Hurley’s Silver Street: No beer shortage here
Note: A proposal to resume iron ore mining in Wisconsin, after a lag of four decades, means we’re likely to hear more than usual about […]
Port Washington Inn tops state B&B contest
Atop Sweet Cake Hill, four blocks from Lake Michigan, sits a bed and breakfast with five guest rooms near downtown Port Washington, an unassuming community […]
Discovering Dallas, en route to Super Bowl
Anybody with a trace of green and gold in their blood soon heads to Dallas, at least figuratively, because of our beloved Packers and Super […]
Tourists assist at Apostle Isle sled dog races
We know we are in the right place because tire tracks over fresh snow lead only one way, to the Echo Valley gravel pit, and […]
Distil, Merchant mixing craft, classic cocktails
While you’re nursing that Bloody Mary, mimosa or screwdriver during Sunday brunch, I’m discovering Milk Punch, the Ramos Gin Fizz and Corpse Reviver No. 2. […]
Finding Elvis: impersonators all hail The King
The guy in front of us is shaking his hips so hard that he almost loses his fringy belt of macramé. The gyrations remind me […]
Midwest to Middle East: best meals of 2010
An unusual setting helps deepen the dining experience. These six memorable meals are from my travels during 2010. — Traders Point Creamery – Evidence of […]
Good night value: eco cottage to Pod hotel
Good value matters when traveling. Here are six places to find it, from overnights that enriched my own travels during 2010. — Aloft Milwaukee Downtown […]
Scoring on stage: Lombardi meets Broadway
The leading lady’s lines go like this: “How do I look? I never thought turquoise was my color, but the sales lady at Prange’s talked […]
How to plan an affordable Rose Bowl trip
For Wisconsin Badger football fans, the smell of roses will swell with the end of year. Hundreds reserved a spot for group travel to the […]
New books for travelers, lovers of Wisconsin
I’m a fan of finely crafted local products, and that includes books produced by savvy Wisconsin writers and photographers. My stack of new releases includes […]
Valley of the Kings: exotic animals’ last stop
I have not met Jill Carnegie, but I know what’s on her wish list: blankets, office supplies, wheelbarrows, lumber, fly traps, chest freezers, straw and […]