New: Door County towers, National Marine Sanctuary, Kohler Art Preserve
What’s old seems new, especially when we’re able to adjust our perspective. On my mind are these examples. — The fight to save Sturgeon Bay’s […]
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Wright again: Taliesin, UNESCO, sacred spaces
Editor’s note: Taliesin and seven other Frank Lloyd Wright sites were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site today (July 7, 2019). — “Sacred space.” That […]
What’s new: arts venue, football show, red panda cub, more
As weather cools and beaches close, there is little reason to stay home and be bored. Check out these enticements for close-to-home travel. — Pablo […]
New: Geneva Lake app, Shake Rag classes, APT shows
One of the prettiest waterfront walks in Wisconsin is the 21 miles around Geneva Lake, and now a new, free phone app helps explain what […]
Plot your next getaway while waiting for spring to truly arrive
“In the Spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.” The quote belongs to writer Samuel Clemens, better known as […]
Titletown, Bucks, Eau Claire: Major projects boost reasons to travel
At least four Wisconsin cities are pursuing huge projects that will give travelers new reasons to visit. The Wisconsin Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus […]
Wisconsin Dells gives downtown artful uplift
Roger Brooks of Arizona is a tourism branding expert who helped shape Wisconsin Dells as Waterpark Capital of the World. End of story? Hardly. Brian […]
New brews, awards, dishes, events for 2016
Spring is a time for renewal, and my notebooks are fat with snippets of new and new-to-me gleanings from annual state tourism and Midwest FoodService […]
UW Terrace closes soon for major makeover
I’m not a University of Wisconsin alum but love to linger at Memorial Union Terrace on a sunny day or evening, facing pretty Lake Mendota. […]
Beyond waterparks: Next Dells project is downtown revamp
In the Wisconsin Dells area are more hotel rooms (8,000) than year-round residents (5,600). No Wisconsin city contains more accommodations for tourists, and that is […]
‘Discover Wisconsin’ longest-running tourism show
Question: What television show (with about twice as many episodes as “Seinfeld”) is the nation’s longest-running for its genre? Answer: “Discover Wisconsin,” which aired its […]
New national park, arms/armor museum, inn
Newly published is “The Wisconsin Passage: an Adventure in the Handmade, Homegrown and Historical Offerings of Wisconsin from the Mississippi River to Lake Superior,” a […]
Glass as art: Movement began 50 years ago
Before Dale Chihuly – the celebrated architect of big, bulbous, vivid and swirly glass sculptures – there was Harvey Littleton. Before Littleton, glass was for […]
Art, history, cultural museums will expand
When something is of value, you take care of it, but this becomes more challenging during tough economic times. Here are five historic and cultural […]