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 […]
Wisconsin
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame: the archives
A $7,500 pair of shoes caught the eye of Tom Murphy last April, and he got them – for free. That kind of thing is […]
Sheboygan area expands its culinary reach
The Sheboygan County that I know, having grown up there, is the culinary hub for hardrolls, brats and the world’s best burgers. We have dozens […]
Fall Art Tour: artistic inspiration in rural areas
In 1979, Jura Silverman became smitten with the picturesque nature of Spring Green, so the paper and printer maker moved her art studio, from Chicago. […]
Coming soon: high-speed ferry, light rail
Taking an order for 43 brats was one of the highlights of working at The World’s Largest Brat Fest on Labor Day in Madison (130,869 […]
For bird lovers: tours, talks, exhibits, festivals
Bird lovers have all kinds of events to attend in Wisconsin during the next month. There are exhibits, tours, field trips, workshops, talks by bird […]