The world’s best sailors and fastest sailboats made a splash in Chicago during the first America’s Cup race on freshwater in the event’s 165-year history. Forty-five-foot catamarans from the six different countries competed in this year’s America’s Cup World Series, just off of Navy Pier, at speeds of 40 to 50 miles per hour. World-class boating in […]
Lake Geneva is hosting a great Restaurant Week June 3-12 and we want you to attend. It’ll be 10 days of delicious dining with special menus and pricing. We’re giving away a Foodie Getaway featuring overnight accommodations at The Abbey Resort, $100 in Dining Certificates for 240 West, $50 Gift Certificate for Lake Geneva School […]
During Restaurant Week, Lake Geneva will be hosting a series of special events for foodies. The events range from late-night celebrations to a laid-back tea sampling at the Baker House, so you have a selection to choose from based on your preference. This year Restaurant Week will feature over 20 additional events — a big […]
The hotels in Lake Geneva welcome visitors in town during Restaurant Week with a variety of hotel packages just for the week of the event. Several hotels in the area will have special deals, and many of them including Mill Creek Hotel, Harbor Shores on Lake Geneva, and the Abbey Resort have prime locations and are […]
Every year in May roughly 300,000 people descend upon that mecca of Hoosier culture, Speedway, Indiana, to take in ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,’ the Indianapolis 500. If you’ve never attended — or even watched — the famed race, you’ve been missing out on spectacular people-watching, tremendous entertainment and one of the most honored traditions in […]
Lake Geneva hosts its annual Restaurant Week — its biggest food event of the year — at various locations across the Lake Geneva area from June 3-12. Thousands of food connoisseurs make their way here from nearby cities for Lake Geneva Restaurant Week, which is 10 days of perfect summer dining at new restaurants and long-standing favorites […]
It wasn’t that long ago that the idea of “Chicago beer” started with Old Style and ended with a draft from Goose Island’s brewpub. In the past few years, however, local breweries have been starting up in the city and suburbs at an astounding rate — from just a handful in the late 90s to […]
Memorial Day marks the uno fficial start of summer, that wonderful time in Chicago filled with festivals, concerts, new museum exhibits and more. Before you dive into summer fun, read our 99 Days of Summer guide to find at least one thing to do every day through Labor Day and let the good times roll all […]
Memorial Day marks the uno fficial start of summer, that wonderful time in Chicago filled with festivals, concerts, new museum exhibits and more. Before you dive into summer fun, read our 99 Days of Summer guide to find at least one thing to do every day through Labor Day and let the good times roll all […]
Travel can be an opportunity to have fun and to broaden your worldview, and many people now also see it as a chance to have a positive impact on a different part of the world. Voluntourism, the idea of traveling somewhere with the purpose of contributing to the greater good by volunteering there, is undoubtedly […]
