Red Wing museum gains $1.5 million pottery collection
Red Wing, a Mississippi River city on the Minnesota side, has been home to a pottery museum for years – but now it’s billed as […]
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 […]
Pizza farms: Drive in, dine out, stay til sunset
Pizza.com declares 93 percent of Americans ate pizza in the last month, and each of us averages 46 slices per year. Dustin Booth and Emily […]
Great American road trips: where to find them
I have a weakness for old postcards that show how summer vacations and destinations have changed. We remain ever-eager wanderers, but our expectations sure have […]
Frank Lloyd Wright sites likely to gain UNESCO status
Savvy international travelers pay attention to UNESCO World Heritage Sites because on this list are the planet’s most awesomely significant destinations. What makes the cut? […]
New cooking contest for Native American cuisine
Wild rice and cranberry dishes show up on many restaurant menus, especially in autumn, but rare is the restaurant that regularly serves fry bread or […]
Lodging where music is taken seriously
It’s pretty easy to find lodging and live music under the same roof, especially on weekends or in metro areas, but rare is the business […]
June Dairy Month: a prime time to mark 4-H centennial
My first bank deposit was winnings from county fair entries in the 1960s. I was a kid who accumulated many more pink ribbons than blue, […]
Chicago’s Eataly: easy immersion into all things Italian
On the last day of our first trip to Italy, in 2008, my priority was a two-hour bus ride from Milan to Turin and the […]
Upper Mississippi jewels: good food, wine, retreats
I am always learning something new about roads that I’ve already traveled. Sometimes it’s just a matter of doing a little homework or sharing the […]
St. Louis cakes, Viking chess, MoM zip lines, cruises with dolls, more
My “in” box and notepads are fat with snippets of ideas for Midwest travelers who want to venture someplace new. — It’s easy to find […]
Indy’s International Orangutan Center protects, learns from endangered species
Two friends move 1,000 miles together, then another 500 after meeting three decades ago. That is the mark of a special relationship, made extraordinary because […]