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11/28/11

Where to go this weekend: Manistee, Michigan

From December 1 to 4, more than 10,000 people are expected to arrive for the 23rd Annual Victorian Sleighbell Parade & Old Christmas Weekend in Manistee, Michigan...

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11/21/11

Where to Go This Weekend: Fort Wayne, Indiana

Friday night marks the annual Brigadoon-like emergence of Fort Wayne’s Gingerbread Community, a town that takes root at The History Center (302 E. Berry St.; 260-426-2882, fwhistorycenter.com) from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. through December 11...

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11/14/11

Where to Go This Weekend: Turkey Run State Park in Marshall, Indiana

This time next week, we’ll be gearing up for the annual turkey-induced Tryptophan coma that generally hits between the second helping of stuffing and halftime. In preparation, now might be a good time to run, hike, or at least stroll...

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11/07/11

Where to Go This Weekend: Two Harbors, Minnesota

This Thursday, November 10, marks the 36th anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, the tragedy immortalized in Gordon Lightfoot’s 1976 pop song. In Two Harbors, Minnesota, you can access panoramic views of Lake Gitche-Gami from atop a historic lighthouse...

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10/31/11

Where to Go This Weekend: Wausau, Wisconsin

Quick—before they all head south to warmer climes: It’s the second-to-last weekend for the Woodson Art Museum’s 36th Annual Birds in Art exhibit. But Wausau, Wisconsin’s yearly artistic tribute to our fine, feathered friends is only one of three great reasons to look north for adventures this weekend...

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10/24/11

What to Do This Weekend: Hit Indiana's Sweet Spots

Head for central east Indiana and you’ll find a two-county collaboration worthy of the most discerning sweet tooth. Winding through Richmond and Wayne counties, the Indiana Chocolate Trail features stops at 11 choco-centric locales, each waiting to give free samples to trail blazers...

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10/17/11

What to Do This Weekend: Leaf Peep by Locomotive in Connersville, Indiana

When the Whitewater Valley Railroad first took off in 1867, the train provided a high-speed route from Connersville to Cincinnati. These days, the line’s Fall Foliage Flyer departs Connersville—at 10 a.m. Thursdays and Fridays and at noon Saturdays and Sundays—for a scenic ride to Metamora and back...

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10/10/11

What to Do This Weekend: See the Bridges of Indiana

There’s something soothing about the sight of an antique covered bridge: It’s a reminder of the possibility of life in the slow lane. If you can’t traverse it in your car, the idea of a traffic jam becomes unthinkable. And isn’t that lovely? There are two covered bridge festivals in Indiana this weekend, both providing the chance to get off the highway, take a breath, and take in changing leaves...

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10/03/11

Where to Go This Weekend: Madison, Wisconsin

The Harvest Moon, which is the last full moon of summer, was about three weeks ago, but that isn’t stopping the good folks of Madison from celebrating their annual Harvest Moon Festival this weekend. Read on for the festival’s roster of events, as well as two more terrestrial happenings in the neighborhood...

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09/26/11

Where to Go This Weekend: Wisconsin’s Lake Winnebago

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.

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