Don Davenport

Wisconsin's state park system includes parks, forests, recreation areas and state trails -- 98 diverse and scenic facilities that bring 14 million visitors to Wisconsin each year. Here are five...

Wisconsin's state park system includes parks, forests, recreation areas and state trails -- 98 diverse and scenic facilities that bring 14 million visitors to Wisconsin each year. Here are five...

More than two dozen towns and 19 counties (plus a parish in Louisiana) share the last name of the fourth president of the United States. But with the possible exception...

Picture postcard farms. Black-and-white cows grazing in rolling green pastures. Beer, cheese, pasties and brats. Welcome to Southern Wisconsin. Here's a sample of towns where you can feel the charm...

Of the countless ways to view Lake Michigan, few are likely to be as pleasant as those from the garden terrace of a rented Michiana beach house or the rooftop...

Rip-roaring lead-mining town. Ulysses S. Grant's hometown. Bustling northwest Illinois center of commerce. Busiest Mississippi River port between St. Louis and St. Paul. Indeed, 19th Century Galena was all these...

Rip-roaring lead-mining town. Ulysses S. Grant's hometown. Bustling northwest Illinois center of commerce. Busiest Mississippi River port between St. Louis and St. Paul. Indeed, 19th Century Galena was all these...