10 Winter Camping Rules To Live By My buddy Mike Langlois joined me on a frozen Wisconsin River island above Tomahawk for our first winter camping trip. Starting out it was 35°F, so for gear we had summer sleeping bags and a canvas pup tent. What did we know? We were just 12. That night a norther’ blew in from the Arctic dropping temps into the minus digits. Had Mike and I geared for –30°, we could have slept all night rather than...... Similar Editorial : Green Camping by Ben Anton. | Source : Basketball Tickets
American Birkebeiner In Cable & Hayward, Wisconsin The American Birkebeiner was started 31 years ago, but the legend goes back to 1206 – almost 800 years ago! Civil War was raging in Norway. An infant prince and heir to the throne, Haakon Haakonsson, was in danger and in hiding. Two brave Birkebeiner warriors rescued the prince and skied 55 kilometers to safety. The prince was later crowned the King of Norway and the Civil War ended. The early...... Similar Editorial : More Than Cable TV by Julia Hall. | Source : Florida Travel Packages
Hike These 5 Great Wisconsin Trails As a kid, the farm dogs and I would set foot onto a gravel road, which led us to the hilly driveway of an abandoned farm. Then we’d follow a tractor-flattened swath of field that eventually linked up with the woods.We’d disappear onto a path that had been cleared of roots and limbs many years earlier, swat at a few deer flies and end up in a small cornfield that was surrounded by towering trees –...... Similar Editorial : Toyota Trails Political Clout by Mike Bartley. | Source : Florida Travel Packages
Great Wolf Lodge And Water Park, Wisconsin Dells The Wisconsin Dells now hosts a variety of Indoor Water parks that are a great alternative for winter vacations. One such resort is the new Great Wolf Lodge. For a while I've watched it being built on my travels up north on I90/94 and this past Christmas got to experience it first hand with our family.My wife and I arrived on Saturday where we were warmly greeted by the front desk clerks. The...... Similar Editorial : Fishing Lodge in Alaska by Nicholas Tan. | Source : Florida Travel Packages
10 Wisconsin Summer Vacation Destinations Away From The Crowd 2. Cassville/Prairie du ChienThe Mississippi River and two state parks (Nelson Dewey and Wyalusing) offer a wide variety of recreational choices, including boating, hiking, and eagle watching. Visit the Stonefield and Villa Louis State Historic Sites to learn about early European settlers to Wisconsin. Other points of interest: Kickapoo Indian Caverns, St. John Mine, the Cassville Ferry, and Fort...... Similar Editorial : Exploring Vacation Destinations by Lewis Pennington. | Source : Florida Travel Packages
The Quiet Sport: Snowshoeing In Wisconsin The woods and fields tremble with the special kind of hush only a thick layer of white Wisconsin snow brings. Trees stretch thin, dark branches as high into the crystalline sky as possible. Rounded white hummocks soften the ground as far as the eye can see, poked here and there with quills of dried autumn grasses. No road, no trail, no intrusive noise of civilization. This is snowshoeing in...... Similar Editorial : Investing As A Sport by David Leonhardt a.k.a. The Happy Guy. | Source : Florida Travel Packages
Wisconsin Friday Night Fish Fry – 10 Of The Best Fish fries – a Wisconsin samplerIn the course of collecting folktales in Wisconsin for almost thirty years, I have sampled over a thousand fish fries. I found them in upscale private clubs and in spots that were bare bones rustic. There are thousands more I haven’t seen. WisconsinGuide writer Samm Dowell has picked my favorite – Molly’s Grill in Black River Falls. Here are some others I find ...... Similar Editorial : Friday Night Fitness Dates by Nathan Boyd. | Source : American Society Of Travel Agents
What’s To Do At A Waterpark? Lots! Indoor waterparks make for great family getaways in the dead of Wisconsin winter. The humidity alone will transport you to the tropics, and the kids will wear themselves out in the water. Of course, families come to the Great Wolf Lodge in Wisconsin Dells for the 42,000 square feet of waterpark action, but a visit here won’t leave you all wet – there’s so much more to do than swim!Fun in the...... Similar Editorial : Whats In A by Sibyl McLendon. | Source : American Society Of Travel Agents
