24 great weekends–all in our own backyard
The Midwest is known for its front-porch folksiness and down-to-earth pleasures. But take a world-view of the region, and you find that some of its attractions are as exotic and...
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Lewis and Clark: A tough act–and trail–to follow
When they made their way to the Pacific, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark knew development would follow. Settlers already were settling in even before they'd finished their return to civilization...
Novel journeys
Where do we find Hemingway? In a bullring in Spain, perhaps. At a bar in Paris. At a camp alongside Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. At a cottage alongside Walloon Lake in...
Zee-wah on a budget
First off, this is one of the more curious town situations in Mexico. Ten minutes away and invisible from Zihuatanejo--and, down here, about a $5 cab ride--is the lively made-for-tourists...
Winter in Door County
Some of you are not going to read this story. I can hear it: Door County in winter? You nuts? And off you'll go to the Home&Garden section . ....
Winter in Door County
Some of you are not going to read this story. I can hear it: Door County in winter? You nuts? And off you'll go to the Home&Garden; section . ....
Gone with the winds
It was the Year of Traveling Stupidly. First, I joined a cooking class in Bologna and got yelled at by our Italian chef-instructor because I couldn't make a tortellini. "Meester....
CHICAGO
STAYING IN. This year will be like every year. I'll be in my hometown. It will have snowed. My large family will gather at my cousin's house, on Main Street....
ITALY: Two cities on the side
This isn't a reason Americans come to Italy. People come here to do Venice or see the pope or find the perfect tortellini. This is a place that falls under...
A home run around our lake
This is the Around Lake Michigan Drive. It can be a good one. Attitude is the key to enjoying it. Unless you catch some fall color, the roadside scenics for...