Green Travel Guide to Southern Wisconsin

by Dillon, Pat

• ISBN13: 9780299235444
• ISBN10: 0299235440
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-30
• Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Pr

Summary

Green Travel Guide to Southern Wisconsinsurveys the best green restaurants, lodgings, shops, and activities Southern Wisconsin has to offer. Dine at independent, locally owned eateries that serve up delicious fare grown and raised by farmers right down the road. Overnight at peaceful inns that sponsor workshops on topics ranging from cheesemaking to sustainability. Scour markets that sell locally foraged mushrooms, berries, and syrups as well as arts and crafts created by local artisans. Bicycle through southern Wisconsin, stopping at small-scale farms where travelers are not only welcome but encouraged to visit.

Author Biography

Pat Dillon and Lynne Diebel are independent writers. Dillon formerly wrote a regional travel column and worked in advertising in Milwaukee and Chicago, Diebel previously taught English at Stoughton High School and is coauthor of ABCs Naturally, Paddling Northern Minnesota, and Paddling Southern Minnesota.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 3
Southeast Wisconsin
Bicycling Green: Sugar River Area	p. 9
A Little Town with Heart: Elkhart Lake Area	p. 21
Sustain in Dane: Madison Area	p. 27
Bike It, Hike It, Like It: Milwaukee Area	p. 48
The Ice Age Trail's Youngest Legacy: Waukesha County Area	p. 59
Lake Michigan's Harbor Towns: Port Washington and Sheboygan Area	p. 70
The Baraboo Hills, a True American Relic: Wisconsin Dells Area	p. 78
Southwest Wisconsin
Back to the Land: Boscobel Area	p. 91
True Green: Monroe Area	p. 99
Mississippi River Adventure: Cassville and Potosi Area	p. 106
Coulee Hideaway: La Crosse Area	p. 113
Sylvan Workshop: Mineral Point Area	p. 120
Art and Ancient Heritage: Muscoda Area	p. 129
Head for the Hills: Sparta Area	p. 134
Along the Lower Wisconsin: Spring Green Area	p. 141
New Ideas in the Old Hills: Viroqua Area	p. 150
Resources	p. 161
Directory	p. 163
Index	p. 189
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