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2010 Summer Content

Miles of Fun Giveaway
Enter the Miles of Fun Giveaway now through Sept. 5, 2010 and you could win some great Wisconsin getaways and prizes. The grand prize includes a $2,500 Wisconsin vacation of your choosing, including a $500 Visa/MasterCard gift card. Don’t delay, enter now!

Roadside Attractions
A 12-foot mouse, a giant concrete penny, a killer elephant named Romeo. Call them tacky or call them kitsch, but these wondrous sites and surprises along Wisconsin roadways make getting there a lot more fun.

Water Fun in Wisconsin
With more than 15,000 lakes and 33,000 miles of rivers and streams, Wisconsin is known as much for on-water activities as it is anything else. With plenty of businesses renting all classes of watercraft and offering fishing and sailing charters, you’d be hard pressed not to find a way out on the water.

Explore Wisconsin’s Trails
The League of American Bicyclists recently voted Wisconsin the second-best biking state in the nation and the state is continuing to build momentum as a top cycling destination. Rolling hills, a picturesque landscape and a bike-friendly attitude make Wisconsin one of the best places for bicycling in the country.

Cooper's Corner **

Cooper's Corner changes flavor of Main St. in Fish Creek

The familiar white building of C & C Supper Club, a longtime landmark of Door County, has changed - and how. It's now Cooper's Corner and under new ownership. »Read Full Article(2)

Canvassing Cuba's art

"You need to be here before there's a Starbucks on every corner," says Bill Hendricks, the west coast professor who led our tour of 22 to Cuba. It was his 42nd trip to this small island country, a mere 45-minute flight from Miami, and he wanted us to experience the "real" Cuba.(4)

Tall ships set sail for Green Bay this weekend

Twelve tall ships, including Milwaukee's S/V Denis Sullivan, will dock at Green Bay this weekend as part of the 2010 Great Lakes United Tall Ships Challenge. Green Bay is the only Wisconsin port that will be host to all of the ships participating in the challenge.

Rock Island lighthouse volunteers experience 1800s life

The volunteer program that helps staff the Pottawatomie Lighthouse on Rock Island started in 2004 after extensive renovations reopened the oldest lighthouse on Lake Michigan. From Memorial Day through Columbus Day, volunteers live in the lighthouse for a week at a time for free.(15)

Photo Gallery: Lighthouse volunteers step back in time

Vintage cars, wine fuel celebration

Each August, Botham Vineyards & Winery near Barneveld hosts its annual Vintage Celebration, a one-day event commemorating vintage sports cars, touring sedans, race cars and, of course, fine wine.(1)

Wisconsin Rapids gets Booped

From Aug. 5-8, Wisconsin Rapids will be host to the world's only officially sanctioned Betty Boop Festival.(1)

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Green Bay

Not just football

Green Bay's fame is legendary as a football town, but standing just out of the limelight of the Packers are lots of other attractions. It may be the smallest town with an NFL franchise, but it is decidedly not a small town. In case you're headed up for some reason this fall, here is a list of other . . .

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