia heads home and fires up the charcoal grill. Home is Milwaukee, Matt makes […]
Maribel mystery: How deep do caves go?
It was late winter as I headed toward Door County, in the mood for snaking around on county roads. The ruins appeared unexpectedly, so I […]
Wild about rodeo: kids to pros compete
It all comes down to what you can accomplish in seconds – less than 10 seconds – and success is a matter of instinct and […]
Play ball! Old World Wisconsin goes retro
A fevered pitch is: (a) What Francisco Cordero hurls, when he does his job well in the ninth inning. (b) One way to describe the […]
Tour de France puts Trek, tours on the map
The three-week Tour de France has begun, and that makes Trek Bicycle Corp. an especially appropriate place to visit. It costs nothing to tour the […]
Fountain Prairie owners are farmers, activists
It is John and Dorothy Priske’s 35th wedding anniversary, and they choose to spend a part of the day with me, driving around their farm […]