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05/30/12

What to Do This Weekend: Spot Birds on the Leelanau Peninsula

The Leelanau Peninsula has long been known for wine tasting than bird watching, but that may change as the scenic Michigan community hosts the Second Annual Leelanau Peninsula Birdfest this weekend...

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05/21/12

Where to Go This Weekend: Mason City, Iowa

Contrary to the song, there’s no trouble in River City this coming weekend. Or rather, Mason City, the Iowa town that served as the inspiration for The Music Man’s heartland locale...

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05/14/12

What to Do This Weekend: Roam the Earth in Indiana

Art, antiques, and lavish gardens await you in Indiana this weekend on a circuit that loops from Warsaw to Etna Green, including shops, galleries, and restaurants in Silver Lake, Pierceton, North Webster, Syracuse, and Milford...

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05/07/12

Where to Go This Weekend: Holland, Michigan

There’s flower power to spare in Holland, Michigan this weekend with more than six million tulips in bloom for the annual Tulip Time Festival. But the event, which started May 5 and runs through May 12, is about more than colorful landscaping...

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04/30/12

What to Do This Weekend: Hoist a Craft Beer in Madison, Wisconsin

Craft beer and Cinco de Mayo. Is there a more sure-fire formula for a celebratory weekend? Head for Madison, Wisconsin on Friday and you’ll find yourself in the epicenter of a craft brew bonanza: Read on for highlights...

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04/23/12

What to Do This Weekend: Border Hop Between Illinois and Missouri

Hop between southern Illinois and northern Missouri this weekend and you can treasure hunt—at an antiques festival and a book fair—and mark earth day with an herbal excursion. Here, a three-part itinerary...

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04/16/12

Where to go this weekend: Bloomington, Indiana

Small Wheels
For the better part of the past century, Indiana has ushered in spring with the Little 500, bicycle races modeled on the Indy 500...

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04/09/12

What to Do This Weekend: Sip and Stroll in Lake Geneva

This weekend, The Abbey Resort, the luxury property perched on the edge of Lake Geneva, becomes a place of wine and culinary exploration. Its Uncorked series culminates from 6:30 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 14...

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04/02/12

What to Do This Weekend: Bike Southern Illinois

Springtime for cyclists means riding in ideal temperatures that are warm but not stifling along trails that haven’t yet become major traffic arteries for mosquitoes and gnats. Here, three great rides at three skill levels in Southern Illinois...

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03/26/12

What to Do This Weekend: Become a Gladiator in Lake Geneva

Want to add the title “gladiator” to your resume? Make your way to Lake Geneva on March 31 for an event that will test the mettle of even the toughest tri-athlete...

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