NOTE: The Red Lion closed in September 2011. Sorry. You missed it. As much as I’d like to keep a place like the Red Lion Pub to myself, I just can’t. You need to know about this place, and you need to go there. Now. The Red Lion is located on Wisconsin’s Great River Road
I meant to post this last week, but a nasty stomach flu knocked me out of action for several days. On to the blog... On my last visit to La Crosse (Wisconsin), I went to a bar called Players with a couple of long-time friends. Players is neither flashy nor unpleasant, sort of a working
It's that time of year again, time for the annual Grumpy Old Men Festival in Wabasha, Minnesota. I had a great time last year. When you get there, make sure you take a break from ice fishing long enough to feed at the hotdish lunch at the United Church of Christ and to check out the minnow races at
When I visited with the Prairie du Chien (Wisconsin) Chamber of Commerce last week, I learned that the old courthouse has a jail/prison/dungeon in the basement that is sometimes open for tours. I got the name of a contact in the local historical society who had led tours in the past. I called, but he
When I think of turtles, which is usually only when I see one flattened on the blacktop of a back road, I don’t usually think of them as food (although I do think of them as dinner plates). Wednesday night, though, fried turtle was one of the specials at Schultzie’s Supper Club in Dickeyville, Wisconsin, so,
Big River Magazine just published a story I wrote about the extant churches designed by Father Mazzuchelli (Jan/Feb issue). If you have trouble finding a copy, check out their website for locations where you can buy it, or, just send me a note privately and I'll see what I can do.
