Paralympics’ best Nordic skiers in Hayward for world championships
If you look at winter as a season of limitations, head to Cable and Chequamegon National Forest in southern Bayfield County for a profoundly different […]
Events
Fermentation Fest: making beer, kraut, yogurt, bread, art-farm bonds
What, besides corn and cows, might you find in farm fields near Reedsburg in October? A. A woodwind quintet and ballet dancers. B. A place […]
Squeezebox Night: monthly Swiss tribute in Monroe
Once a month on a Tuesday night, the basement at Monroe’s Turner Hall fills. Fans of all things Swiss devour Schublig sausages, potatoes with melted […]
In Kenosha, this car show is a homecoming
A 1977 Gremlin van soon will be moved into the Kenosha History Center, and the timing is deliberate. The van (an American Motors Corp. prototype […]
Cranberries: winning recipes for all courses
Wisconsin farmers harvested about 4.5 million barrels of cranberries this year, which makes us the nation’s leading producer of the berry for 18 consecutive years. […]
Chain O’ Lakes gets the blues at waterfront dance hall
Near the middle of Wisconsin are 22 spring-fed, interconnected lakes that are the result of ancient glacial movement. The scenic and rural area – a […]
State fair foods on a stick: Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota
Going viral is a good thing, when writing for the Internet, and my biggest success in that regard happened three years ago. The topic: chocolate-covered […]
Oshkosh EAA AirVenture runs smooth, safe through volunteers
I’m in an open-air VW bug with Dennis Spivey of Lansing, Ill., carefully zipping across a taxiway while picking up conversation via shortwave radio. “Red […]
Water skiing shows, tourneys: smooth flow in Wisconsin
I’m not surprised to learn that Florida is home to the Water Ski Hall of Fame and Museum, considering the state’s temperate climate and all […]
Woodlanders Gathering in artsy Mineral Point
The day before I meet Ann Gronbeck-Peterson, she spends a part of the day converting an old railroad spike into a knife. Why? Because she […]
Hemingway haunts: Michigan to Florida, Cuba to Spain
Sixty years ago, “The Old Man and the Sea” was published in Life magazine, and author Ernest Hemingway won a Pulitzer Prize for the work […]
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 […]