Natural thrillers: Glacier, Waterton parks
Feeling a little overheated? Let’s talk snow. My guy and I missed by one measly day the opening of Going to the Sun Road – […]
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Mackinac Island: land of fudge, lots of it
Mackinac isn’t the birthplace of fudge, but the 3.8-square-mile Michigan island in Lake Huron may well be the nation’s epicenter for it. The island kinda […]
American Writers Museum opens in Chicago
In the same room are Julia Child, Alex Haley, Prince, Patrick Henry and Hunter Thompson. What do they have in come, besides being dearly departed? […]
Baby Boomers seek emotionally rich retirement
Call me asleep at the wheel or on a river called denial, but I am only beginning to take notice of how my generation’s retirement […]
Iowa Chicken Run: a rural Mardi Gras tradition
On his head is a cowboy hat, between his lips is a whistle and in his hands is a stunned, slow-blinking chicken. The man, Rodney […]
Gridiron game introduces UWO to Salem, Va.
More thrilling than a Wisconsin Badgers victory at the Cotton Bowl, I’ll dare to argue, is an Oshkosh Titans trip to the Stagg Bowl in […]
Anxious about this election? Philly sites reassure us about unity
Many coins from passersby top the tombstone for Benjamin Franklin at Christ Church Burial Ground in Philadelphia. We still respect this country’s founding father and […]
Take Ten: Best of Marshfield
Near the geographic center of Wisconsin is Marshfield, population 19,000 and unusual because the city sits in both Wood and Marathon counties. The long-ago railroad […]
Chicago overnight: a frugal mix of spontaneity, research
Where to next? My reply to that frequent question inevitably prompts this follow-up: For business or pleasure? “Both” is almost always my answer. Almost all […]
Water-loving Ephraim about to shake its dry history
Much distinguishes Ephraim, population 288, from other hamlets in tourist-friendly Door County. The local yacht club – organized in 1906 – is one of the […]
Baraboo additions deepen attention to circus history
A note from Dave SaLoutos ends this way: “May all your days be circus days,” and he means it. The ringmaster for Circus World just […]
Hot Springs: smallest national park, historic spa setting
The average spa treatment in this country involves low lights, soothing music, a heated massage table and complete privacy (unless booking a massage for two). […]