Cheesehead tours: See where they’re made
Word of the day is “schmivitz,” and there is no dictionary definition. Yet. The term comes from the same guy who cut couch cushion foam […]
Quick takes: Spiders, elephants, magic, more
Milwaukee County Zoo is preparing for the arrival of Belle, which will be the zoo’s third female African elephant. Belle is 38 years old and […]
Work as art: MSOE’s Grohmann Museum specialty
September opens with Labor Day, the holiday that acknowledges our toils to pay the bills, snag a promotion, gain independence, feel worthwhile and maybe leave […]
Sip craft cocktails at farm-based distilleries
My hardest task on this nothing-short-of-perfect August afternoon is to choose. Key Lime Pie or Pineapple Upside Down Cake? Cranberry Gimlet or Vo-Mosa? All are […]
Farm Wisconsin Discovery Center goes beyond dairyland
I hear that people want to know more about the origin of their food. We’ve shared these stories for many years, often casually and sometimes […]
Fantasy football, film fest, fly-in
Take time for a little or big getaway. Quick ideas, to get you started: — Grand Geneva Resort and Spa, Lake Geneva, has introduced a […]
Shades of Woodstock, then and now
The Age of Aquarius bubbled up one-half century ago. Today’s definition of “awesome” was “out of sight” back then. Little represents the hazy era of […]
Fair food: more skewing of skewered cuisine
Long gone are the quaint summers when food on a stick during a county or state fair meant eating an ice cream bar, cotton candy […]
Eau Claire claims the game of kubb as its own
You know the expression about possession: It’s nine-tenths of the law. Within one dozen years, Eau Claire has gone from dabbling with an unusual lawn […]
Take Ten: Gems in, near Galena
Near the northwest corner of Illinois is resilient little Galena, which wears its history as a badge of honor and foundation for tourism. Galena got […]
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 […]
EAA drones, park beer gardens, Robie reopens
My “in” box holds an abundance of ideas to help you figure out how to make this summer extraordinary. — Daily air shows are a […]