Chicago Road Trip: In Search of the Best Chicago Hot Dog
“I’ll take a dog, run it through the garden, in a paper bag to go,” said my friend Danny, mimicking
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Camping Michigan
Looking for a great place to pitch a tent or park an RV in the campgrounds of Michigan? Then this
Read MoreChecking Out the Virgin Galactic Terminal
From time to time, as a travel journalist, I get a look behind the curtain. Last summer on a trip
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Space Shuttle Replica “Explorer” Arrives by Barge in Texas (Photos)
It’s a Shuttlebration and we were lucky to pretty much stumble upon it. In Houston for just two days for
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The Wisconsin Experience: Supper Clubs
In Wisconsin, a supper club is something we generally take for granted. Every town’s got one or isn’t far down
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Soothing Moment
Really? No posts since June??? OK, I guess I am not a good blogger and I will go to blogger
Read MoreFun With Alex: Continental Airlines’ Latest “Improvement”
I love press releases with their often cheery non-news trying to make us excited that a new CEO showed up
Read MoreMilwaukee, the King of the Fests, Presents Germanfest 2009
Break out your lederhosen, it’s Germanfest time again in Milwaukee. Milwaukee is a serious beer and bratwurst sort of town
Read MoreUnited Airlines’ “Smashing” Hit Song (and Video)
It happens. Luggage goes lost or damaged and no gives a damn at the airline. The series of tubes known
Read MoreDillinger, Capone, Public Enemies: Radio Interview in Portland
(Be sure to check out my Public Enemies in Wisconsin articles and photos at The Mad Traveler.) The New York
Read MoreSummerfest Finale: Elvis and ELVIS (Costello)
Let me reiterate that I consider myself a photographer but not a concert photographer. I know I don’t have the
Read MoreShooting Photos at Summerfest 2009: Rodrigo y Gabriela
11 Days 11 Stages over 700 Bands. If that doesn’t say it all, I don’t know what I can add.
Read MoreNew African Exhibit at the International Crane Foundation
This weekend was the grand opening of the four new habitats at the International Crane Foundation. If you want to
Read MoreA Pils-grimage to St. Louis: Beer Heritage Festival
Back in St. Louis for the first time in perhaps 10 years?!? Hard to believe. I am visiting an old
Read MoreGangsters in Wisconsin – Capone, Dillinger
It’s tough researching much of this stuff, because frankly all is hearsay. Capone didn’t exactly always sign the guest registry
Read MoreGreen Bay – Titletown Beer
I am off to northern Wisconsin in search of gangster sites – Al Capone, John Dillinger, and many others often
Read MoreTraverse City Dining
In all honesty, I never would have said “Michigan? Dining destination!” Well, call me a convert. Over the last week
Read MoreWhat Would Ernest Do?
I’m sitting at The City Park Grill, an 1879 tavern in Petoskey, Michigan. I’m at a fine Brunswick bar with
Read MorePittsburgh: She Dresses Up Nice
Pittsburgh long ago shed its drab steel-industry exterior. Now if only it could shed that stereotype. In due time, I
Read MorePittsburgh’s Holy Hops and Blessed Barley
Before I left on my trip to Pittsburgh, I asked Furthermore Beer brewer Aran Madden (Spring Green, WI) where I
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