Chase a Union Pacific Big Boy across the USA
Probably the largest locomotive ever built, 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 action Read More …
Category: Wisconsin
Travel information, guides, photographs, and stories about the American state of Wisconsin.
Visit Great River Bluffs State Park in Minnesota for forest hikes and scenic views
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 …
SC Johnson architecture tour, Racine, Wisconsin
The products SC Johnson (Johnson Wax) manufactures are probably familiar to most, as they include household staples like Windex cleaner, OFF! insect repellent, and (my favorite for packing) Ziploc storage bags. However, fewer people realize Read More …
American history lessons from Harley-Davidson, Milwaukee
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 …
Communing with cranes at the International Crane Foundation, Wisconsin
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 …
Best Place for beer history in Milwaukee
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 …
Settling into a bit of history at the Brewhouse Inn, Milwaukee
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 …
Late lunch at the Milwaukee Public Market
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 …
Fall at Crex Meadows, Wisconsin
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 …
The Milwaukee Art Museum awakes
Watching the Milwaukee Art Museum open its wings It’s not every day you can watch a building take a morning stretch, unless, of course, you are in Milwaukee. Here visitors and residents alike have that Read More …