28 Scenic Tours through Lakes, Forests, and Glacier-Carved Countryside
Wisconsin is one of cycling's best-kept secrets. From the tall pines and clear lakes of the north, through gently rolling central farmlands, to the high bluffs and hidden valleys along the Mississippi River, the state is laced with well-maintained secondary roads.
Come along with AuthorJerry Apps and photographer Steve Apps on this personal and engaging visit to the barns of their native state. Symbols of pride, practicality, and optimism, barns provide a unique window into the history of Wisconsin and the people who have sunk their hands into its rich soil. more...
Biking Wisconsin explores 50 fun rides that will really spin your wheels. It's all here: Great Lakes shore tours, big city bike trails, rolling hills and dales in farm country, painfully steep hills, and noble forests. These great rides, on North Country curvy roads through deep woods, on velvety and rolling terrain to charming small towns l more...
"This excellent guide to bird gardening in the Midwestern states provides abundant detail about how to improve the quality of backyard habitats through examples and practical plans. more...
Bodyguard to the Packers takes you inside the world-famous football franchise to a time when Security Director Jerry Parins roamed hotel hallways and watched tavern backdoors to enforce curfews. Formerly a distinguished police officer, Jerry protected some of the greatest names in NFL history, and made Lambeau Field safe for generations of l more...
A farmer with an extraordinary gift for language and a writer with the field still fresh in his boots, Isherwood is irresistibly compelling. His writing is possessed by poetry. As he moves effortlessly from the profound to the practical, he turns over the ordinary experiences of farm life with the same steady, inexhaustible pace that he ploughs the more...
The story of the Dairy State's other major industry--beer! From the immigrants who started brewing here in territorial days to the modern industrial giants, this is the history, the folklore, the architecture, the advertizing, and the characters that made Wisconsin the nation's brewing leader. Updated with the latest trends on the Wisconsin brewing more...
The Clam Lake Papers is a gem of a book that calms the nerves, stimulates the brain, and makes you want to go out and press it into the hands of your friends. It most often comes up in conversation in the context of "neglected masterpieces" or "unknown classics", though it has a large reputation both among writers and editors and in the gene more...
Cream City Chronicles is a collection of lively stories about the people, the events, the landmarks, and the institutions that have made Milwaukee a unique American Community. These stories represent the best of John Gurda's popular Sunday columns that have appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel since 1994. Find yourself transport more...
A Guide to the Best Hiking, Biking, Paddling, Beaches, and Natural Places
Find adventure amidst Door County’s scenic beauty
A picturesque peninsula with 298 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline, state parks, forests, and cozy inns, Door County is one of the Midwest’s prime tourist attractions. Magill Weber explores the many recreational o