Mary Bergin's Roads Traveled: Good Food & Travel in Wisconsin, the Midwest and Beyond

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NYC’s Leo House: safe haven for travelers

September 3, 2011 Mary Bergin 1

Hundreds of police and firefighters in need of respite during 9/11 rescue and recovery work found their way to The Leo House, three miles north […]

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Chambers Island: open for quiet exploration

June 25, 2011 Mary Bergin 0

Mysterious Chambers Island is a 45-minute boat ride from Door County’s Fish Creek, but most of us only see it from a distance and hear […]

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Dandelion Fest: enemy weed to edible green

April 23, 2011 Mary Bergin 0

What does it take to turn your enemy into a friend? A May 7 visit to Wisconsin’s Holyland – the German-Catholic towns that dominate parts […]

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Fairfield, Iowa: Full of influences from India

August 21, 2010 Mary Bergin 0

I dunk a wedge of focaccia into the day’s soup – Bogota Potato, spiced with a mild curry – at Revelations Cafe and Bookstore, while […]

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Faith, hope energize Our Lady of Guadalupe

April 4, 2009 Mary Bergin 0

The pavement zigzags gently but assuredly uphill, past spindly trees, rustling branches and the occasional chirping bird. The din of car traffic fades with each […]

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Christine Center: a simple, stunning retreat

November 3, 2007 Mary Bergin 0

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 […]

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Iowa abbeys offer caskets, caramels, hotel

September 23, 2006 Mary Bergin 0

When you hit the road for a fall colors tour this year, consider heading to the other side of the Mississippi River, for a slice […]

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Church architecture: studies of love, promise

March 26, 2005 Mary Bergin 0

This month ends with the promise of spring and new beginnings, as Easter celebrations fill restaurants as well as churches. You don’t have to be […]

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A good retreat uplifts spirit, connects friends

November 13, 2004 Mary Bergin 0

My heart is enriched and eased because of a recent retreat for women in Lake Geneva. It was one of the rare quiet times for […]

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Choose a personal retreat to relax, inspire

May 1, 2004 Mary Bergin 0

One event that I’m looking forward to this fall is a women’s retreat that my church is organizing in Green Lake. I know it will […]

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