Midwestern barns offer surprisingly chic wedding venues
When Samantha Citron and Maxwell Verhey of Chicago married, burlap runners topped tables at the wedding meal, mason jars held flowers and the 155 guests went home with containers of...
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10 great hotel rooms in the Midwest
Ask for the best room in the house, and what do you get? Grandeur is not a one-size-fits-all image. Look at how elegance, setting, views, expense and amenities vary at...
States’ workshops creating outdoorswomen
If the notion of firing a rifle, fishing on ice or kayaking in winter seems intimidating, Peggy Farrell has a solution: Give it a try for a weekend in a...
Eagles star in a show along the Mississippi every winter
Bird lovers follow the Mississippi River in winter because that's where bald eagles seem most plentiful as the raptors dive-bomb for fish in open water near locks and dams. At...
Town of Cable a quirky Wisconsin getaway with a giant race
A chalkboard at The Rivers Eatery in this north woods town lists people who have a free beer — or more — coming because somebody else already bought it. The...
In Nuremberg, bratwurst is an institution, and now a museum exhibit
The queen of Bratwurst, in Bavaria, is a skinny little thing with fans of all ages. She has reigned for centuries, and nothing about her — weight, lankiness, composition, perfume,...
Midwest’s rural ‘galleries’ share their art all year long
For some artists, nothing goes to waste, and galleries have no walls. Art and nature intertwine at these rural destinations, to enrich a Midwest road trip during any time of...
Twin Cities rail link makes St. Paul a much closer sibling
Some siblings come across as rivals who seem disconnected, and that's the way Minnesota's Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul used to appear. Now, as of this year, light...
Farm cafes across the Midwest are really hopping in autumn
Pasture to plate. Field to fork. The bandwagon to promote close-to-home products and ingredients is crowded with chefs who know a whiff of opportunity when they smell it. Occasionally, the...
Say cheese! It’s almost time for Cheese Days
Bill Ross is a longtime Wisconsin mayor who works for the dairy industry and writes murder mystery novels. The setting for his newest release, "Love's Obsession," is Monroe: population 10,800...