by Stella Jane | Jul 1, 2019 | North America, Midwest, Travel
Promising to help you spend a perfect 24 hours in Minneapolis almost seems redundant. Of course you’re going to have a perfect 24 hours in Minneapolis! It’s one of the cutest little cities in the whole world! Even if you did nothing all day but wander...
by Stella Jane | Jun 28, 2019 | North America, Midwest, Travel
Internet Stranger, I imagine if I asked you to name the nicest city in America, you might come up with Minneapolis, Minnesota immediately. After all, the phrase is Minnesota Nice, not Nevada Nice, which is probably the name of a brothel somewhere outside Reno. But if...
by Stella Jane | Jun 26, 2019 | North America, Midwest, Travel
The most delightful phrase in the English language is Pabst Mansion. Say it loud and there’s music playing. Say it soft, and it’s almost like crushing a PBR can against your forehead while downing a shot of Old Thompson as “Welcome to the...
by Stella Jane | Jun 24, 2019 | North America, Midwest, Travel
When I first decided to visit Wisconsin as part of my project to visit all 50 states, I wasn’t exactly sure how to spend my first 24 hours in Milwaukee. I only had a vague and stereotypical sense of what one might find in Wisconsin. Would there be rabid packs of...
by Stella Jane | Jun 21, 2019 | North America, Midwest, Travel
For any readers short on time, I’m happy to present the Cliffs Notes Version of the history of Chicago: Shikaakwa, Checagou, Lincoln-Douglas, Great Fire, World’s Fair, Al Capone, “Your fugitive’s name is Dr. Richard Kimball”, Da Bears!...
by Stella Jane | Jun 19, 2019 | North America, Midwest, Travel
I’m a native New Yorker, and people from New York City are supposed to look down their noses at Chicago. “It’s our country cousin!” we might say as we clutch a bagel in one hand and a slice of thin crust pizza in another. “Maybe...
