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 […]
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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 […]
Port Washington Inn tops state B&B contest
Atop Sweet Cake Hill, four blocks from Lake Michigan, sits a bed and breakfast with five guest rooms near downtown Port Washington, an unassuming community […]
Tourists assist at Apostle Isle sled dog races
We know we are in the right place because tire tracks over fresh snow lead only one way, to the Echo Valley gravel pit, and […]
Distil, Merchant mixing craft, classic cocktails
While you’re nursing that Bloody Mary, mimosa or screwdriver during Sunday brunch, I’m discovering Milk Punch, the Ramos Gin Fizz and Corpse Reviver No. 2. […]
Finding Elvis: impersonators all hail The King
The guy in front of us is shaking his hips so hard that he almost loses his fringy belt of macramé. The gyrations remind me […]
Valley of the Kings: exotic animals’ last stop
I have not met Jill Carnegie, but I know what’s on her wish list: blankets, office supplies, wheelbarrows, lumber, fly traps, chest freezers, straw and […]
Oshkosh studies deer hunting history, habits
As weather cools, so does the desire to stay indoors. That’s not the same as wanting to stay at home: Consider this trio of recently […]
Georgio’s: Perfecting the recipe for pizza
USA Today readers know by now that Georgio’s in Milton, a Rock County community of 5,100, is my Wisconsin recommendation in a nationwide roundup of […]
Inside Madison’s Underground Kitchen
When I met Jonny and Ben Hunter three years ago, they were rebel caterers keen on cooking adventurously with locally grown food, but without the […]