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Travel information, guides, photographs, and stories about the American state of Wisconsin. (updated?)
Bayfield, Wisconsin, is a busy place from spring through fall. But there are plenty of quiet spots where you can just slow down and relax. One of the most beautiful is Dobson Gardens. Dobson Garden Read More …
Frog Bay Tribal National Park near Bayfield, Wisconsin, offers short hiking trails through a cedar forest to a sand beach with views of Apostle Islands. Described as the first tribal national park in the USA, Read More …
Think there’s nothing to see in North Dakota? You’ll be surprised (and delighted) by the Enchanted Highway sculptures near Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Here’s what you’ll find along this enchanting route and what you need Read More …
Every February, the Hudson Hot Air Affair brings a variety of balloons and hardy ballooning enthusiasts to Hudson, Wisconsin, for a weekend hot air balloon festival. While the weather isn’t always suitable for actually taking Read More …
Probably the largest locomotive ever in use, a Union Pacific Big Boy steam engine is a sight to behold. I saw Big Boy 4014 in Minnesota 2019. But you can see one for yourself as Read More …
To visit Great River Bluffs State Park near Winona, Minnesota, is to enter a world where rugged bluffs are covered with a mix of woodlands and rare goat prairies and easy hiking trails lead to Read More …
The products SC Johnson (formerly Johnson Wax, but NOT Johnson & Johnson) manufactures are probably familiar to most, as they include household staples like Windex cleaner, OFF! insect repellent, and Ziploc storage bags. However, fewer Read More …
What is more American than a Harley? Harley-Davidson history is American history The story of Harley-Davidson is a story of 20th century America – the roaring ‘20s, two world wars, the Great Depression, postwar prosperity, Read More …
Seeing the sandhill cranes at Crex Meadows this fall left me wanting to see a few more of them. A stop at the International Crane Foundation (ICF) in Baraboo, Wisconsin, fulfilled that wish . . Read More …
In the beginning, there was Best beer Before there was Pabst – or Miller or Old Milwaukee or even Schlitz “the beer that made Milwaukee famous” – there was Best, as in Best Select, an Read More …