Skate like an Olympian at Pettit Ice Center
On a freezing Sunday in Milwaukee, one day after U.S. men took gold and silver speedskating medals in Turino, I saw how easy it was […]
Sports
Arizona spring training: stops for Cactus fans
Spring training for major league baseball begins in less than a month, and the dozen teams that make up the Cactus League – including the […]
Elks Lodge 57, Koz’s: unusual bowling spots
The good people of Fond du Lac are quietly protecting a piece of history that is deemed significant in the world of bowling. They have […]
Road America, at 50, still a car racer’s dream
Ask me about Road America, and all kinds of memories are quick to return. As a kid, the constant buzz of the racing car engines […]
A tailgate without beer: Only at Ohio State
I am learning to respect ritual as well as adventure while on the road, although nothing can be taken for granted – not even the […]
Notable bowling lanes, museums, history
At the corner of West Lincoln and South 20th streets are two Milwaukee landmarks, one sprawling and dignified, the other tiny and irreverent. Both attest […]
Green Bay Packer Hall of Fame: the archives
A $7,500 pair of shoes caught the eye of Tom Murphy last April, and he got them – for free. That kind of thing is […]
Play ball! Baseball exhibits loaded with fun
Head to the Field Museum in Chicago if you love baseball, are irritated by it or couldn’t care less about the sport. There, that should […]
Arizona in spring: Catch Cactus League play
A new catch phrase for the Milwaukee Brewers is “It’s coming together,” and that expresses a hope for renewed vitality from the fans as well […]