SATW Traveling Teddy: mascot back in Lena
The school year is over for Beth Zingler’s two dozen kindergartners at Lena Elementary School (Oconto County), and the teacher always selects a lovely place […]
Tour one of state’s biggest dairy farms
This family began farming with 17 cows in 1969 and today works about 4,000 acres to feed their herd of 3,000. Until recently, this was […]
Disney dominates: dizzying array of options
You’ve come a long way, Mickey. First came the cartoon, then the Mouseketeers and the theme park with the souvenir ears. Now the adventures extend […]
Disney teaches college students hospitality
Scott Niles of Madison has the Disney Look. So do Jaymie Hammer of Hayward and Marissa Naslund, a St. Louis native who attends Marquette University. […]
Reader mail: trips worth a gas tank
Time to get reacquainted with the pulse of our readers. Here are excerpts from recent mail: “I am disabled and have no car, but I […]
Between river, bluffs: pretty Red Wing, Minn.
What surprised us the most, before the uphill hiking began, was the size of the packs that people half our age had strapped onto their […]
People’s choice: 22 Wonders of Wisconsin
Almost 3,500 of you have voted to designate 22 Wonders of Wisconsin. This first-time people’s choice poll has resulted in a fine mix of classic, […]
Indy leads list of best children’s museums
Glassworks have the pull of a magnet at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis. We’re not talking about kitchen stemware. This showpiece is a tower that […]
Leopold Legacy Center near landmark shack
We are surrounded by wood: a cherry hardwood floor, a red maple ceiling, white oak doors, a black locust deck. But most of the panels, […]
Woodwind Spa: remote, sacred, reasonable
We are hugging the Wisconsin River, off of Hwy. 8, and are looking for a dirt road. It leads to a gray stucco building, but […]
Sundara’s Lifestyle Villas all about tranquility
First came the massage, then the relaxing getaway that included a massage. Now comes the full-time spa residence, in a spa community that insists on […]
Destination spas: What is the perfect setting?
One of the biggest surprises, when visiting Tucson’s Canyon Ranch in 2003, was that a basic Swedish massage was the most popular spa service. Why […]