Chicago great destination for girls’ getaway
It has been almost 30 years (gulp!) since I shared an Oshkosh house with eight other women and one guy. My memories of college are […]
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A tailgate without beer: Only at Ohio State
I am learning to respect ritual as well as adventure while on the road, although nothing can be taken for granted – not even the […]
First Famous Dave’s a study of resilience
One of the coolest Native American stories about Wisconsin tourism has little to do with the luck of the dice and much to do with […]
A Superior museum: devoted to accordions
Frankie Yankovic and Lawrence Welk would have loved this place, way up in the city of Superior, way down in the basement of a former […]
St. Paul loves native son F. Scott Fitzgerald
Summit Hill is a historic neighborhood in St. Paul, Minn., one that is full of impressively huge and grand houses. Three are on the National […]
Hikers, weavers love Washington Island
As autumn nears, let’s plan an island vacation, one that doesn’t require airfare. The laid-back pace and varied moods of Washington Island, a 22-square-mile parcel […]
Bomber, butterfly aerial displays in harmony
Just outside of Babcock, population 218 and near the Wood-Juneau county line, are two spectacular aerial displays that co-exist amicably despite their huge differences. You […]
Millennium Park: Chicago wonder to wander
The city whose name came from a Native American phrase for “smelly onion patch” has a new air of distinction – one that builds upon […]
Republicans in Ripon: What’s the scoop?
In recognition of this month’s Republican National Convention in New York City, let’s poke at a few myths associated with the GOP. We’ll keep the […]
Woodstock, Ill.: ‘Groundhog Day’ film site
Imagine the chords of Mozart, not the chortling of Janis Joplin. A place made for passing time, not a joint. There is a tidy town […]
Sheboygan County: Pro golf to Parnell Tower
My assumption is that almost everybody – from Fairbanks to Miami, at least – will know what a brat fry is by this time next […]
Suds it up with beer tours, museums, books
My office is full of suds, and it has nothing to do with the laundry that’s clinking around downstairs. Each way my head turns, I […]