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On our last meal of the Apostle Islands-to-Door County Road Trip 2010, we stopped in Wausau to check out the Red Eye Brewing Company. I wanted to swing by Red Eye because it’s dedicated to sourcing local ingredients, and the brewery makes efforts to run the business in a sustainable fashion. (When we were [...]
There is one drink I dream about all summer: the Cold Fusion. I discovered it at Big Water Cafe in Bayfield, Wisc. about three years ago during my family’s annual trip to the Apostle Islands, and now no trip to the south shore is complete without it. The Cold Fusion is simple, yet delicious: [...]
Unfortunately, when it comes to vacations, I’m not a planner. There are no detailed itineraries or earmarked guidebooks. My “normal” life is so over-planned that it’s hard enough for me to get prepared and packed, which means that vacations are generally under-planned. This is great if you have no expectations (other than being unplugged [...]
There’s nothing pleasant about walking around an unfamiliar city in the rain when you’re too hungry to make decisions (and you refuse to go to a chain restaurant). Armed with bad directions from the front desk clerk at our hotel, we set out to find an authentic Chicago deep dish pizza. We wandered around [...]
I’m feeling discombobulated from being puppy-less and I need to pack. We’re off to Chicago for the weekend for a friend’s wedding. Our puppy, Mason, is already happily settled in his home-away-from-home, and I’m procrastinating on the packing front. It’s not one of my favorite activities, and this time I have a feeling it’s [...]
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