Mike Michaelson
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Points to see in DeKalb, the barbed wire capitalNov 01, 2021 3:27 pm - Displayed in a museum in DeKalb, a lively university town tucked into the cornfields of northern Illinois, is a poster featuring singing cowboy Gene Autry. It might seem...
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Delafield, Wis., golf course on a par with world-class sitesNov 01, 2021 2:26 pm - How long does it take to create a world-class golf course -- the likes of St. Andrews and Augusta National, for example? In the case of newcomer Erin Hills Golf Course, ...
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Heavens to Benzie: Experience memorable fall getawaysNov 01, 2021 1:21 pm - There's no shortage of icons in Benzie County, Mich. They include such diverse attractions as a pristine beach that stretches five miles north from Frankfort; the Cherry...
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Black Star Farms defines agri-tourismNov 01, 2021 11:14 am - Ship in a bottle? There's not too much of a secret to squeezing a model of a fully rigged schooner into a narrow-necked bottle. It is a matter of collapsing and raising ...
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Buttons made Muscatine 'Pearl of the Mississippi'Nov 01, 2021 10:07 am - "Plastics" was the single word of career advice whispered smugly by a family friend to newly minted college grad Benjamin, played by Dustin Hoffman in the 1967 film "The...
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Hungry for nature? Check out Starved RockOct 31, 2021 9:23 pm - There's no doubt that a tornado strike on a community is immediately devastating and leaves lasting scars. Lots of communities, though, find the resiliency to rebuild an...
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Enjoy dining and entertainment in Traverse City after darkOct 31, 2021 8:27 pm - To say that a hotel has "character" shouldn't necessarily be a bad thing. In the case of the Park Place Hotel in the heart of downtown Traverse City, Mich., it definitel...
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Mississippi River town tugs on visitors' wanderlustOct 31, 2021 7:32 pm - Men don't wear ties much anymore, especially when going out to dinner, but should you decide to visit Le Claire, Iowa, about 15 miles upriver from Davenport, pack the mo...
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Italian surprises on the menu at Galena restaurantOct 31, 2021 4:34 pm - When a restaurant is named Fried Green Tomatoes, you pretty much know what its signature dish is going to be. In that respect, this Galena, Ill., restaurant is predictab...
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