Summerfest at 40: My, how you’ve grown
Young man, when I was your age, gasoline stations didn’t stay open all night – not even when you were driving around Milwaukee. We learned […]
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True grit: Wisconsin rodeos, cowboys
It all comes down to what you can accomplish in seconds – less than 10 seconds – and success is a matter of instinct and […]
Tour one of state’s biggest dairy farms
This family began farming with 17 cows in 1969 and today works about 4,000 acres to feed their herd of 3,000. Until recently, this was […]
People’s choice: 22 Wonders of Wisconsin
Almost 3,500 of you have voted to designate 22 Wonders of Wisconsin. This first-time people’s choice poll has resulted in a fine mix of classic, […]
Leopold Legacy Center near landmark shack
We are surrounded by wood: a cherry hardwood floor, a red maple ceiling, white oak doors, a black locust deck. But most of the panels, […]
Woodwind Spa: remote, sacred, reasonable
We are hugging the Wisconsin River, off of Hwy. 8, and are looking for a dirt road. It leads to a gray stucco building, but […]
Sundara’s Lifestyle Villas all about tranquility
First came the massage, then the relaxing getaway that included a massage. Now comes the full-time spa residence, in a spa community that insists on […]
Door County: Turn on to the ‘off’ season
Somewhere between the first glimpse of coastline through barren birches and maples, and the first sip of Spotted Cow at Sister Bay Bowl, I was […]
‘Inspirational Wisconsin’ shows off bounty
Hundreds of people in Wisconsin have recommended more than 600 nominees as “Wonders of Wisconsin,” and now the voting begins at www.wondersofwisconsin.com. You’ll likely have […]
Encampments bring historical eras to life
It didn’t matter to John Powers that campfire smoke was drifting his way, that the temperature would dip below zero or that he’d be sleeping […]
Cheesemaker opens cooking school
Some of the finest professional chefs in Wisconsin and beyond are making their way to Sauk City, population 3,100 and in Sauk County, to cook […]
Romance, FLW-style: Seth Peterson Cottage
When USA Today called recently, asking me to describe the most romantic experience or setting you could find in Wisconsin, I didn’t want to pick […]