Leafing it all behind
We’re getting into fall foliage territory, that last, colorful gasp before the annual monochrome of winter takes hold. Take a hike near the shores of Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago, and you may find the first fire-hued signs of leaf fall. You’ll definitely find a limestone cliff that (theoretically) you could follow all the way to Niagara Falls.
Tippecanoe and You Too
Authentic 18th-century cuisine, the odd attraction of painterly opposites, and a support group for wolves. They’re all in Tippecanoe County, Indiana this weekend, where the span between Friday and Sunday contains one of the more eclectic weekend itineraries you’re likely to find this month. To run with the wolves—among other activities—read on…
Summer is high season at Devil’s Lake State Park near Baraboo, Wisconsin, but the long days of early fall are just as lovely. Chief among its scenic wonders: the Ice Age Trail, which climbs into the 1.6 million-year-old Baraboo Hills for stunning views…
We mentioned Spring Green, Wisconsin back in March as the epicenter of a spate of Frank Lloyd Wright-related events. This week, the bucolic area puts out the welcome mat for Chicagoans during its Chicago Open House Weekend at American Players Theatre. This means all kinds of deals, treats, and incentives to make the roughly four-hour trip north for a play in the woods…
In 1989, the Wisconsin State Legislature proclaimed the cow chip the Unofficial State Muffin. Muffin tossers aplenty will convene in Prairie du Sac on September 2 and 3, as the town hosts the 37th Annual Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw. The fest draws more than 40,000 people every year; this year, more than 800 chip chuckers are expected to compete…
Quick: What do the Tribune Tower, the Pentagon, and the Empire State Building have in common? That would be Indiana limestone, quarried from Lawrence County, a.k.a. “the limestone capital of the world.” But there’s more to the southern Indiana spot than attractive geological strata. Primeval forests, underground lagoons, and wineries also await…
This week is a jazz lover’s paradise in Davenport, Iowa, as 18 cool combos, formed throughout the United States and Australia, flock here for the 40th Annual Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival. The music goes on from (roughly) noon to 11 p.m., Thursday through Sunday, August 4-7, at four different venues…
Never mind O’Hare. This week, the Oshkosh Wittman Regional Airport becomes home to the world’s busiest landing strip, as roughly 10,000 planes fly in for the Experimental Aircraft Association’s Fly-In Convention, a.k.a. AirVenture 2011…
One hundred years have past since the sculptor Lorado Taft completed his monument to Chief Black Hawk, which stands on the banks of the Rock River. This week, the centennial will be celebrated at Lowden State Memorial State park in Oregon Illinois, as the annual Oregon Trail Days Festival gets underway…
This year’s Michigan Elvisfest, the event’s 12th year of hip-gyrating, lip-curling action, happens this weekend in Ypsilanti, Michigan’s Riverside Park on Friday, July 8, and Saturday, July 9…
