Millennium Park: Chicago wonder to wander
The city whose name came from a Native American phrase for “smelly onion patch” has a new air of distinction – one that builds upon […]
Republicans in Ripon: What’s the scoop?
In recognition of this month’s Republican National Convention in New York City, let’s poke at a few myths associated with the GOP. We’ll keep the […]
Huh … Farm Aid never makes it to Wisconsin
Back in 1995, friends and I hopped on a plane to Louisville for the 10th annual Farm Aid concert, a sold-out event that brought 47,000 […]
Woodstock, Ill.: ‘Groundhog Day’ film site
Imagine the chords of Mozart, not the chortling of Janis Joplin. A place made for passing time, not a joint. There is a tidy town […]
Sheboygan County: Pro golf to Parnell Tower
My assumption is that almost everybody – from Fairbanks to Miami, at least – will know what a brat fry is by this time next […]
Suds it up with beer tours, museums, books
My office is full of suds, and it has nothing to do with the laundry that’s clinking around downstairs. Each way my head turns, I […]
Irish influence extends to festival, inns, pubs
If I had the time to take a class just for the fun of it this summer, I’d learn how to play the tin whistle […]
Tom Uttech’s focus: surreal wildlife scenes
The most interesting time of the day, to Tom Uttech, is around 3 a.m. to sunrise, when the natural world moves as most people sleep. […]
VocationVacations: Find the work you love
After Brian Kurth got laid off in 2001, he traveled around the country for six months, and that’s how he learned something significant about people. […]
Tours inside of caves: beauty below ground
Take out a ruler, draw a rectangle that’s 12 by 18 inches and imagine crawling through it. That’s the wiggle room you’ll have when touring […]
Sultry Saugatuck: haven for artists, art lovers
For a town whose population is just 1,065, Saugatuck sure knows how to get around. One way is to ride North America’s only chain ferry, […]
Meet Muskegon: Lake Michigan’s wilder side
Here are signs that you’re not on our side of Lake Michigan anymore: * Billboards advertise blueberry farms and dune buggy rides. * Menus contain […]