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John Moss is the fourth generation to work at family farm Elm Lake Cranberry Co. near Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. During the harvest, the red berries are raked toward the edge of the marsh to be loaded onto trucks.

Seeing red: Take a trip to Wisconsin’s cranberry marshes

August 23, 2019 at 3:27 p.m.

"The most picturesque time of year on a cranberry farm is during fall harvest with the seemingly endless sea of red floating cranberries," said Steve Bartling, a grower in Manitowish...

Trees cloaked in autumn colors surround Spring Mill Lake in Indiana's Spring Mill State Park.

3 state parks perfect for catching fall color

August 23, 2019 at 3:28 p.m.

Summer's heat soon will switch to crisp autumn days, when Midwest leaf-peepers go on alert, watching for the first change to fall colors. Why not witness the unfolding display in...

There's no shortage of corn mazes in the Midwest, and kids — as well as adults — get a kick out of finding their way through them.

4 fantastic Midwest road trips for fall color

August 23, 2019 at 3:27 p.m.

The advent of autumn is a great excuse for a road trip. Take in fall scenery on four wheels, pulling over to snap a photo, enjoy a meal or stretch...

A portrait of Ernest Hemingway looks down from the mahogany bar at City Park Grill in Petoskey, Mich.

From bar to barber shop: Visit Hemingway haunts in Northern Michigan

August 23, 2019 at 3:18 p.m.

"You can't get away from yourself by moving from one place to another," wrote Ernest Hemingway in "The Sun Also Rises." For much of his early years, the novelist didn't...

A dairy cow figure has a milk pail for a head outside the Scray Cheese Co. in De Pere, Wis.

Must-eat Midwest dishes from 5 states

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

Eating local takes on new meaning in the Midwest, where every state has at least one iconic food. Sweet or savory, there's often a story behind each dish or the...

Romance on the rails: 5 train trips to take with that special someone

August 23, 2019 at 2:46 p.m.

The flicker of flames in a fireplace on a chilly night. Waves lapping onto a sun-kissed beach. There's something sensual about the sights and sounds of repetitive motion, calming and...

In addition to rooms in the lodge, guests can choose a cabin in the woods for an overnight stay at Starved Rock State Park near Oglesby, Ill.

3 Midwest state parks make for colorful autumn escape

August 23, 2019 at 2:18 p.m.

Summer's heat soon will switch to crisp autumn days, when Midwest leaf-peepers go on alert, watching for the first change to fall colors. Why not witness the unfolding display in...

Making moonshine is now a legal activity in the Hocking Hills, a slice of Appalachia in southeast Ohio.

Head for the Hocking Hills, a slice of Appalachia in the Midwest

August 23, 2019 at 2:16 p.m.

The skyscrapers of cosmopolitan Columbus, Ohio, fade from the rearview mirror as we drive southeast. In half an hour, the landscape changes from urban to country. Deep country. Hillbilly country....

Naples resident Cindy Trzeciak has been selling grape pies from her home since 1978.

New York wine country sweet on grape pie

August 23, 2019 at 2:03 p.m.

"Hi there, isn't it a glorious day?" asks Cindy Trzeciak, with her characteristic wide smile and friendly banter as she opens the top half of her Dutch door. Her warm...

Campers in Havasu Canyon cool off in pools and streams of blue-green water. The remote canyon in northern Arizona is accessible by car from Las Vegas.

More ‘bleisure’ travelers turning business trips into mini-vacations

August 23, 2019 at 1:49 p.m.

Business travelers often bemoan work trips, but a new breed of employees embraces them. These road warriors view a business trip not as drudgery, but as an opportunity to tack...

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