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 […]
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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 […]
West Michigan Pike still a tourism-rich route
Too much. That’s the appeal and challenge when taking a vacation across the great lake of Michigan. Deciding which lighthouses and head lights to visit […]
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 […]
Nashville: For the love of country, and beyond
This week’s column, observations about Nashville, can be found here. Who else, besides Hatch Show Prints, works with old-time wood type? Read about Hamilton Wood […]
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 […]
In Indy for Big Ten tourney? See here …
Look what sports-minded Indy has going for it during the dead of winter: Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay shares more than NFL memorabilia in “Chaos […]
Making magic: Houdini, other tricksters
Would you go out of your way to watch a guy escape from a straitjacket? How about if he was hanging upside-down outdoors, several stories […]