View from Blue Mound State Park

Bike the Beautiful Military Ridge State Trail – Blue Mounds, Wisconsin

The Military Ridge State Trail is a 40-mile crushed gravel trail located in Wisconsin’s Dane and Iowa Counties. This scenic trail passes through nine communities from Dodgeville, at the western end, to Fitchburg, just south of Madison. The name “Military Ridge” trail was chosen due to the trail forming a divide between the Wisconsin River…

Classic bratwurst from Glarner Stube, New Glarus, Wisconsin

Experience America’s Little Switzerland | Authentic Swiss Food in New Glarus, Wisconsin

The town of New Glarus, in south central Wisconsin, is charming and picturesque. Located 28 miles southwest of Madison, New Glarus is known as “America’s Little Switzerland”. Home to 2,200 residents, this charming town boasts Swiss-style chalet architecture, family-owned shops, and authentic Swiss food. In this article, I’ll highlight a few of the top restaurants…

Rock outcrop near Albany, Wisconsin near the Sugar River State Trail, Wisconsin

Explore the Beautiful Driftless Region of Wisconsin | Sugar River State Trail – Brodhead to New Glarus

Wisconsin is home to a variety of picturesque landscapes, in large part shaped by the receding glaciers of the last Ice Age. Over the millennia, glacial ice scoured the land, leaving behind unique landforms such as glacial moraines, kettles, kames, drumlins and eskers that dot the landscape.  While such glacial deposits are common in the…

Osprey Talon 11 backpack

Bike the Beautiful Glacial Drumlin State Trail | Explore Wisconsin’s Landscapes

Wisconsin is home to serene, rolling hills, remnant prairies, sparkling lakes, cathedral pines, and rugged terrain. Sculpted in part by the receding glaciers of the last Ice Age, the state is home to diverse and unique landscapes. Wisconsin is home to several picturesque rail trails constructed from abandoned railroad corridors. One of my favorite rail…