New food book also works as guide for hungry travelers
Cooking with nutritious and locally grown ingredients is easy at this bountiful time of year, and a new book offers a glimpse about which Wisconsin […]
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Family-owned Alpine Resort, Door County, stays true to its 1922 roots
Ping-pong. A private beach. White wicker furniture. A screened porch. Rowboat access. A bonfire pit. Shuffleboard. Time-stand-still décor. Loyal, repeat customers. All this is what […]
Fifteen classic, popular Wisconsin summer resorts
Sincere thanks to the many Wisconsin Public Radio callers who shared their favorite classic summer resorts when I recently was a guest on “The Larry […]
Native American arts authentic at Chief Oshkosh, Egg Harbor
One of our last stops during a girlfriend getaway to Door County this month was almost an afterthought. “That place with the teepee has been […]
Rustic Frog Bay, first national tribal park, opens in Red Cliff
The opening of Wisconsin’s newest and most unusual park, north of Bayfield, will occur with little public fanfare this summer. Frog Bay Tribal National Park […]
Tour Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum, Spooner
“The rivers flow not past, but through us, thrilling, tingling, vibrating every fiber and cell of the substance of our bodies, making them glide and […]
Sabamba Alpaca Ranch also welcomes B&B guests
When I spend the night at Sally and Tom Schmidt’s bed and breakfast near De Pere, the other guests include three girls from Dubuque who […]
Les Paul, GuitarTown mold Waukesha’s music image
Waukesha’s love affair with Les Paul, whose work forever changed the sound of music, is about to deepen. The city soon unveils an outdoor public […]
Truly rural Fox Hills aims for good value
Vince Lombardi used to bring his coaches here for a little R&R in the 1960s. Hundreds of Chicago police officers more recently sought the same […]
Charlie’s Drive-in: It’s Elvis, tattoos, classic cars
Rachel Mann-Rosenfeldt takes a big step on the day before we meet. She adds a tattoo to her left leg – not a teensy rose […]
Cutting into the mustard at Middleton museum
Shortly after our host delivered a platter of shaved corned beef and rye bread, he returned with a word of advice: If you need mayo, […]
Rural ramble: St. Croix curds, cave, Vino in Valley
Former Gov. Anthony Earl in the 1980s dubbed Ellsworth, population 3,200, as Cheese Curd Capital of Wisconsin. The 102-year-old Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery produces 160 pounds […]