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- Dear Trenni: Best of luck in the Big Apple -- Begel
- The following is an open letter from OnMilwaukee.com sports columnist Dave Begel to Trenni Kusnierek, who leaves her sideline reporting job at Fox Sports Wisconsin for a position with MLB Network, which is based out of Secaucus, N.J. Provided she can find affordable housing, Kusnierek plans to live in Manhattan.
- Eat your way around the globe at the Folk Fair
- If you've always wanted to take a culinary tour around the world but couldn't make the time or raise the funds, you can do it at 2008 Holiday Folk Fair International, Nov. 21-23, held in the Exposition Center at Wisconsin State Fair Park. You can eat your way around the world for $10 or less at the 64th annual Folk Fair, according to event organizers.
- If you wish (NYC edition) ...
- As the years passed, the dream stayed the same: live in New York and work at the network level. While some girls wished on stars for men to sweep them off their feet, I prayed, wished and hoped for a network exec to come calling.
- Miller Visitor Center and Caves debut make over
- The Miller Visitor Center and its historic Caves on State Street recently underwent a $1 million makeover. This weekend, the center is open extra long for your touring pleasure.
- Jim Gantner helps renovate historic Eden Hotel
- Jim Gantner has learned that in some ways you can go home again. The former Brewers second baseman and his wife, Jeannine, have moved back to Jim's hometown of Eden, about an hour north of Milwaukee, near Fond du Lac.
- Dazzling light show debuts renovated Domes
- The Domes reopened Wednesday night after a long summer of renovations. The free event drew a huge crowd that likely surprised even the County Parks folks that organized the celebration.
- Bergin's book tracks Wisconsin's culinary surprises
- Jamaican jerk chicken in Hager City? Turkish food in Hayward? A Czech bakery in Bloomer? But Madison author Mary Bergin -- a Sheboygan County-born journalist -- brings the state's culinary diversity into focus "Hungry for Wisconsin: A Tasty Guide for Travelers," published in paperbacj by Itchy Cat Press.
- MCHS designates three new county landmarks
- The Milwaukee County Landmarks Committee, with the approval of the Board of Directors of the Milwaukee County Historical Society, awarded the honor to the recently-renovated The Little Red Store, 7720 Harwood Ave., in Wauwatosa; The South Shore Pavilion in Bay View's South Shore Park; and Shorewood Department of Public Works Administration Building, 3801 N. Morris Blvd.
- Hixton is a second-hand shopping jackpot
- This past weekend, while driving to a cabin in Spooner, we discovered a second-hand shopping Mecca: Hixton. Less than 15 miles northwest of Black River Falls, Hixton is a small town of about 500 with some of the most interesting antiquing options I've seen in Wisconsin.
- David Byrne's Milwaukee travelogue
- David Byrne was in town recently for a show at The Pabst Theater. While he was here, he hooked up with local musician and man about town Paul Finger. The story is all in Byrne's recent blog entry.
- Let's Take A Ride: On lucky Highway 13
- Highway 13 is probably best known for being part of the Lake Superior Circle Tour, but if you travel it from its southern most terminus in the state to its northern end you'll see some of the most beautiful parts of Wisconsin. The highway starts on the south just outside Wisconsin Dells at I-94. It brings you right through the Dells, with easy access to shopping and some of the best-known attractions of that tourist mecca.
- Video of the Day: Travel Channel visits Milwaukee
- Want to feel better about your favorite city? Take a look at what The Travel Channel has to say about Milwaukee and it's attractions.
- Wade House offers unique fall experience
- This weekend and next mark the peak of autumn color season in many places in Wisconsin. There are numerous wonderful places around the state where you can take in the fall colors and have some fun at an autumn event. One unique place, especially if you're a history buff, is Wade House in Greenbush.
- Hip-hippo hooray!!
- My son greeted the news of a new hippo exhibit at the Milwaukee County Zoo with a big smile and an effusive hooray. The idea of being able to see his hippos swimming underwater was bound to be a winning proposition.
- Blue Mound offers views of many colors
- Wisconsin has many wonderful places to view fall colors, but one of the best has to be Blue Mound State Park, west of Madison. The 1,153-acre park is on the highest hill in southern Wisconsin -- 1.716 feet above sea level -- and the seventh highest point in the state overall. So, from it you can see miles of beautiful color.
- NYT does "36 hours in Milwaukee"
- The New York Times recently spent "36 Hours in Milwaukee." Here's what they saw and had to say.
- "Wicked" says goodbye to Chicago
- The Chicago company of "Wicked" performs its last show on Jan. 25, 2009, after an insanely successful three-year run. The final show will be the group's 1,500th performance. Since June of 2005, "Wicked" brought in $200 million dollars, making it the top-grossing and longest-running Broadway musical in Chicago history.
- Milwaukee love from St. Louis, New York
- The St. Louis Post Dispatch toasts Milwaukee on stltoday.com and The New York Times preps another travel story about Milwaukee.
- Lancaster's Dome caps a great place to visit
- As you approach the small city of Lancaster in Grant County, you'll notice a dome that gleams for miles. It sits on top of the Grant County Courthouse and has led to Lancaster's nickname, The City of the Dome. Architect Armand Koch designed the Courthouse, which was built in 1905.
- Marquette Interchange: the final verdict
- When the Marquette Interchange was under construction, I couldn't wait until opened so that the clogs could open up like some magic traffic Drano. But now that it's done, shouldn't things be moving more freely?
- Two new books explore Wisconsin's natural places
- "The Vanishing Present: Wisconsin's Changing Lands, Waters and Wildlife" is published in hardcover this month. Photographer Eddee Daniel's lavish paperback "Urban Wilderness: Exploring a Metropolitan Watershed" -- about the Menomonee River -- arrives at the same time
- Let's Take A Ride: On Highway 8
- Although it is a U.S. highway, most of HIghway 8's 281 miles runs through the state. A ride along it this time of the year will feature some of the best autumn color you can find in the state. You'll also be able to find some great fishing and other recreational activities and see places where lumber history was made.
- The Potosi Beer Museum is up and running
- It seems like just yesterday we were reporting tiny Potosi, in southwest Wisconsin, had been awarded the National Brewery Museum over St. Louis and Milwaukee.
- "Fill'er Up" trails state's gas station history
- "Fill'er Up: The Glory Days of Wisconsin Gas Stations," a new book by Jim Draeger and Mark Speltz that traces the history of gas station architecture in the state. It's heavily illustrated and a great read. We talk to the authors.
- Farewell Astroland
- I know that as Milwaukeeans you had your small amusement parks, all of which have pretty much gone. Now, my childhood paradise of rides has officially closed. And I'm sad.
- Popular pumpkin patches around Wisconsin
- It's been a bumper crop year for them, in the Hoffmanns' back garden, and around the state. That's thanks in part to ample rainfall early in the summer and sunny weather lately.
- Like Milwaukee, Pittsburgh feels like home
- I was more than caught off guard as my eyes welled up with tears. This was a place I wanted to leave and now I was overcome by emotion upon my return.
- Carriage Classic transports you back in time
- You can get a true glimpse of a bygone era, when fine horses and elegant carriages were part of the Prairie du Chien scene, at the 2007 Villa Louis Carriage Classic next weekend, Sept. 6-7.
- Local brewery tours are a highlight of Brew City
- Beer. It's what we do here in Milwaukee. Lucky for us, we've got three local breweries -- Lakefront, Miller and Sprecher -- in relatively close proximity, that offer fun-filled tours that are either free or dirt cheap.
- Harley-Davidson Museum a slice of Hog heaven
- Encompassing 105 years of history, the $78 million Harley-Davidson Museum opens its doors to the public last month at 6th and Canal Streets.
- Learning new things in the Windy City
- Our second family weekend trip to Chicago has taught me a few things I didn't know about the Windy City.
- Come sail away...
- A'hoy. I just got in from a lovely afternoon sailing a sporty little 470 sailboat out on Lake Michigan.
- Eco-Justice Center nurtures sustainable living
- Sister Janet Weyker and several other sisters of the Racine Dominican order to founded the Eco-Justice Center, a 15-acre learning center, farm and homestead located in Racine County.
- Dragon boats cruise Lake Superior
- The Lake Superior Dragon Boat Festival is the largest festival of its kind in the country, with more than 100 international teams competing.
- A Tale of Two Cities: Milwaukee vs. Pittsburgh
- With the Pirates in town, FSN Wisconsin's Trenni Kusnierek compares the charms of the Steel City, where she spent five years, and her own hometown, Milwaukee.
- Harley Café a roarin' good time in Vegas
- On the center of the Vegas strip, the Harley-Davidson Café juts out onto the landscape, its gigantic motorcycle literally roaring through the restaurant's facade. As the only official Harley restaurant in America, it's a beacon to bikers world-wide.
- It's done, it's done, it's done!!!
- I suspected it on the drive home yesterday when I got on the freeway on a new ramp. This morning, it was confirmed. The Marquette Interchange is open!
- A first peek at the Bronze Fonz
- You probably missed Friday's edition of the Watertown Daily Times. I did too. In it, though, was a photo of the Bronze Fonz's thumbs.
- Sunday Sound-off: Did you "Staycation?"
- Did you "staycation" this summer, or did you journey to distant lands regardless of potential financial restraints?
- Let's Take A Ride: South On Highway 51
- Last month, we "traveled" the portion of Highway 51 from Hurley to Stevens Point. This month, we'll head south from the Point area to where 51 exits Wisconsin south of Beloit.
- 10 places we'd like to visit before we die
- It's hard to imagine wanting to leave Milwaukee during the middle of the summer -- and we're not saying we do. But everyone has a list of places to visit before they leave this earth, and here's ours.
- Most stolen road signs (Bong State Area included)
- Here's a list of commonly stolen road signs, including Abbey Road, Condom, France and Intercourse, Penn.
- The Iron Horse Hotel rears up in Walker's Point
- The Iron Horse Hotel, 500 W. Florida St., is within sight of the new Harley-Davidson Museum, but while the hotel will be a mix of chic and chrome and will cater to upscale business travelers and the leather-clad biker set -- often that's the same customer -- don't call this a biker hotel.
- Could you live in Green Bay?
- I enjoy visiting the Frozen Tundra, but living there? I don't think so.
- Wisconsin town makes "Mother Earth News" list
- Viroqua, the county seat of Vernon County, has made the Mother Earth News list of "Nine Great Places You've Never Heard Of."
- Where would you take out-of-town guests this weekend?
- Two of my old friends from college are visiting this weekend for a final hurrah before Baby Tarnoff arrives in September. Thing is, they've each been here a handful of times over the years.
- Minocqua lake cabin life spells r-e-l-a-x-a-t-i-o-n
- Although a lot of people warned me that Minocqua is a lot like the Dells, I was pleased to find out that they overstated it a bit. Sure, there's taffy and the MinAquabats water show and T-shirt stores, but Minocqua hasn't been completely washed away yet.
- Go deep in Wazee Lake
- If you want to say you've gone swimming in the deepest lake in Wisconsin, take a dive into Wazee Lake in Jackson County.
- Camp out at the Cosmic Railroad Family Gathering
- The Cosmic Railroad Family Gathering is in its third year, and takes place Aug. 1-3 at Camp Rotamer in Janesville.
- Lumberjacks display skills in Hayward
- The Lumberjack World Championships are being held in Hayward this weekend and have drawn competitors from all over the world to compete in log rolling and boom running, a variety of sawyering and chopping categories, pole climbing and other areas.
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