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- Pfister Hotel earns Travel Green WI certification
- While environmental impact reduction is practiced globally, Wisconsin stands out nationally as the first state to develop a green travel program sponsored by a state tourism agency. Travel Green Wisconsin is a voluntary certification program that recognizes tourism businesses for reducing their environmental footprint through eco-friendly practices.
- Norskedalen offers winter fun for all
- Norskedalen means Norwegian Valley, and if you have some Norski blood in you a trip to this nature and heritage center will have extra meaning. Norskedalen is dedicated to preserving, interpreting and sharing the natural environment and cultural heritage of the area surrounding Coon Valley in southwest Wisconsin.
- Rolling the dice for a Vegas "recession vacation"
- Getting to Sin City, staying there and having some fun is cheaper than it's been in years. So reasonable, in fact, that you can afford to splurge a little when you get there -- and that's just what OnMilwaukee.com publisher Andy Tarnoff did last weekend. Here's his story.
- Choosing winter as your muse
- For some, this frigid weather is infuriating, and understandably so. But for others, icy temps can be inspiring, and when choosing winter as your muse, what better place is there to be than Wisconsin?
- Not a good week, so far, in Chicago
- I love Chicago, I really do. It's a vibrant city and one of the world's best. But, it's been a bad couple of days in the Windy City.
- Outdoor winter activities guide
- From sledding to skiing, skating and more, there's no reason to hide from the Wisconsin winter. Get out there and have some fun.
- Indoor winter sports guide
- Think it's too cold to get in some excercise? Not if you take advantage of Milwaukee's numerous indoor winter sports opportunities. Here's a list we compiled to get you back into shape.
- Soft travel market could lead to beach bargains
- With the economy sputtering and the holidays looming, just about everyone you meet seems to be looking for a bargain. They just may find one in an unexpected place:
The travel market. With business and leisure travel lagging, many hotels, airlines and resorts are slashing prices to lure people away from home.
- Going Milwaukee-free in the U.S. Virgin Islands
- From the Nomad bumper sticker in Munich to the Packers bar in St. Maarten, Milwaukeeans seem to travel with a unique sense of vigor and outward display of their hometown. But if you visit the U.S. Virgin Islands, expect to spend a Milwaukee-free weekend. Here's one story of a recent trip to St. John.
- Lensman Daniel discusses the urban wilderness
- Back in September, we told you about Eddee Daniel's book "Urban Wilderness: Exploring a Metropolitan Watershed," published in large-format paperback by the Center for American Places and Columbia College Chicago. We recently caught up with Daniel to ask him about the book and about his involvement with the Menomonee River and more.
- The common misconception about leaving Milwaukee
- The past month I've been choking back a lot of tears. When something wonderful happens to a person, in my case getting a dream job, the common misconception is that now I only see life through rose-colored glasses.
- Wisconsin Dells' waterparks vary in size, not in fun
- After visiting four different Wisconsin Dells' waterparks in six months -- including a visit just last week -- here are a few thoughts for families considering a maiden voyage to one of these attractions.
- What the heck is "This is My Milwaukee?"
- We're getting deluged with e-mails asking us about a peculiar new Web site that just popped up called thisismymilwaukee.com, and we're just as stumped as you.
- Viva Italia! A trip to Venice, Tuscany and Florence
- There isn't really a bad time to visit Italy and devour unforgettable art, architecture and food, but OnMilwaukee.com travel expert Craig Stoehr visited in the early fall and was thrilled to discover that the weather was nearly perfect and his three main stops were not overcrowded with tourists.
- 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.
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