Sep 14th, 2009 at 12:30PM:
For the residents who live on waterfront property in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, the daily mail delivery comes by boat. The U.S. Mailboat Walworth makes the delivery every morning at 10am from June 15 to September 15, stopping at over 60 lakefront homes. At each dock, the mail girl - or the occasional mail boy - jumps from the boat, races to the mailbox while dodging rafts and dock furniture, ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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The mail jumpers of Lake Geneva
Sep 14th, 2009 at 12:30PM:
For the residents who live on waterfront property in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, the daily mail delivery comes by boat. The U.S. Mailboat Walworth makes the delivery every morning at 10am from June 15 to September 15, stopping at over 60 lakefront homes. At each dock, the mail girl - or the occasional mail boy - jumps from the boat, races to the mailbox while dodging rafts and dock furniture, ...The Abbey Resort and Spa: Luxury on Lake Geneva
Sep 11th, 2009 at 10:30AM:
Billing itself as "the only full-service resort" on the shores of Lake Geneva in Wisconsin, The Abbey Resort and Spa is one of those places where you can almost feel the ghosts of the past whispering around you. The resort was completely renovated in 2005, but its timber A-frame and low-slung bungalow style buildings look much as they did when it was built nearly 50 years ago, when the ...Wineries with outdoor music offer perfection: 10 wineries and 9 states
Sep 8th, 2009 at 12:00PM: As I sipped a glass of red wine at Harpersfield Winery in Geneva, Ohio on the last Saturday in August while listening to the Hollywood Slim Band, one of my favorite Ohio-based groups, I thought what a perfect finale evening to the last month of summer. The setting sun that cast its warm glow over the scene--plus the plate of cheese, meats and olives served up with warm bread cinched the thought. ...NYC best city for singles (if you own a computer)
Aug 2nd, 2009 at 2:00PM: Looking for love lust on your next vacation? Your next trip should be to New York, which has knocked Atlanta out of the top spot as the best city in the country for singles. And, why wouldn't it? You have more than 8 million people chasing their dreams, so the choices are endless. There's one of everything, so in one night, you could meet every flavor of scumbag available. But, there's an upside ...Great American Road Trip 2009: The fly and drive combo New Mexico to Montana and back
Jul 8th, 2009 at 10:00AM: For the past seven summers, ever since we moved back from India, we've embarked on a Great American Road Trip. The first was the mega version that put 10,000 miles on a new Ford Taurus station wagon in three months. Mind you, this was in 2003 with a 10 year-old and a 1 ½ year old-and without video games, computers or a DVD player.
This year's version is a fly drive combo. Three months for ...Top 5 favorite roadside stores and attractions
Jul 2nd, 2009 at 2:30PM: There are roadside stores and attractions that are worth driving to. In some cases towns wouldn't exist unless it wasn't for the store. With the bounties of kitsch, confections, food, and often an array of items that offer endless possibilities of items to buy--or wonder who in his or her right mind would buy such a thing, some places are hard to resist.
According to the reader survey conducted ...Budget Summer vacation from Chicago - the Wisconsin Dells
May 11th, 2009 at 11:00AM: You can't really talk about budget destinations from Chicago, without mentioning the Wisconsin Dells. The Dells are a 3 hour drive from Chicagoland. The area itself is best described as "middle of nowhere", about 40 miles north of Madison. The Dells call themselves "the waterpark capital of the world", and rightfully so - most of their hotels have built themselves around their own massive ...Chattanooga, Portsmouth among top art destinations in the U.S.
Apr 18th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Who thought that Tennessee and New Hampshire would be some of the top towns in the country for art lovers. AmericanStyle magazine just issued the results of its twelfth annual arts destinations poll. Some spots are predictable. Others, like Chattanooga, will just blow your mind. This is the first year Chattanooga made the list, shooting all the way up to second in the mid-sized city category. If ...The House On The Rock - a hidden gem in the Midwest
Mar 24th, 2009 at 11:00AM: While on a tour of attractions in Wisconsin, one of the places that made my list was "The House On The Rock". The House On The Rock is the vision of architect Alex Jordan Jr. Apparently, Mr Jordan had a dream of creating a house for himself, nestled away in the Wyoming Valley in Wisconsin. As the house progressed, people started to visit his house, and while it was never intended to be a tourist ...Romantic in the Midwest - 4 fantastic Valentines destinations
Feb 4th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Valentines day is approaching, and you have a little over 2 weeks to get your preparations in order. If you live in the Midwest and you really want to surprise someone, then check out these four romantic destinations which are guaranteed to be more original than roses and chocolates. Sundara Inn and Spa - Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin Anyone who has lived in the Midwest for any length of time has ...Weird things that drop on New Year's Eve
Dec 31st, 2008 at 10:30AM:
Jeffery wrote about weird New Year's traditions around the world. There are also weird items that drop at midnight New Year's Eve.
Sure you can watch the ball drop at Time's Square in New York City on New Year's Eve, either in person or on television, or you can watch a walleye drop. A walleye is a fish caught in Lake Erie. Every year a 20-foot, 600 pound fiberglass walleye is dropped in Port ...The cheapest gas ever. How about less than 50 cents a gallon?
Oct 15th, 2008 at 6:45PM: The gas station sign might have touted $3.43 a gallon for premium, but the pump had other ideas.
According to this msnbc article, customers at a Citgo station in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin hit pay dirt when they put the nozzle in place and depressed the lever to let the gas flow.
Instead of the pricey amount they were expecting, customers were treated to a $.349 cents a gallon. That's right. ...Great American road trip: Wisconsin curds and Georgia O'Keefe
Jul 11th, 2008 at 10:30AM: Even when whizzing through a state on the way to somewhere else, it's possible to make observations. One can discover something new or remember a detail known, but forgotten.
As I am writing this, we are whizzing through Wisconsin on our way to Minneapolis after a night at La Quinta Inn in Madison. This is one leg of our road trip to Montana. No time on this leg for stops--except to pee and fill ...Attend Milwaukee's Summerfest in honor of George Carlin
Jun 23rd, 2008 at 9:30AM: George Carlin, the guy who created quite the stir in the 1970s with his comedy routine, "Seven Dirty Words You Can't Say on Television," just died yesterday.
When I went looking for a travel related element to add to this piece of news, I came upon this tidbit. Carlin was arrested for performing this very routine in 1972 at the Milwaukee Summerfest . As it so happens, the Milwaukee Summerfest ...Mars' Cheese Castle
Mar 7th, 2008 at 3:00PM: I was, recently, lucky enough to get an "escape weekend" from Chicago to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On the drive to Milwaukee, along Interstate 94, I found a mecca of cheese and salami. Mars' Cheese Castle is not only an almost mandatory pit-stop for those traveling between Chicago and Milwaukee, but it is a treasure trove of tasty foods and great service. Part restaurant, bar, gourmet deli and gift ...The Fonz in bronze in Milwaukee
Jan 27th, 2008 at 10:20AM: Almost a year ago, I wrote a post about a town in Serbia that was hoping to get some good luck by erecting a statue of Rocky Balboa. The original Rocky Balboa statue now resides at the base of the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the same steps that Rocky ran up in the first Rocky movie. At first the museum said no go to keeping the statue. It was not considered art by the museum's ...Liberal Housemate Wanted (Madison, WI)
Dec 6th, 2007 at 12:30PM: I just saw this sign at Just Coffee (fair trade coffee shop) in Madison, Wisconsin this weekend and it made me laugh. It also made me realize it's been a while since I looked for a roommate. Apparently, people no longer look for housemates based on their inherent sense of cleanliness and ability to pay rent on time. Today, what one seeks in a roommate is a "liberal" way of life. Republicans need ...Spring Equinox Ritual Celebration
Mar 15th, 2007 at 10:15PM: As I'm blowing my nose, yet again, wondering when this cold might end, and lamenting that yesterday's 70 degrees and sunny has turned into today's blustery grey complete with snowflakes, I'm thinking, "I could really use some spring renewal."
I came across an event that would do just that. At Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve in southwestern Wisconsin, the Welcome Spring Festival, March 24, is a ...Wisconsin's "Wonder Spot" To Close
Feb 5th, 2007 at 4:34PM: "Accidentally" discovered on June 16, 1948, southern Wisconsin's "Wonder Spot" is an area approximately 50 feet in diameter in which the laws of gravity seem to be ignored. In the old cabin sitting on this spot, water flows uphill, chairs balance on two legs, and people are unable to walk straight. (Sounds like a bar I know.) Is this "gravity vortex" -- one of several dozen reported vortices in ...America's Cleanest & Greenest Cities
Apr 6th, 2006 at 2:21PM: The Ames-Boone area
of Iowa normally doesn't get mentioned around here too much, but it's time to turn things around or our travel
destinations at least. Forbes.com runs an
interesting health piece which highlights America's greenest and
cleanest cities. The listing is based on ozone pollution and particles from data collected by the American Lung
Association's 2005 set of statistics and according ...
