Welcome to Spring
It’s here! It’s here! Not the new phone book (Steve Martin fans, smile). Spring. Spring time is upon us. Time to put away the heavy coats, mittens, scarves and galoshes. […]
Category: Wisconsin
New places, familiar haunts highlight our 2016 travel plans
Trips to Indiana, Wisconsin and return visits to Seattle, South Dakota and North Dakota highlight our 2016 travel plans. Clear Lake, Iowa Our travel schedule kicks off with a February […]
Midwest celebrates its baseball
Baseball’s Fall Classic takes to the field this week. As Major League Baseball winds down with its final set of games, there’s no need to stop following America’s pastime. The […]
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 […]
Want to relax? Lean back in a barber chair at the Don Q Inn
Tired after a long day of taking in the sights? Try leaning back and relaxing in a…dentist’s chair or barber chair. The Don Q Inn hotel in Dodgeville, WI, is […]
Milwaukee offers attractions on two fronts with river and lake
Milwaukee has two attractive natural resources – the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan. This allows the city the luxury of business and tourist attractions on a river walk and a […]
Milwaukee Zoo offers giraffe feeding, open areas for animals
Feeding the giraffes at the Milwaukee County Zoo is a fun experience.Ever want to feed a giraffe without actually being a possible meal for a lion? Instead of having to […]
Milwaukee’s version of ‘Under the Dome(s)’
Milwaukee’s Mitchell Park Conservatory – AKA “The Domes” – is an interesting take on a botanical garden. The Domes are made up of three domed buildings. Each houses a special […]