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

Travel & Visitors Guide - July 30, 2008
A guide to Wisconsin's state parks
Southeastern Wisconsin has a trove of great state parks, and now's the time to enjoy them. Here is a guide to some of the best located not far from the Milwaukee area.
Tags: wisconsin state parks, hiking, biking, camping

Travel & Visitors Guide - April 20, 2008
Perrot State Park is a well-kept secret
Perrot State Park is one of the relatively well-kept secrets of the Wisconsin State Parks system. The park consists of more than 1,200 acres of land surrounded by bluffs, where the Mississippi and Trempealeau Rivers meet.
Tags: perrot state park, canoeing, hiking, biking, trempealeau mountains, mississippi river, walnut burger

Travel & Visitors Guide - June 27, 2005
Upper Mississippi Refuge attracts wildlife and tourists
What Midwest attraction draws more tourists than Yellowstone Park annually? The answer just might surprise you. Read this Beyond Milwaukee to find out.
Tags: Upper Mississippi Refuge, hiking, Dells, tourism

Travel & Visitors Guide - April 29, 2005
Wisconsin walking guide
In a beautiful state like ours, there is an almost endless array of pleasing places for a short stroll, a long walk or a hike. With that in mind, we're going to share with you a few of our favorite places.
Tags: Walking Wisconsin, state parks, Bong Rec Area, Kohler Andrae, Kettle Moraine, Lizard Mound County Park, hiking, Devil's Lake, Milwaukee County Parks

Travel & Visitors Guide - April 29, 2005
Schlitz Audubon a quick, beautiful getaway
Part of the beauty of living in Milwaukee is our proximity to nature. Located off of Brown Deer Road in Bayside, the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center is a quick and beautiful getaway -- any time of year.
Tags: schlitz, audubon, hiking, nature, Bayside

Travel & Visitors Guide - Jan. 7, 2005
Timms Hill stands tall in Price County
Ask most Wisconsin residents to name the highest point in the state and they will likely answer Rib Mountain, or even the US Bank Center in Milwaukee. But, Timms Hill stands above all. Read about it in Beyond Milwaukee.
Tags: timms hill, price county, rib mountain, tomahawk, timms lake, bass lake, cross country ski, hiking, ice age trail, highpoint ski trail, ogema

Travel & Visitors Guide - Aug. 7, 2004
Five questions for "50 Hikes" authors
Hiking "season," if there is one -- some people even love to muck about on snow-covered trails! -- is upon us and we thought it the perfect time to posit a few questions to Wisconsin's hiking experts: John and Ellen Morgan.
Tags: hiking, hike, walking, parks

Travel & Visitors Guide - Oct. 2, 2002
Grant Park provides memorable outdoor experiences
Nestled along the shores of Lake Michigan in South Milwaukee is one of the area's best parks, with something for everyone. Grant Park's 381 acres are diverse, from rolling grassy hills, to a sandy beach and wooded ravines traversed by rustic wooden bridges. It is a jewel in Milwaukee's county park system.
Tags: South Milwaukee, Grant Park, golf, hiking, ski

Travel & Visitors Guide - Sept. 26, 2002
Horicon Marsh spreads its wings every autumn
There may be no better place in Wisconsin to watch birds than the Horicon Marsh, a 32,000-acre wetland about an hour's drive northwest of Milwaukee.
Tags: Horicon Marsh, wetland, hiking, biking, birds, geese, hawks, eagles

Travel & Visitors Guide - Sept. 24, 2002
Petrifying Springs offers natural beauty and loads of fun
Looking for a quick getaway? Check out Kenosha's Petrifying Springs Park, on Highway 31, between county A and county JR, which mixes a peculiar natural feature with lots of amenities, including what many consider Kenosha's best golf course.
Tags: Petrifying Springs, Kenosha, parks, hiking, golf

Travel & Visitors Guide - Sept. 5, 2002
Harrington is more than a beach
One of Wisconsin's best and most diverse state parks is less than an hour from downtown Milwaukee. Harrington Beach has a beach, of course, but it also has a cedar swamp, the ruins of an old mining company town, a huge, water-filled old quarry, hiking trails and much more.
Tags: Harrington Beach State Park, Lake Church, quarry, Stonehaven, pond, trail, hiking, ski

Sports - March 3, 2002
Every season is beautiful at Wehr Nature Center
Wehr Nature Center, in Whitnall Park, is a gateway to nature just minutes from downtown with peaceful trails that wind through woodlands, wetlands and prairies.
Tags: Wehr Nature Center, hiking

Travel & Visitors Guide - April 9, 2001
Top wildflower sites in Southeastern Wisconsin
Late April and early May bring a colorful show of wildflowers throughout the southeastern portion of the state, according to Don Quintenz, Director of Education at the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center. Here are the best places in the region to see them.
Tags: Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, prairie, walks, hiking, wildflowers, flora