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The historic Oneida County Courthouse, topped by a Tiffany-style glass dome, is home of the fictional Loon Lake Police Department.

Get hooked on Rhinelander, the inspiration for a Wisconsin mystery writer’s tales of murder and muskies

June 21, 2019 at 8:16 p.m.

I see dead people. And live fish. This pairing has worked well for Wisconsin mystery writer Victoria Houston, who's published 17 titles in her Loon Lake series — whodunits solved...

People can fish year-round at the public trout pond at Rushing Waters Fisheries near Palmyra, Wis., about a two-hour drive from Chicago.

Fun fishing at Wisconsin’s Rushing Waters trout farm — no license required

June 22, 2019 at 5:52 p.m.

At Rushing Waters Fisheries, fresh rainbow trout isn't just on the restaurant's menu. It's swimming in the 50-plus ponds spread across this sprawling property in southeast Wisconsin's Kettle Moraine State...

A boat enters Lock 4 of the Erie Canal in Waterford, N.Y. The Erie Canal was an engineering marvel when it opened in 1825, linking the Hudson River to the Great Lakes and humming with activity that opened up the West.

200 years later, game-changing Erie Canal traffics in tourists

June 25, 2019 at 1:56 a.m.

Earlier this year, Jim and Jan Donnelly sold or stored what they owned in Annapolis, Md., and shoved off for New York's Hudson River with son AJ, a dog and...

A crowd begins to form hours before the Wiz Khalifa concert at the Harley-Davidson Roadhouse stage at Summerfest in 2011.

50 years later, Milwaukee’s Summerfest still sounds like a winner

August 23, 2019 at 3:13 p.m.

More than 800,000 visitors from near and far flock to Wisconsin's biggest city for Summerfest, billed as the world's largest music festival. At the festival's permanent grounds on the shores...

The tiny town of Bayfield, a gateway to the Apostle Islands, is on Lake Superior.

Tiny Bayfield, Wis., strikes improbable gold with Big Top

August 23, 2019 at 3:07 p.m.

Imagine a time when musical artists — not circus barkers or snake-handlers — held summertime sway over crowds under a big top. You'll find it here, June 16 to Sept....

The soaring Liberty Memorial tower rests on top of the National World War I Museum in Kansas City, Mo.

Nation turns to Kansas City to remember World War I

August 23, 2019 at 2:56 p.m.

April 6 marks the 100th anniversary of America's entry into World War I, whose U.S. soldiers are commemorated by the city's 217-foot Liberty Memorial tower. But underneath this soaring monument...

The roped-off Airbus A320 sits low to the ground so that the jet's tall tail can fit inside the museum's dimly lit hangar.

‘Sully’ plane is a hit for N.C. aviation museum

August 23, 2019 at 2:49 p.m.

The 2016 movie "Sully" didn't get much Oscar love; the Tom Hanks film is only up for one Academy Award — for sound editing. But the biopic got a lot...

The cheese Runza sandwich is a top seller.

Sandwich that stems from Eastern Europe powers Great Plains chain

August 23, 2019 at 2:39 p.m.

A sandwich pioneered in a remote corner of Eastern Europe has become a comfort-food favorite in the Great Plains states, where ground beef, cabbage and onions make up the savory...

For breakfast in Tosa, it's hard to beat Blue's Egg on North 76th Street.

Tasty Tosa: Milwaukee suburb stocked with worthy European cuisine

August 23, 2019 at 2:29 p.m.

Milwaukee has no shortage of great places to eat. The same can be said of its lesser-known western suburb of Wauwatosa, where you can find tasty German, Benelux, Italian and...

Record-setting suds on tap at N.C. beer garden

May 11, 2019 at 5:13 p.m.

Getting a glass of suds isn't as easy as you think at Raleigh Beer Garden; you can't vaguely gesture toward a tap handle and say, "I'll take one of those."...

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