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Where to Go This Weekend: The Irish Inn in Ozark, Illinois
By Catey Sullivan
Sometimes Christmas is best spent in tranquil isolation. If you want to spend Christmas Day and the sixth day of Hanukkah amid utter peacefulness and the sort of pampering you can’t get when you’re basting turkeys all day, consider Irish Inn in southern Illinois, run by Belfast-born Brian Marshall and his wife, Lynn Moore McCreery... Read more
Where to Go This Weekend: Crawford County, Wisconsin
By Catey Sullivan
The Kickapoo Exchange holds its annual Not Made in China Holiday Fair from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 17 and Sunday, December 18. You’ll find locally sourced treasures, such as hand thrown pottery mugs, botanical art pieces, traditional baked goods, and hand-made toys, in this celebration of both Native American culture and made-in-the-USA gift giving... Read more
Where to Go This Weekend: Santa Claus, Indiana
By Catey Sullivan
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. And he lives in Indiana. Every year about this time, the post office there goes into overdrive postmarking a bazillion-million (ballparking here) holiday missives from folks wanting their Christmas Cards to bear the Santa Claus postmark... Read more
Where to Go This Weekend: Fort Wayne, Indiana
By Catey Sullivan
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... Read more
Where to Go This Weekend: Two Harbors, Minnesota
By Catey Sullivan
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... Read more
Where to Go This Weekend: Wausau, Wisconsin
By Catey Sullivan
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... Read more
What to Do This Weekend: Hit Indiana's Sweet Spots
By Catey Sullivan
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... Read more