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Travel information, guides, photographs, and stories about the American state of Wisconsin. (updated?)

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Winter magic for all at Wisconsin’s Hudson Hot Air Affair

Posted onJanuary 26, 2020September 2, 202010 Comments

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 …

CategoriesMinneapolis / Saint Paul Twin Cities Metro Area, USA, Wisconsin

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Chase a Union Pacific Big Boy across the USA

Posted onOctober 29, 2019December 14, 20206 Comments

Probably the largest locomotive ever in use, a Union Pacific Big Boy steam engine is a sight to behold. And this year, for the first time in almost six decades, you can see one in Read More …

CategoriesMinnesota, USA, Wisconsin

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Visit Great River Bluffs State Park in Minnesota for forest hikes and scenic views

Posted onSeptember 18, 2018December 13, 2020Leave a comment

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 …

CategoriesMinnesota, USA, WisconsinTagsMinnesota state parks

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SC Johnson architecture tour, Racine, Wisconsin

Posted onAugust 2, 2017December 13, 202012 Comments

The products SC Johnson (Johnson Wax) manufactures are probably familiar to most, as they include household staples like Windex cleaner, OFF! insect repellent, and Ziploc storage bags. However, fewer people realize that the SC Johnson Read More …

CategoriesUSA, WisconsinTagsarchitecture, National Register of Historic Places

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American history lessons from Harley-Davidson, Milwaukee

Posted onDecember 18, 2016October 21, 202012 Comments

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 …

CategoriesMilwaukee, USA, WisconsinTagsmuseums

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Communing with cranes at the International Crane Foundation, Wisconsin

Posted onDecember 8, 2016April 23, 20206 Comments

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 …

CategoriesUSA, Wisconsin

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Best Place for beer history in Milwaukee

Posted onDecember 1, 2016December 13, 2020Leave a comment

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 …

CategoriesMilwaukee, USA, WisconsinTagsarchitecture, National Register of Historic Places

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Settling into a bit of history at the Brewhouse Inn, Milwaukee

Posted onNovember 20, 2016December 3, 2019Leave a comment

Looking for a hotel that does everything just right AND allows you to immerse yourself in Milwaukee’s brewing history? Then you belong at the Brewhouse Inn and Suites in the newly renovated Pabst brewery complex. Read More …

CategoriesMilwaukee, USA, WisconsinTagsarchitecture, National Register of Historic Places

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Late lunch at the Milwaukee Public Market

Posted onNovember 7, 2016October 17, 2018Leave a comment

Lunchtime at the Milwaukee Public Market Arriving in Milwaukee on a rainy afternoon, we knew exactly where to head for a late lunch: the Milwaukee Public Market. Located downtown in the city’s historic Third Ward, Read More …

CategoriesMilwaukee, USA, Wisconsin

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Fall at Crex Meadows, Wisconsin

Posted onOctober 20, 2016December 17, 2020Leave a comment

We’ve had a balmy fall in the Upper Midwest this year, with mostly warm days and frostless nights. While this is lovely weather for exploring, it has slowed the progression of fall color as the Read More …

CategoriesUSA, Wisconsin

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Tour Egypt Virtually

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I'll be leading a virtual tour of Egypt's highlights via Zoom, complete with travel planning tips, through the Minneapolis Public Schools on Tuesday, February 23 at 6 pm. (It costs $19.) No need to be a Minneapolis resident to register at https://adult.mpls.k12.mn.us

Exploring Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun

Exploring Phoenix and the Valley of the Sun

With a wealth of cultural and outdoor activities, a thriving art and food scene, historical sites, and natural areas, Phoenix is more than a snowbird escape. Read More ...

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