NW gems: Stout’s Island, Tagalong Resort
We are waiting on a quiet dock for a pontoon to ferry us away, and when the boat arrives, the driver makes a polite inquiry. […]
Lodging
Diverse resort models: Lake Lawn, Pitlik’s
We were sipping coffee as the father and daughter placed an order to go. It was for sugar-coated doughnuts, still warm from the fryer, five […]
Princeton, Green Lake: ‘quiet time’ appealing
It is mid January, but winter has taken its time to reappear, at least in southwestern Wisconsin. After our holiday landscape melted into a dank […]
2005: Best places to spend the night
I was away from home 88 nights during 2005, with a tremendous variety in lodging. The settings were plush to rustic, in urban to remote […]
Stay overnight in a Frank Lloyd Wright house
I would have liked to stay for the night, or at least until dark, but at least I had access to the next best thing: […]
Luxury camping, 10 miles into Grand Canyon
Most deaths here, our guide explains, can be attributed to poor judgment. Hikers underestimate how much water they will need, how close they are to […]
Grand Hotel: classy survivor of genteel times
There is no escaping the geraniums. They are woven into carpeting, printed onto toiletries, planted in front of the rocking chairs outside. There are about […]
Grand celebration begins in Traverse City
My 50th birthday is behind me, but not without a long stretch of celebrations that involved friendly strangers as well as friends, 2,000 miles away […]
Canoe Bay Resort: remote, remarkable
First come the rustling stalks of corn, one field after another. There are dots of farmhouses and ripened vegetable gardens, splashes of wildflowers and thickening […]
Dillman’s resort: proof that bigger’s not better
On my desk is a Wall Street Journal story about six-star hotels. Think personal butlers, private swimming pools and four-digit nightly rates for suites that […]
Cooking with class at Washington Hotel
Honey. Salt. Lemon. Bread. We are sipping cinnamon-orange iced tea and learning the Four Band-Aids for Cooking, as declared by Suzanne Breckenridge. When you mess […]
How innkeepers ensure a good night’s sleep
When I’m away from home and have an extraordinary night of sleep, it’s not above me to tear away a part of the sheets and […]