By Catey Sullivan
Tired of the gosh-darn seriousness that pervades election season? Head for unincorporated Story, Indiana, where they have a sense of humor about such things... Read more
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By Catey Sullivan
You can celebrate all three in Michigan this weekend with a trio of provocative new art exhibits in Traverse City and a wine/music/gallery walk in nearby Suttons Bay... Read more
By Catey Sullivan
We are deep in the heart of Oktoberfest and that means celebrating such Teutonic traditions as schnitzel and steins. No need to travel to Bavaria. The Dells (yes, the Dells) and nearby Long Grove offer the best of the weekend’s wurst.... Read more
By Catey Sullivan
This weekend, head west to Iowa to stroll historic covered bridges or north to Wisconsin or Michigan to ascend lighthouses. From either bird’s-eye or bucolic ground level, you’ll encounter lovely water views... Read more
By Catey Sullivan
With more than 1,700 artists vying for almost $500,000 in prize money, ArtPrize, a three-week free festival in Grand Rapids, Michigan, claims to be the “world’s largest prize for art.” Now in its second year, the showcase for all manner of visual media turns a three-square-mile area of the city’s downtown area—including sidewalks, building exteriors, fences, bridges, and parks—into a gigantic gallery through October 10th... Read more
By Catey Sullivan
Boating season is drawing to a close, but Fontana, Wisconsin and next-door Lake Geneva will be bustling this weekend. The 11th Annual Geneva Lakes Antique and Classic Boat Show gets underway at the Abbey Resort and Spa while just down the road, the annual Geneva Lake Classic Car Rally revs up... Read more
By Catey Sullivan
As stiltwalkers go, the Dragon Knights are in a class—nay, a world—unto themselves. Erase any preconceived notion you may have of clowns tottering about pointlessly on sticks: The Dragon Knights create graceful flights of fancy using slender pole stilts to shape shift into gigantic, leaping crickets and mischievous griffins (head of an eagle, body of a lion), among other fabulous creatures... Read more
By Catey Sullivan
If you’ve read this magazine’s fall fashion preview (and if you haven’t, you’re missing out on a feast of gorgeous photography as well as crucial anti-aging product information), perhaps you’re ready to start shopping... Read more
By Catey Sullivan
Want to walk on water? Sort of? Head for St. Ignace, Michigan for the 53rd Annual Mackinac Bridge Walk. Labor Day (Monday, September 6th) is the only day of the year when you can walk the scenic span high above the Straits of Mackinac... Read more
By Catey Sullivan
As summer’s last hurrah approaches, consider a quick and easy last-minute excursion to South Bend’s Art Beat, where hundreds of visual, performing, and culinary artists will be plying their wares al fresco throughout the downtown area from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, August 28th... Read more