Red Circle, Nashotah: state’s oldest in dining
Out with the old, as a new year begins? That’s fine for grudges and bad habits, but don’t disregard old friends as life resumes its […]
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Need a chocolate fix? Head to the Craverie
“Everything in moderation, including immoderation” is our mantra as we enter Wisconsin’s newest outlet for little luxuries, the Craverie Chocolatier Café, in Kohler’s fashionable Shops […]
Watts Tea Room: preserving a genteel era
I am in downtown Milwaukee, “taking tea,” and doing a miserable job of it. An attractive, two-piece, antique tea strainer reveals my ignorance about how […]
Sylvania Wilderness: virgin timbers, pure air
We all have our own ideas about where the Northwoods begins, but how do you define true wilderness? Is it simply the lack of condo […]
Silver Fox Resort had global attention in ’30s
“Once in a while, even in the twentieth century, this country still sees enacted the kind of drama that made America what it is – […]
Christine Center: a simple, stunning retreat
My reward, at the end of a 200-mile drive, is hearing the rhythmic click of hoofs and watching the sinking sun brighten a clump of […]
Halloween hauntings: It’s time to howl
For you, it’s simply time to stock up on candy, as a treat for all the little monsters roaming the neighborhood. For Larry Kirchner, it’s […]
The value of parades: Everybody has a role
Autumn means homecoming, and it’s easy to go home when you feel welcome. Watching thousands of Penn State fans whoop and applaud during their homecoming […]
Wisconsin leads earth-friendly tourism efforts
When Kelli Trumble exuberantly addressed visitors about “my bee-YOO-ti-ful state” recently, her words were an ode to an elite quartet of Wisconsin natives. She spoke […]
Dairy farm turns into pampering, rural retreat
Sixty years on Earth, 40 years of marriage, 20 years in business. This is how Donna Justin explains her reasons for celebrating this autumn. She […]
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, […]
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 […]