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What to Do This Weekend: Hit the Rocks in Indiana
By Catey Sullivan
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... Read more
Where to Go This Weekend: New Buffalo, Michigan
By Catey Sullivan
It’s been close to 30 years since New Buffalo, Michigan’s Ship and Shore Festival got its start as an arts-and-crafts fair. Now it’s a three-day event that showcases an array of Midwestern artists and musicians. It also features one of the region’s most unique parades: a procession along the shore of Lake Michigan of boats, yachts, and other floating vehicles decked out in lights... Read more
What to Do This Weekend: Cool off With Jazz in Davenport
By Catey Sullivan
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... Read more
Where to Go This Weekend: Oshkosh, Wisconsin
By Catey Sullivan
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... Read more
Where to Go This Weekend: Clear Lake, Iowa
By Catey Sullivan
If the heat has you hankering for a lakefront escape that doesn’t involve an urban skyline, consider the waterfront charms of Clear Lake, Iowa. This weekend, the small town celebrates its titular body of water with LakeFest, which is actually a triumvirate of fests... Read more
Where to Go This Weekend: Oregon, Illinois
By Catey Sullivan
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... Read more