Chicago’s Michigan Avenue is best known as a shopping destination. The stretch of Michigan Avenue north of the Chicago River is known as the Magnificent Mile. Indeed, great shopping can be found on this famous street – and so much more to delight tourists, suburbanites and city dwellers alike! Dylan’s Candy Bar and Ghirardelli Right […]
Craving a cheesy good time? On a stick? Look no further than a 90-minute drive north, and the Wisconsin State Fair, open August 2 – 12. Full disclosure, here—I am a former Wisconsinite and therefore partial to this fair over its cousin here in Illinois. But if you’ve never been, you simply must go. Here […]
If you find yourself perched at the top of mountain (or, more accurately, a large hill) in ten-degree- below-zero weather, surrounded by people in dark green-and-gold jackets emblazoned with a large “G” and looking forward to an après ski cheese fondue, you’re likely experiencing a Wisconsin winter getaway. Save some cash and make it a […]
The legends are true. Less than three hours north, starting in Madison and meandering in every direction along back-country roads dotted with family farms, cornfields and quaint old dairies, you’ll find the best place in the nation to spend a weekend overindulging on cheese. Old World Emmentalers made in copper-lined Swiss kettles. Impossibly creamy […]
