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Even in the heart of winter, we know how to have a good time here in Wisconsin, nothing can keep us from gathering together to enjoy local food, drink, and fun.  If you feel like spring will never come, you are not alone, but we have what you need to bust that frost off of you at these four fun-filled events happening around Milwaukee, WI in February 2018, enjoy. (more…)

If you are still feeling the fog from your New Year’s Eve celebration, then it is time to get out and start enjoying the new year.  Milwaukee has plenty of fun and family-friendly events taking place in January 2018 to keep everyone from feeling the onset of cabin fever.  These five events are going to get you moving about and having fun, all while forgetting about the frigid temperatures outside.  So, load up the family or your fishing buddies and check out these hot events happening in January 2018 around Milwaukee, WI. (more…)

2017 Milwaukee, WI area Trick-or-Treating Times

As a child, there are few days that we find that it is better to be a child rather than an adult, but when those occasions arise it is a celebration like no other.  Those days are generally birthdays, Christmas and Halloween.  Looking back now as an adult, the reason those celebrations dedicated to children meant so much to our parents was because on those days adults got an opportunity to relive their childhood as well.  If you are looking to soak up the nostalgia on a trip around a Milwaukee, WI area neighborhood trick-or-treating with your little pirate or princess, then here is a list of dates and times for you. (more…)

As autumn creeps into our consciousness, inevitably the idea of Halloween grabs root along with it.  Hayrides, corn mazes and pumpkin patches are all on the radar for fall fun, but the main attraction is always the haunted house.  Nothing says fall louder than the primal screams emanating from a haunted house.  If you are looking for some bone-chilling fall attractions, then check out the best haunted houses near Milwaukee, WI in 2017. (more…)

Wisconsin weather can be a sultry seductress one day and an oppressive ice princess the next.  As fall approaches, veteran Wisconsinites know that winter will be here after one rake of the leaves, and we know that fall is our time to soak up whatever sunshine remains.  If you are not ready to throw in the towel on outdoor activities yet this year, then here is a list of what’s happening in October 2017 around Milwaukee, WI.  Fall is a great time to enjoy all the Wisconsin has to offer, with natural beauty surrounding us and crisp autumn air filling our lungs, an autumn afternoon in Wisconsin can be a slice of heaven on earth.  Mark your calendar and find your fall adventure at these five fantastic events in Milwaukee, WI. (more…)

The smell of fall is in the air and with that comes Packer football, early autumn nights, and the annual trip to the pumpkin patch.  There is just something nostalgic about getting lost in a corn maze and meandering through a wooded dirt trail on a hay ride.  After a full day of fall activities, you take the pumpkins that you picked right from the field and carve them into ghost and goblins, while pumpkin seeds bake in the oven, and everything is right in the world.  As the day quickly turns to dusk, you stoke a fire and light the grill and the whole family gathers to enjoy the short lived, yet splendid autumns in Wisconsin.  If this is a tradition that you want to start, here is a handy guide to the best pumpkin patches near Milwaukee, WI (more…)

It has already been a long week and it is only Wednesday, as you trek home through traffic all you can think about is your annoying boss and his smug, arrogant smile.  There has to be something better in life, something that saves you from unloading a volley of violent obscenities at your boss, and there is.  We can always find solace in our friends and family, but where we really find the deepest desertion of our daily discontent is at the bottom of a basket of delicious chicken wings, preferably tossed in a medium-spicy sauce.  Allowing our fingers to get soaked in sauce and licking the sauce off of them in delight while we sit alone in a corner bar enjoying a pint.  If you are in search of an escape at the bottom of a bucket-full of chicken wings, then strap on the feedbag and get to know these mouth-watering wings. (more…)