Ohio nature preserve has view of gorge, many birds, fish and wildflowers 01-10-10

Spa near Litchfield, Minn., helps visitors both embrace winter and melt away any chill 01-03-10

Sleeping Bear park is home 
to mountains of sand, stunning views 
of Lake Michigan 12-26-09

Michigan's Whaleback Inn puts on a heck of a show 12-26-09

Primitive Ohio: Tar Hollow State Park gives campers, hikers a peek at how state used to look 11-30-09

Unusual area along Ohio River rich in nature preserves, ancient earthwork at western boundary of Appalachians 11-11-09

Indianapolis is home to hearty fare that won't take 
a bite out of family wallet 10-19-09

Get your dining fix on Route 66: Plenty of interesting food available along the 'Mother Road' 10-04-09

Copper Country calling: 5 must-see sights on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula 09-19-09

A tale of two Lake Erie islands: South Bass parties 
while Kelleys keeps the peace 09-12-09

Wine roads ramble along the Missouri River 09-07-09

Grand Rapids: A relaxed urban getaway 08-19-09

Farms, fields, forests, streams, cliffs and gorges await bicyclists in Ohio's Columbiana County 08-19-09

Tasting Michigan: Water, weather, 
sun meet at Traverse City to grow 
wine, cherries 08-04-09

As an entertaining hotel, 
Chicago's Wit is unmatched 07-15-09

A happy marriage: Gays and Iowa 07-08-09

Camping vs. Kamping: Some campgrounds axe tradition and toss tents, others stick with tried-and-true 06-17-09

In Michigan, drive a crooked line to follow the 45th Parallel, equidistant from the equator and North Pole 06-03-09

For a hearty Midwestern appetite, Ann Arbor 06-03-09

A mother and her sons take their passion 
for 'Little House' books on the road 05-26-09

Take a turn around the Brickyard, 
then check out the museums 05-04-09

Conner Prairie gives eye-level looks 
at Indiana life in the 1800s 05-04-09

Vacation Spots 

Georgia's unspoiled coast 03-08-2010
DARIEN, Ga. — Coastal Georgia is wild, verdant and very not-Florida. It is so not-Florida that 42-year-old Shane Ward, a naval mechanic from Jacksonville, prefers it to his own state for a little relaxation.

Disney turns to 'storybook' 
themes to fill hotel rooms 03-02-2010
ORLANDO, Fla. — There was a time when Trinidad South, one of the six themed "villages" that make up Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort at Walt Disney World, was the least popular part of the hotel.