Peeps pop up at Mall of America
Editor’s Note: The Peeps Store is permanently closed. Remember when Peeps would be in the stores only at Easter time? Then, Peeps started popping up during other holidays – Christmas, […]
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Minnesota Zoo offers look around the world, and its own backyard
The Minnesota Zoo offers visitors a nice view of nature – with a close-up take on Minnesota’s wildlife. The zoo has a nice collection of animals from around the world, […]
Lake Superior provides beautiful backdrop to North Shore drive
Highway 61 in Minnesota between Duluth and the Canadian border is a beautiful drive. Known as the Scenic North Shore drive, the highway weaves between woodlands and lakeside of Lake […]
Vacation perk is sleeping on a train
So, one hobo says to another, “Man, I am tired of riding the rails. I’d love it if someone would build a hotel out of old train cars and put […]
Northern Michigan drive brings waterfalls, bears, ship wrecks and fog
The last leg of our Northlands vacation was Duluth, Minnesota, and the scenic North Shore drive. The drive from St. Ignace, Michigan, to Duluth was supposed to be about 7.5 […]
History comes alive at Mackinac Island
Mackinac Island is so small… How small is it? Well, by the middle of summer, the number of horses matches the number of year-round residents. That would be 500. However, […]
‘Yooper’ provides beautiful scenery, drive
The “Yooper,” as northern Michiganders call the upper peninsula, is a beautiful area. A mix of forests and lakes gives this region its unique identity. Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (hence, Yooper) […]
Miller Brewery leads off day of Milwaukee history
Frederick Miller came to Milwaukee in the mid-1800s. A beer maker from Germany, Miller bought the Plank Road Brewery and started Miller Brewery. Miller grew over the years to be […]
Wisconsin’s Capitol strives to be ‘Forward’
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, Lisa and I have started visiting state capitals whenever we can. We prefer guided tours, because they offer more information and, often, access to […]
Schuster Mansion is an amazing B&B
It all started “because two people met and fell in love.” So says the writing in a picture frame outside the Schuster Mansion’s owners’ room. We had reservations at the […]