Minneapolis architecture: expansions stun
Lovers of the fine arts and architecture have gigantic new reasons to visit downtown Minneapolis this summer. About $500 million in expansions have cemented this […]
Teachers’ field trip: close-to-home immersion
This eight-day field trip was for teachers – 26 of them, from Arena to Waukesha – and the destination was Wisconsin, more than 1,000 miles […]
Quirks, circus history in endearing Delavan
The history is rich and unusual. What other Wisconsin city has an elephant at the bottom of its lake, or a piece of state highway […]
Diverse resort models: Lake Lawn, Pitlik’s
We were sipping coffee as the father and daughter placed an order to go. It was for sugar-coated doughnuts, still warm from the fryer, five […]
How to save big money during big-city trips
Recent visits to a couple of the nation’s most expensive places – New York City and Chicago – motivated me to figure out how to […]
Farm markets, indie restaurants have value
Summer has yet to arrive, but hundreds of farmers in Wisconsin already have begun their harvests. This is our good fortune, and I hope it […]
Riding U.S. 51 with state’s tourism secretary
My passport is full, and so is Jim Holperin’s, but we never left Wisconsin. The state tourism secretary let me tag along as he drove […]
UN cemetery: tranquil Korean War memorial
This attraction, the United Nations Memorial Cemetery, was an unscheduled stop. We needed to eat up an hour before checking into our hotel, in the […]
South Korea’s DMZ tours surreal, extensive
The landscape is desolate, dotted with concrete military bunkers and elevated lookout posts. Swirls of razor wire, atop chain-link fencing, seem to stretch on forever. […]
Korean adoptions spark heritage tour interest
It was easy to tell that the Asian women, although seated apart, were traveling together. They wore child carriers that matched, and filling each fabric […]
Vacation ideas: submarine stay, Vatican visit
As gasoline prices spurt beyond $3 per gallon, with more increases likely, we need a good reason to leave home for anything other than work. […]
Taking the post-Katrina tour in New Orleans
“Remember, it’s August. It’s hot, there is no electricity, there is no sewerage system and there is no communication.” Our tour guide’s voice is patient […]