Living - Nov. 23, 2009
Nothing like decorating for Christmas in short sleeves
Watching me decorate for the holidays is nothing like watching Chevy Chase do it on the big screen. I'm a fan of minimalism and I usually procrastinate. But with the sunshine and the unseasonably warm temps, you bet I was out there yesterday putting up the lights!
Tags: autumn, weather, milwaukee county zoo

Bars & Clubs - Nov. 2, 2009
Ferocious fall cocktails
In the final hours of autumn, take a moment to enjoy cocktails infused with flavors of apple, pumpkin, cinnamon and clove.
Tags: fall cocktails, autumn, cranberry, cinnamon, cloves, pumpkin, fall drinks

Living - Oct. 9, 2009
Bittersweet autumn
I don't know about you, but I love autumn. Except, of course, for the fact that it's a prelude to, well, you know...
Tags: autumn, winter

Travel & Visitors Guide - Sept. 27, 2009
Fall travel has advantages
With kids back in school, and many summer vacations spent, those who have the time and freedom to travel Wisconsin in the fall can find many advantages.
Tags: wisconsin, autumn, fishing, camping, hiking, biking, cycling, hunting, golf, tourism

Bars & Clubs - Sept. 21, 2009
Our favorite fall beers
It seems that as the days get darker, so do our beer choices. So move over pilsner and light wheat, it's time for hardier brews like Samuel Adams Oktoberfest and Lakefront Pumpkin Lager. Here are the OnMilwaukee.com editors' fall faves and they want to know what's in your mug these days.
Tags: oktoberfest, pumpkin lager, lakefront, smuttynose, rogue juniper pale ale, fall beers, autumn

Bars & Clubs - Aug. 24, 2009
What's better than fall craft beer and football?
With shorter days and cooler nights on the horizon, we Wisconsinites shouldn't waste time lamenting summer's end, but rather embrace what's ahead: the colorful changing of the leaves, football season and flavorful fall beers. Here are five great fall seasonal beers to swill and a snack recommendation to pair with each. Game on.
Tags: fall, autumn, seasonal beer, craft beer, football season

Living - Nov. 17, 2008
The alderman is helping me pick up my leaves
Leaves, leaves everywhere. Drive down most any Milwaukee street today and they're either in huge piles in the street, still on lawns or in both places. The city's program to pick up leaves in Milwaukee neighborhood officially ended on Saturday. But what does that mean for the leaves that are still piled up around town?
Tags: DPW, leaves, autumn

Travel & Visitors Guide - Oct. 5, 2008
Blue Mound offers views of many colors
Wisconsin has many wonderful places to view fall colors, but one of the best has to be Blue Mound State Park, west of Madison. The 1,153-acre park is on the highest hill in southern Wisconsin -- 1.716 feet above sea level -- and the seventh highest point in the state overall. So, from it you can see miles of beautiful color.
Tags: blue mound state park, blue mound, mount horeb, barneveld, autumn, fall colors

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 21, 2008
Sound-off: Is fall in Milwaukee the same as ever?
This week's Sunday Sound-off asks if autumn in Milwaukee has changed over the years. So, like, has it?
Tags: autumn, fall, weather, Milwaukee weather, leaves

Travel & Visitors Guide - Sept. 7, 2008
Popular pumpkin patches around Wisconsin
It's been a bumper crop year for them, in the Hoffmanns' back garden, and around the state. That's thanks in part to ample rainfall early in the summer and sunny weather lately.
Tags: pumpkins, pumpkin patch, pumpkin carving, halloween, autumn

Travel & Visitors Guide - Oct. 12, 2007
Musky (and salmon) mania take Wisconsin autumn by storm
If you thought you had to fly to Canada for big-time musky action, or head to the Pacific Northwest to catch Coho and Chinook, think again.
Tags: fishing, angling, autumn, Wisconsin, tourism, fly fishing, coho, chinook, salmon, musky, DNR, Northwoods, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Kohler, Racine, Kenosha, Hayward, St. Germain, Vilas, Oneida, walleye

Bars & Clubs - Sept. 11, 2007
Lakefront Pumpkin Lager means it's autumn in Milwaukee
The leaves are yet to turn, but when Lakefront's Pumpkin Lager appears, you know it's autumn.
Tags: Lakefront Brewery, Pumpkin lager, Pumpkin beer, Oktoberfest, Orlando Segura, Klisch brothers, Russ Klisch, Randy Klisch, autumn, The Spice House

Marketplace - Oct. 11, 2004
Orchards provide apples and much fun
There are at least 100 apple orchards in Wisconsin, and we've got a list of the ones closest to home. Although apples, whether it be picking them or just picking them up, steal the show at these farms, other autumn must-haves help make a perfect afternoon.
Tags: orchard, apple, fruit, autumn

Travel & Visitors Guide - Sept. 26, 2001
Diminisioning daylight and other fall weather changes
It's that time of year when the sun sets earlier, leaves begin to turn, and other autumn changes begin. Fox 6 Meteorologist Vince Condella sheds a little light on the subject in this week's column.
Tags: weather, condella, autumn, fox 6, Meteorologist