As with Houdini, there is more to Appleton than you may know

Appleton is a also a perfect stop on the way to the Packers’ Lambeau Field in Green Bay or when driving around Wisconsin to do fall color.

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Think Wisconsin Dells for fall fun

Spread along the scenic Wisconsin River northwest of Madison, the Dells make a terrific fall trip.

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Get your winter fix in Lake Geneva

No matter what the weather there is always snow for a national snow sculpting championship and resort skiing in Lake Geneva

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Unusual museums start from private collections

Many collections originate from personal passions. But what happens when they outgrow those simple beginnings? Some morph into public museums that continue to reflect the owner’s love for specific, often quirky, items.

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Madison Wisconsin-at the Pearly Gates of a culinary revolution

Madison, Wisconsin is a food-centric city whose shiny, modern-day veneer sidles up to its old-world heritage, with people earnestly making food with the same care their German and Swiss ancestors did two centuries ago. Madison is a quirky collision of old-world sensibilities comingling with the pop culture of the ubiquitous Wisconsin Cheesehead.

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Three family friendly apple picking farms near Chicago

Instead of picking apples from a grocery store bin, drive out into the country for apples you pick from a tree

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