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... Read more
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... Read more
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... Read more
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)... Read more
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... Read more
In case you haven’t noticed: The hearts and flowers marketing machine is in full force this week. Whatever your attitude toward the day of St. Valentine—love, despair, or indifference—here are three ways to have fun on the holiday known for fat flying babies armed with arrows... Read more
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... Read more
Fact: Snow has a different personality at night. By day, it’s the sodden, misery-inducing stuff that requires shoveling. By night, it’s winter-wonderlandesque... Read more
Eagle-watching season is in full swing along the Mississippi River, where a lack of foliage means unobstructed views of the magnificent birds. Here, three ways to see the national symbol soaring free from the confines of common currency and zoo aviaries... Read more
Think luxury hotel and you don’t generally think of a shanty perched on a foundation of wall-to-wall ice. But the chilly sport of ice fishing—and its attendant one-room shelters—is getting a makeover in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Welcome to the world of ice-fishing luxe, where the coldest thing in the shack is the Champagne... Read more
