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Variety
November 21, 2018
Grant Wood’s studio is filled with replicas of his paintings.

Midwest Traveler: An eastern Iowa art road trip goes beyond 'American Gothic'

A trek from modernism in Davenport to Grant Wood's studio near Cedar Rapids.
Variety
November 17, 2018
A view of the new Titletown park from the top of Ariens Hill in Green Bay, Wis.

Green Bay's new Titletown expands the Packers' football mecca

Green Bay complex invites football fans to stay and play nearby.
Variety
November 11, 2018
Northern Minnesota is the first to turn each fall and the mix of colors make for a spectacular show. The aspen, pine, maple and birch create a kaleido

Can spending 72 hours in Minn. woods decrease stress? We tested the idea

Copying a Swedish idea, we sent stressed-out Minnesotans into nature to see if they'd calm down.
Variety
November 8, 2018
Get close to nature at the 72 Hour Cabins in Dalsland. The cabins are made of glass, allowing you fall asleep watching the stars and wake up to the su

72 hours on the North Shore

Variety
November 1, 2018
The 117 steel poppies outside the National World War I Museum in Kansas City each represent 1,000 Americans who died in the war.

Midwest Traveler: Kansas City's WWI museum marks 100 years since the Armistice

WWI centennial in Kansas City reminds us that war is intimate and personal.
Variety
October 25, 2018
The outdoor Hill Theatre is the flagship stage for American Players Theatre in Spring Green, Wis.

Midwest Traveler: High art and low kitsch in quirky Spring Green, Wis.

Spring Green, Wis., is bursting with theater, architecture and kitsch.
Variety
October 14, 2018
Guests at Tettegouche Camp can use canoes to explore pristine Mic Mac Lake.

Tettegouche cabins on North Shore are secluded, historic and only reachable on foot

The whole family will enjoy these rustic cabins — but first you have to earn it.
Variety
October 4, 2018
Visitors can cruise the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal, which connects Lake Michigan and Green Bay, in this vintage Chicago fireboat.

Sturgeon Bay: the gateway city to Wisconsin's Door County

Sturgeon Bay, Wis., the once-forgotten county seat, becomes a destination in its own right.
Variety
September 21, 2018
Chef Greg Emilis Beard outside his Soul "N" the Wall restaurant. Singer Patti LaBelle comes by every time she's in Detroit, he said.

Midwest Traveler: When in Detroit, eat everything

From ethnic enclaves to soul food, freewheeling Detroit's dining is diverse.
Variety
September 13, 2018
A poster of novelist Willa Cather peeked out of one of the windows of the National Willa Cather Center in tiny Red Cloud, Neb.

Red Cloud, Neb., celebrates 100 years of Willa Cather's 'My Antonia'

Nebraska town marks the centennial of Willa Cather's classic novel.
Variety
September 9, 2018
Mist rises from Elbow Lake in Ottertail County. Lisa Meyers McClintick

Rolling into autumn with 3 scenic driving routes in Minnesota

For a blast of fall colors, hit the road on one of these three routes.
Variety
September 9, 2018
During the first day at the lodge, Brothers Nathan (left) and Gabe Usem broke out the paddle boards on White Iron Lake. Their family was visiting from

Why autumn is the best time for a trip to the Boundary Waters

Autumn visitors to the wilderness area find fewer bugs, less campsite competition and a new season of beauty.
Midwest Travel
August 31, 2018
Customers are drawn to the double cheeseburger at Au Cheval in Chicago. MUST CREDIT: Photo by Kevin J. Miyazaki/PLATE ORG XMIT: 130.0.2253670604

Where to eat in Chicago's West Loop

Where to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner in the neighborhood.
Variety
August 30, 2018
Amtrak's Empire Builder pulled into the Winona station last week. Some 18,893 passengers got on or off the train there in fiscal 2016.

Tips for train travel, from someone who was stuck on one in Wisconsin

Variety
August 30, 2018
Celebrate Oktoberfest all year along at Ale Works' beer hall with tall ceilings and wooden benches. Later this year the restaurant, which also houses

Midwest Traveler: Butterhorns and beer in Bismarck, N.D.

Bismarck, N.D., beckons with new breweries, indigenous culture and a revitalized downtown.
Variety
August 23, 2018
The Superior Princess coasts by the Raspberry Lighthouse and its house for the lighthouse keeper. By David Joles

Midwest Traveler: Cruising around Wisconsin's wild Lake Superior isles

A cruise tour delivers close-up views of the Apostle Islands.
Variety
August 16, 2018
Devonian Fossil Gorge, a fossil bed exposed by 1993 flooding, offers clues to life 375 million years ago near present-day Iowa City.

Midwest Traveler: Fossil hunting at Iowa's Devonian Gorge and five more regional sites

Iowa's Devonian Fossil Gorge and other Midwestern sites make for a prehistoric road trip.
Variety
August 9, 2018
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Midwest Traveler: Kansas boasts quirky 'grass-roots art' capital

Small-town Lucas attracts artists from way, way off the beaten path.
Variety
August 2, 2018
The Driftless Historium in Mount Horeb, Wis., includes an 1890s former hardware store and a replica of an 1882 railroad inn.

Midwest Traveler: Small-town museum in southwest Wisconsin has big vision

The Driftless Historium in Mount Horeb, Wis., is an impressive tribute.
Variety
July 31, 2018
Chula Vista Durango Drop at Wisconsin Dells. Photo provided by Chula Vista Resort

Plunging down the 6 scariest waterslides in Wisconsin Dells

Which ones cause the most people to chicken out while waiting in line or milliseconds before taking the plunge?
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