What to Do This Weekend: Butterfly Watching in Grand Rapids
We all know about this month’s alleged showers and the consequential flowers. But the cruelest month brings something else: Butterflies—thousands of them, fluttering by in April swarms…
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Where to Go This Weekend: Horicon Marsh in Wisconsin
In like a lion, out like a lamb? We’ll find out this weekend, as March comes to a close. One of the best places to get outside and investigate lies about three hours north in southeastern Wisconsin: the 32,000-acre Horicon Marsh…
What to Do This Weekend: Maple Syruping in Wisconsin
Is that a hint of spring in the air? Sweet. As we begin to leave the season of snowmageddon behind, this weekend you can tap into more sweet stuff—maple syrup—at its source in Outagamie, County, Wisconsin…
Where to Go This Weekend: Emmetsburg, Iowa
Chicago’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade is over, but you can keep the celebration going by heading to Emmetsburg, Iowa. The Dublin sister-city has green-themed festivities ongoing through the weekend…
What to Do This Weekend: Wright There in Wisconsin
The Milwaukee-area is all about Frank Lloyd Wright this month. Want to spend the day immersed in the iconic architect’s work and the night sleeping in a home he designed? That can be arranged…
Where to Go This Weekend: Metropolis, Illinois
The city best known for a certain transplant from planet Krypton will be a mecca for superhero fans this weekend. Head south to Metropolis for the aptly named Fandomfest Metropolis and you’ll find a gathering of comic book aficionados amid a trove of related marvels…
What to Do This Weekend: Warm Up in Wisconsin
A glass of wine (or two) and a fuzzy sweater. Such are the survival tools for February. There’s plenty of both in the Manitowoc and Two Rivers, Wisconsin this weekend, where you can sample the wares of Wisconsin’s oldest licensed winery and get up close and personal with alpacas (and the cozy sweaters they provide)…
Where to Go This Weekend: The U.P.!
Some creatures actually thrive in this weather, among them: sled dogs. This weekend is prime time for huskies as the UP 200—Michigan’s annual mini-Iditarod—takes off in Marquette and runs for 240 miles in a loop through the Upper Peninsula…
What to Do This Weekend: Celebrate Chinese New Year in Ankeny, Iowa
Already cutting corners from your New Year’s Resolutions? Not to worry. It’s New Year’s Day again this weekend, as the Chinese calendar ushers in the Year of the Rabbit…
In Kohler, Wisconsin, Rugged Exploration or Luxurious Escape
WINTRY WONDERS: A resort 150 miles from Chicago offers travelers a pristine woodland or respite from the cold in ultimate luxury