Wisconsin Bed And Breakfast News
- DCist Interview: Michelle Rhee Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:42AMPhoto by Michael DeAngelis. With the new school year underway and the Democratic primaries but one week away, we spoke with D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee about soul food, sexism, what the mayoral election means for her job, and what's next on the agenda for DCPS. In the three years that you've lived in D.C. as schools chancellor, how have your initial impressions of the District ...
- New Knox Students, Parents Arrive and Then Part Ways Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 3:59AMWith classes about to begin, first-year students, transfer students and their families are welcomed to the Knox College campus.
- Residents reclaim Nat King Cole Park with overnight campout Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:46PMTents, campfires and children laughing at night will hopefully become an annual sight in the Chatham neighborhood'sNat King Cole Park, residents said Saturday as they pledged to make an overnight campout in honor of fallen police Officer Thomas Wortham IV a summer tradition.
- Dems run a close race for 77th Assembly District seat Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 12:16AMWhen Spencer Black first ran for the state's 77th Assembly District seat in 1984, he slugged it out in a primary with eight other candidates. Black won and went on to become a political institution, crusading for environmental and labor causes for 26 years. Five Democrats are vying to succeed Black in the Sept. 14 primary: Dianne Hesselbein and Brett Hulsey, both current members of the Dane ...
- Door County farmers: Egg recall is wake-up call Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 4:20AMDoor County egg sellers agree with Door County University of Wisconsin-Extension Agriculture Agent Dean Volenberg that having thousands of chickens in cramped quarters is not a good way to produce healthy food.
- Antietam Battlefield a rare, unspoiled brush with history Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:56PMNear Sharpsburg, Md., the Civil War battlefield is famous as the single bloodiest day in American history.
- Duluth: A superior destination Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:48AMFrom Bob Dylan to sea-going ships, Duluth offers a ocean of ideas for a Minnesota tour.
- Grain News Friday, August 27, 2010 @ 1:15PMGROWMARK, Inc. , Bloomington, Ill., announced the results of director and officer elections, held in conjunction with the regional cooperative’s annual meeting in Chicago.
- Fresh start: Educators offer advice for starting school on the right foot Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 4:32AMIts crunch time for parents as summer will come to a grinding halt on the first day of school.
- Fresh start Sunday, August 22, 2010 @ 4:31AMIts crunch time for parents as summer will come to a grinding halt on the first day of school.
- Summer joys linger into autumn in Wisconsin's Door County Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 2:45PMSOPHIA DEMBLING/Special to DMN Mostly flat, Door County is easily bikeable, whether in the towns or in Peninsula State Park. The fall foliage usually peaks in mid-October.With Green Bay to its west and Lake Michigan on its north and east, Door County is a 70-mile peninsula scalloped with small bays trailing off to a cluster of northern islands.
- Plainsmen make their way through camp Saturday, August 21, 2010 @ 6:18AMIt’s a time-honored tradition for the Laramie High football team and is about as close to being in the Army as one can get without being there.
- Host families needed for Kids from Wisconsin performers Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 11:13AMOvernight housing is being sought for a total of eight members of the Kids from Wisconsin troupe, who peform here Friday. Hosts will need to pick up their guest after the Friday evening show, provide the guest(s) with a bed, shower facility and breakfast Saturday morning. Host families get two free tickets for the evening performance. Please call Micky at 715-422-6704 for details.
- Players feast as foul weather delays start Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 5:15PMKOHLER (Wisconsin) — Professional golfers are used to battling their way through all sorts of foul weather, but the pea-soup fog that shrouded Whistling Straits on Thursday at the U.S. PGA Championship presented a different problem.
- Melissa Preddy: Paper maps chart drivers' sentimental journeys Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 5:53AMMy new portable navigation system arrived in the mail the other day. The handy rectangular device fit right in the palm of my hand and featured crisp, easy-to-read graphics.
- US PGA Championship - Fantasy Golf: Careful drivers Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @ 7:27AMThe world of golf is a strange-looking place heading to this week's US PGA Championship at Whistling Straits.
- Off The Map scooter tour of the Midwest raises awareness for hidden disabilities Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 3:04PMAra Lucia Ashburne rolled into Madison on her Piaggio after a long day's ride through the Midwest. With 26 days and well over 1,500 miles behind her, the bed and breakfast on the fringe of Madison's north-east side was a welcome sight. She was nearly halfway through a 3,400 mile solo scooter trip around the Midwest, a training run for her Off The Map tour to raise awareness for hidden ...
- The Golf Guy falls in love – with sheep – at Whistling Straits Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 9:19AMThe Golf Guy falls in love – with sheep – at Whistling Straits and the American Club in Kohler.
- Jump-start your metabolism Tuesday, August 10, 2010 @ 6:43AMYikes! Is it time to rev up the metabolism and drop the flab? Here's a few ways to turn up the burn - and how you can do it too.
- Close-up: Ad job offers inspiration to get up in the morning Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 12:07AMJon Franko, 27, co-founder and co-owner of Gorilla76, an advertising, Web development and brand elevation agency with offices at 408 North Euclid Avenue in the Central West End.
- Musician provides jam for pancake crowd at State Fair Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 11:38PMHours before other stages at the Wisconsin State Fair put on live party music, Phil Norby is playing a daily 8 a.m. gig at the Machine Shed restaurant for the breakfast crowd.
- Cambridge a village in transition Saturday, August 7, 2010 @ 6:30PMThe community hopes it can morph into a place to “live and work” and also reclaim its popular day-trip reputation.
- Cadillac CTS-V Coupe: Eating Your Way To A Burnout [Jalopnik Reviews] Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 4:06PM# jalopnikreviews America is many things: Freedom. Food. Quality. The freedom to eat food lacking in quality. And Cadillacs. I took a 556-hp, rear-wheel-drive Cadillac into fast-food America, stuffing myself silly in search of truth and excess. This is what I found. More »
- Give your metabolism a jump-start with these tips Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:59AMBurn more calories 24/7 - even while you sleep - with the FITNESS power-boosting plan.
- Tigers' Longtime Big Voice Sandy Shaw Has 'Bigger Heart' Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 6:10PMPublished: Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 7:06 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 7:06 p.m. Date of birth: July 9, 1929. Place of birth: Columbus, Ohio.
- Cleaning my father's house after he died Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 1:06PMAmid the clutter and keepsakes, I see reminders of the difficult man my father was and the success he longed to be
- Kayaker logs thousands of miles on the water Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 3:03AMJake Stachovak is in the final stretch of a 5,000-mile journey home. The 35-year-old from Wassau, Wis., landed at Marysville, Mich., on Sunday -- the 225th day of a solo kayaking trip that began in Portage in December and ends when his boat hits the same Wisconsin shore this fall.
- The Last Day Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 6:11PMWhile the outcome was never in doubt, my focus today was not on the victor. Today was a day to wander the course
- In the heart of the Great Northern Saturday, July 17, 2010 @ 3:05PMRide the rails to Montana's Glacier National Park to explore majestic peaks, stunning waters and Minnesota's deep connection to the park.
- North to the South Shore Friday, July 16, 2010 @ 8:34AMOur annual summer road trip takes us to Wisconsin's Lake Superior shores, where the eating is as memorable as the scenery.
- America's best summer lake towns Saturday, July 10, 2010 @ 12:33AMNature hikes, canoe trips, pancake breakfasts — just another perfect summer day in one of America's best lake towns.
- French cuisine reinterpreted Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 10:40PMAs a colonial power, France had an astonishing reach across the globe. Its influence stretches from North America to Africa to Asia. On the eve of Bastille Days, we decided to highlight some of the foods of the French diaspora.
- Healing diary: Updates from the Walgenbach family Sunday, July 4, 2010 @ 12:31AMA collection of e-mailed daily updates written by Neil Walgenbach as his son, David, recovered from his wounds in Afghanistan . The updates run from May 14 to June 17.
- Enjoy Wisconsin's version of Stockholm Saturday, July 3, 2010 @ 7:51AMFor a tiny town, Stockholm, Wis., is loaded with meaty little shops and other interesting spots. Oh, and except for the trains, shhhhhhhhhh. For a tiny town, Stockholm, Wis., is loaded with meaty little shops and other interesting spots.
- Enjoy a closer version of Stockholm Saturday, July 3, 2010 @ 7:51AMFor a tiny town, Stockholm, Wis., is loaded with meaty little shops and other interesting spots. Oh, and except for the trains, shhhhhhhhhh. For a tiny town, Stockholm, Wis., is loaded with meaty little shops and other interesting spots.
- Woman writes of life, modeling and JFK Friday, July 2, 2010 @ 9:03PMMAYVILLE — What started as a request to document her life by her children has turned into a shiny, bound published memoir for Jayne Blodgett Murray. The book, “The River’s Bend,” recounts her childhood in Mayville, her life as a model in New York City, family life and returning to Mayville where she currently resides and runs a bed and breakfast named River’s Bend Inn.
- Honeybee Inn ranked as one of America's most romantic Friday, June 25, 2010 @ 10:04PMHORICON - The Honeybee Inn sits atop a small hill on Walnut Street in the heart of Horicon, with decorative blue and white trim and burnished oak woodwork.
- Select Registry Distinguished Inns Garner National Awards, Culinary Kudos Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 10:00AMSelect Registry, Distinguished Inns of North America, celebrates an award-winning year, with members garnering top honors for culinary, romantic and green travel. Major awards and accolades for Select Registry members include recognition from the American Culinary Federation, The Travel Channel, Good Morning America, and National Geographic Traveler and Conde Nast Traveler magazines.
- Cranberry blossoms take center stage for festival Wednesday, June 23, 2010 @ 3:59AMCRANMOOR -- The hot June sun beat down as buzzing bees pollinated acres of cranberry blossoms at Glacial Lake Cranberries. Not far away, a trio of sandhill cranes strutted through the beds.
- Local Man Honored for Environmentalism Sunday, June 20, 2010 @ 6:53PMThe Midwest Sustainable Energy Fair wraps up today by honoring several local environmentalists. One man received a special dedication.
- Inspired by a six pack -- a guide to New Glarus Wednesday, June 16, 2010 @ 7:23PMA couple summers ago, a group of us packed up the car and headed due west to spend the weekend in New Glarus, a quaint town blanketed by rolling green hills, peaceful pastures and a palpable Swiss influence.
- Business Buzz Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 4:39AMBRATTLEBORO -- The Brattleboro Retreat is pleased to announce the appointment of Susan Dixon, MD, to the medical staff. Dr. Dixon is board certified in child and adolescent psychiatry and will spend the bulk of her clinical time working with adolescent inpatients.
- Business Buzz Monday, June 14, 2010 @ 4:36AMMonday June 14, 2010 Physician Joins Retreat BRATTLEBORO -- The Brattleboro Retreat is pleased to announce the appointment of Susan Dixon, MD, to the medical staff.
- Think outside the box for inexpensive travel lodging Sunday, June 13, 2010 @ 11:09AMDon't let the high cost of hotels force you to stay home this summer.
- Books ... and more Thursday, June 10, 2010 @ 5:47AMSummer Reading Clubs Begin
- A summer excursion to Brewery Creek brewpub in Mineral Point Friday, June 4, 2010 @ 2:10PMMineral Point is hallowed ground for Wisconsin beer. It's where John Phillips started what is generally thought to be the state's first commercial brewery around 1835. Today, just a few hundred yards from where Phillips made what was described at the time as "indescribable tonic," you'll find a more modern brewpub called Brewery Creek Brewing Company, Restaurant and Inn.
- NewsMakers June newsmakers Wednesday, June 2, 2010 @ 12:32PMThomas Pulse was named president of Ayres Associates, an architectural/engineering firm with offices in 14 states. He replaces Patrick Quinn, who announced his retirement from the architecture and engineering firm effective at the end of 2010.
- Half Moon Bay Review Monday, May 31, 2010 @ 12:07AMWhat's in a name? Everything if you are talking about Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world. If you were to walk the shoreline of Lake Superior, you would cover 2,726 miles.
- Hop a cheap flight to visit the 'greatest' lake Friday, May 28, 2010 @ 3:49PMWhat's in a name? Everything if you are talking about Lake Superior, the largest freshwater lake in the world.
- School Digest Thursday, May 27, 2010 @ 5:16AMLAKE FOREST HIGH SCHOOL