Wisconsin

Some of the best waterfalls in Wisconsin sit quietly off a country road, waiting for anyone curious enough…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 19

Fishermen clean the day’s catch just a few feet from the sales counter, and by early afternoon the…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 18

Racine holds a nickname that most people outside Wisconsin have never heard: the Kringle Capital. Tucked into this…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 18

Some places in Wisconsin have been quietly perfecting the same recipes for decades, and word travels fast among…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 18

Cream puffs are practically a Wisconsin food group, and finding a good one is a happy little mission.…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 17

Some small-town spots hold on for decades because the folks nearby refuse to let them fade. A modest…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 17

Some places earn a reputation that stretches far past their zip code, and a certain small-town spot in…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 17

There is a small town in southern Wisconsin where a bold cheese with a big reputation still holds…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 16

Some places seem to freeze a slice of American history in place and just keep on cooking. In…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 16

Two separate boat rides stand between you and one of the quietest corners of Wisconsin, and every minute…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 16

Tucked inside a small Swiss-themed town in southern Wisconsin sits a tavern that has been serving the community…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 15

Some spots in Milwaukee have been serving hungry crowds for so long that the walls themselves seem to…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 15

A little town in central Wisconsin has turned a tart red berry into a whole day of fun.…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 14

There is a spot in southern Wisconsin where the morning rush means friends waving across a room packed…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 14

Some places ask for an hour of your time. This one asks for an entire afternoon, and it…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 13

There is a corner tavern near the most famous stadium in Wisconsin where a hearty stew has quietly…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 13

Wisconsin holds onto its German roots with the kind of stubborn pride that shows up on the dinner…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 12

Somewhere along a quiet stretch of northwestern Wisconsin sits a small-town breakfast counter where the pancakes stretch clear…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 12

A line forming outside a small building in the Wisconsin countryside usually means something good is waiting at…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 12

Wisconsin does small-town mornings right, and few things pull people out of bed like a fresh doughnut made…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 11

Wisconsin does breakfast the way it should be done, with homemade batter, hash browns cooked on a busy…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 11

Some places make you drive 45 minutes and never regret a single mile. Tucked into a small older…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 11

Some of the best barbecue in Wisconsin is nowhere near a big city. It is out on county…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 10

Some of the best breakfasts hide down quiet country roads, far from the busy strip malls and franchise…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 10

Wisconsin has a way of turning a meal into a whole tradition, and nowhere is that clearer than…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 10

Wisconsin runs on cheese, and nothing shows it better than a hot basket of fresh cheese curds. Whether…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 9

There is a certain kind of dinner that Wisconsin does better than just about anyone, and it happens…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 9

Some places refuse to change, and that is exactly why people keep driving back. There is a drive-up…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 9

Corned beef hash is one of those breakfast plates that tastes completely different when a kitchen actually makes…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 8

Deep in western Wisconsin, an old iron ore mine slowly filled with water so clear it looks almost…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 8

Some waterfalls make you earn every foot of the view. Not this one. Tucked into the far northwest…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 7

Deep in the Northwoods of Wisconsin sits a dining room where dinner is a whole evening, not a…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 7

Some restaurants build a loyal following the slow way, one plate at a time, until people are willing…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 6

Some places in small-town Wisconsin have been serving the same simple comfort for so long that ordering there…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 6

Some places pull you back year after year, not because they chase trends, but because they refuse to…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 5

There is a special kind of Saturday that starts with a canvas tote bag, a paper cup of…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 5

Somewhere in a small Wisconsin town, taffy gets stretched and folded by hand while shoppers pause mid-browse to…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 5

Somewhere in the rolling hills of southern Wisconsin sits a place where the calendar seems to skip backward…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 4

A historic building sits right at the water’s edge in southeastern Wisconsin, and it has quietly become one…

By Ethan Mueller · Sep 4