Some places, as soon as you walk in, feel comfortable. Maybe because, as Owl Tavern owner Robin Mooney says, “I often call it the living room of the highlands.” The historic tavern – built in 1908 as
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Posts from December 2025
Historic Owl Tavern is a hidden gem
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 by Bill Barth & Stephanie Klett
The fun is all downhill at Wilmot Mountain
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 by Bill Barth & Stephanie Klett
When it’s cold and snowy and you want to complain, pause and think. You live in the upper Midwest. By choice. Make the most of the long winter months. Here’s a great suggestion from our visit to
Bright lights, big wheels usher in the season
Wednesday, December 03, 2025 by Bill Barth & Stephanie Klett
Anything that lasts 50 years – a marriage, a career, a community event – has reached a big-deal milestone.
When Lake Geneva’s Electric Christmas Parade steps off on Saturday, December 6, it will mark