Travel & Visitors Guide - Aug. 2, 2009
Road Trip: Wisconsin / Illinois border
If you need a staycation with the family, but have only a day or two to spare, a quick jaunt down I-94 to the Wisco / Illini border might be your golden ticket. Although summertime opens up more options, this trip is a winner regardless of the season.
Tags: jelly belly, prime outlets, renaissance faire, keylime cove, gurnee mills, rainforest cafe, six flags great america, road trip

Kids & Family - Aug. 7, 2007
Magical Ren Faire enchants all
If you haven't made it to the Renaissance Faire with your little princess or pirate, you still have a few weekends to get there.
Tags: Renaissance Faire, Bristol, princess, pirates, fairies, 16th Century

Milwaukee Buzz - Aug. 8, 2006
Ren Faire: Not just for geeks anymore?
You won't catch me sporting a corset and chatting in an Elizabethan accent, but I have learned - thanks to the enthusiasm of a friend and the fact my kids really dig it -- to appreciate the Bristol Renaissance Faire.
Tags: Renaissance Faire, hippies

Kids & Family - July 26, 2005
"Ren Faire" offers rollicking alternative for family festival fun
The Bristol Renaissance Faire in Kenosha offers wholesome entertainment ranging from silly to educational for the kids, and boatloads of unique foods and plenty of mead for parents. The faire runs every weekend through Labor Day.
Tags: renaissance faire, witch, magic

Arts & Entertainment - Aug. 18, 2004
Drum circle bangs out Renaissance Faire's finest hour
A trip to the Renaissance Faire is a visual feast for people watchers, that offers interesting live shows. But many merry men and wonton wenches agree that the most fabulous feature is the drum circle at the day's end.
Tags: Renaissance Faire, witch, Star Trek