Chicago events celebrate culinary heritage
It’s easy to work up an appetite in Chicago, and that especially will be true this spring and summer. The city has coordinated a massive […]
Road America, at 50, still a car racer’s dream
Ask me about Road America, and all kinds of memories are quick to return. As a kid, the constant buzz of the racing car engines […]
Quilter museums: Cedarburg, Paducah, Ky.
If you are a quilter, you know why Paducah is special. The western Kentucky river city is home to the Museum of the American Quilter’s […]
Waterpark growth spurts at Dells, Six Flags
Watch your language, when it comes to waterparks. The caller who alerted me recently to an expansion at Six Flags Great America, north of Chicago, […]
Grandma’s Christmas tradition: a gift of travel
Lu Ann Williams begins her holiday shopping months before Christmas, but it’s not about filling a closet with toys for her two grandchildren. She’s doing […]
Reader mail: favorite churches, getaways
Between Plain and Loganville, in southwestern Wisconsin’s Sauk County, is hilly terrain that seems idyllic and never-ending. The coulee area is magnificent – yes, even […]
Smart design: Taliesin West, Acrosanti
This spring is full of reminders that architectural wonders carry a price. Innovation means risk of ridicule. Success, over the long haul, requires perseverance as […]
Church architecture: studies of love, promise
This month ends with the promise of spring and new beginnings, as Easter celebrations fill restaurants as well as churches. You don’t have to be […]
What’s new in state tourism? It’s all wet
The annual Governor’s Conference on Tourism always is a good place to hear the buzz about the newest projects and partnerships that are designed to […]
Dysert O’Dea Castle links Ireland, Wisconsin
If Jack O’Day says there’s no place like home, ask for a clarification. Does he mean the house he lives in today, which is across […]
Castle Arkdale: from manure to book storage
Some people with a passion will make sure you hear all about it. They are self-proclaimed experts who are slick and aggressive about soliciting attention […]
Apathy, lazy advice drive tourists away
Not all that long ago, in the gift shop at an upscale Wisconsin resort, a friend asked whether there were any antique stores nearby. “I […]