Sidetracked in the Midwest: A Green Guide for Travelers
Autor Mary Berginen Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 sep 2012
This green guide to the Midwest states offers travelers fun and innovative places to visit—all with an environmentally conscious approach. Restaurants, lodging, festivals, parks, tours, farms, museums, nature centers, factories, shops, wilderness areas, retreats, and more are included in this guide, from the National Mississippi River Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa, to the Heartland Spa (in a former dairy barn!) in Gilman, Illinois. Intrepid traveler Mary Bergin covers Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, plus a few cool places to visit in Indianapolis, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Nebraska City.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780981516127
ISBN-10: 0981516122
Pagini: 232
Dimensiuni: 152 x 203 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Itchy Cat Press
Colecția Itchy Cat Press
ISBN-10: 0981516122
Pagini: 232
Dimensiuni: 152 x 203 x 28 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Itchy Cat Press
Colecția Itchy Cat Press
Recenzii
“In this informative and enlightening guide, author Mary Bergin describes green festivals, parks, lodges, tours, farms, museums, nature centers, factories, wilderness areas and retreats throught the Midwest.”—Chicago Tribune
“A mix that includes low-budget to luxury eco-aware projects in rural areas and cities alike.”—St. Louis Beacon
Notă biografică
Mary Bergin writes weekly “Roads Traveled” columns syndicated in daily newspapers throughout Wisconsin and at www.roadstraveled.com. Her other books include Sidetracked in Wisconsin: A Guide for Thoughtful Travelers, Hungry for Wisconsin: A Tasty Guide for Travelers, and Eat Smart in Germany.
Cuprins
Introduction
Illinois
Chicago
Dana Hotel
Hotel Felix, Frontera Grill
Kendall College
Lurie Garden and Millennium Park
Shedd Aquarium
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Architectural Artifacts
Green City Market
Bobby's Bike Hike
Green Chicago Restaurant Co-op
Collinsville
Cahokia Mounds
Effingham
Firefly Grill
Gilman
Heartland Spay
Murphysboro
Green Retreat
Rockford
Anderson Japanese Gardens
Cliffbreakers
Western Springs
Vie Restaurant
More Green Places to Visit
Arthur
Yoder's Kitchen
Bolingbrook
Hidden Oaks Nature Center
Champaign
Prairie Fruits Farm
Chillicothe
Three Sisters Folk Art School
Eldred
Buffdale Vacation Farm
Glenview
Kohl Children's Museum
Kanakee
Bradley House
Makanda
Giant City Lodge
Naperville
Hotel Arista
Normal
Children's Discovery Museum
North Aurora
Oberweis Dairy
Wilmington
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Iowa
Decorah
Fern Hollow Cabin
Waterloo Workshop
Seed Savers Exchange
Des Moines
Iowa State Fair
Dubuque
National Mississippi River Museum
Fairfield
The Raj
Iowa City
Devotay
Moravia
Honey Creek State Park Resort
Prairie City
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
More Green Places to Visit
Ames
Reiman Gardens
Coon Rapids
Whiterock Conservancy
Dubuque
Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey
Harpers Ferry
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Hiawatha
Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center
Mason City
Park Inn Hotel
Peosta
New Melleray Abbey
Templeton
Templeton Rye
Woodward
Picket Fence Creamery
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Zingerman's
Boyne City
Lavender Hill Farm
Cross Village
Legs Inn
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Art Museum
Green Well
Millennium Park
Holland
CityFlats Hotel
Isle Royale National Park
Rock Harbor Lodge
Isle Royale Queen IV
Macinac Island
Grand Hotel
Windermere Hotel
Manistee
Douglas Valley Vineyard Estates
Petoskey
American Spoon
Thompsonville
Michigan Legacy Art Park
Traverse City
Village at Grand Traverse CCommons
Watersmeet
Sylvania Wilderness
Land O'Lakes, Wisconsin
Gateway Lodge
Watervliet
Ronora Lodge and Retreat Center
More Green Places to Visit
Ann Arbor
MiSo House
Boyne Falls
Boyne Resorts
Carleton
Calder Dairy and Farms
Dearborn
Ford Rouge Factory Tour
Glen Arbor
Cherry Republic
Grand Rapids
Meijer Sculpture Garden
Harbert
Snooty Fox
Harbor Springs
Pond Hill Farm
Muskegon
Mia and Grace Bakery and Bistro
Ontonogan
Porcupine Mountain Folk School
Rochester
Mind, Body and Spirits
St. Joseph
Curious Kids' Discovery Zone
Suttons Bay
Black Star Farms
Thompsonville
Crystal Mountain Resort
Traverse City
Moomers
The Cooks' House
Michigan Food Festivals
Minnesota
Duluth
Solglimt Lakeshore B&B
More Green Places to Visit
Great Lakes Aquarium
Northern Waters Smokehaus
Ely
International Wolf Center
North American Bear Center
Grand Marais
Angry Trout Cafe
Naniboujou Lodge
North House Folk School
Lanesboro
Commonweal Theatre Company
Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center
National Trout Learning Center
Minneapolis
Mill City Museum
Red Stag Supper Club
Casket Arts
Target Field
St. Paul
Trotter's Cafe
Montevideo
Moonstone Farm
New Ulm
Putting Green Environmental Park
Ogema
Minwanjige Cafe
Wabasha
National Eagle Center
More Green Places to Visit
Franconia
Franconia Sculpture Park
North Branch
Women's Environmental Institute
Red Wing
Hobgoblin Music
White Earth Lake
New Horizon Resort
Wisconsin
Door County
Baileys Harbor
Ridges Sanctuary
Rock Island State Park
More Green Places to Visit
Ellison Bay
The Clearing
Baileys Harbor
Blacksmith Inn B&B
Baraboo
Leopold Legacy Center
International Crane Foundation
Bayfield
Pinehurst Inn
Cashton
Growers Produce Auction
Gordon
Down to Earth Tours
Hollandale
Grandview
Outsider Art in Wisconsin
Horicon
Horicon Boat Tours
Horicon Marsh Bird Festival & Education Center
Madison
First Unitarian Society
Monona Terrace
Graze
Merchant
Underground Kitchen
Madison Children's Museum
Bean Sprouts
Middleton
Holy Wisdom Monastery
Milwaukee
Braise on the Go
Learn Great Foods
Indian Summer Festival
Oneida Harvest and Husking Bee
Lakefront Brewery
More Green Places to Visit
Great Lakes Distillery
Growing Power
Schlitz Audubon Center
Iron Horse Hotel
Nelson
The Stone Barn
Plain
Cedar Grove Cheese
Potosi
National Brewery Museum
Rhinelander
Woodwind Health Spa
Stevens Point
Becoming an Outdoors Woman
Prairie Chicken Festival
Milladore
Mead Wildlife Center
Superior
Bay Produce
Waterloo
Trek Bicycles
West Bend
Wellspring
More Green Places to Visit
Travel Green Wisconsin
Amherst
Artha Sustainability Center
Browntown
Inn Serendipity
Madison
Arbor House
New Auburn
Jack's Lake B&B
Burlington
Shrooms Kitchen
Columbus
Sassy Cow Creamery
Fond du Lac
Kelly Country Creamery
Lake Mills
Aztalan State Park
Maiden Rock
Journey Inn
Mineral Point
Wisconsin Innovation Kitchen
Woodlanders Gathering
Mountain
Spur of the Moment
Mt. Cavalry
Dandelion Festival
Racine
Fortaleza Hall
Trego
Namekagon Waters Retreat
Washburn
Tetzner Dairy Products
Westby
Hidden Springs B&B
Four More Green Cities
Indianapolis, Indiana
White River State Park
100 Acres
R Bistro
University Place Hotel
Kansas City, Missouri
Steamboat Arabia
Powell Gardens
St. Louis
City Museum
Missouri Botanical Garden
Schlafly's Bottleworks
McMurphy's Grill
City Seeds Urban Farm
Nebraska City, Nebraska
Lied Lodge
Index
Photo and Text Credits
Illinois
Chicago
Dana Hotel
Hotel Felix, Frontera Grill
Kendall College
Lurie Garden and Millennium Park
Shedd Aquarium
Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum
Architectural Artifacts
Green City Market
Bobby's Bike Hike
Green Chicago Restaurant Co-op
Collinsville
Cahokia Mounds
Effingham
Firefly Grill
Gilman
Heartland Spay
Murphysboro
Green Retreat
Rockford
Anderson Japanese Gardens
Cliffbreakers
Western Springs
Vie Restaurant
More Green Places to Visit
Arthur
Yoder's Kitchen
Bolingbrook
Hidden Oaks Nature Center
Champaign
Prairie Fruits Farm
Chillicothe
Three Sisters Folk Art School
Eldred
Buffdale Vacation Farm
Glenview
Kohl Children's Museum
Kanakee
Bradley House
Makanda
Giant City Lodge
Naperville
Hotel Arista
Normal
Children's Discovery Museum
North Aurora
Oberweis Dairy
Wilmington
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Iowa
Decorah
Fern Hollow Cabin
Waterloo Workshop
Seed Savers Exchange
Des Moines
Iowa State Fair
Dubuque
National Mississippi River Museum
Fairfield
The Raj
Iowa City
Devotay
Moravia
Honey Creek State Park Resort
Prairie City
Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge
More Green Places to Visit
Ames
Reiman Gardens
Coon Rapids
Whiterock Conservancy
Dubuque
Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey
Harpers Ferry
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Hiawatha
Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center
Mason City
Park Inn Hotel
Peosta
New Melleray Abbey
Templeton
Templeton Rye
Woodward
Picket Fence Creamery
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Zingerman's
Boyne City
Lavender Hill Farm
Cross Village
Legs Inn
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Art Museum
Green Well
Millennium Park
Holland
CityFlats Hotel
Isle Royale National Park
Rock Harbor Lodge
Isle Royale Queen IV
Macinac Island
Grand Hotel
Windermere Hotel
Manistee
Douglas Valley Vineyard Estates
Petoskey
American Spoon
Thompsonville
Michigan Legacy Art Park
Traverse City
Village at Grand Traverse CCommons
Watersmeet
Sylvania Wilderness
Land O'Lakes, Wisconsin
Gateway Lodge
Watervliet
Ronora Lodge and Retreat Center
More Green Places to Visit
Ann Arbor
MiSo House
Boyne Falls
Boyne Resorts
Carleton
Calder Dairy and Farms
Dearborn
Ford Rouge Factory Tour
Glen Arbor
Cherry Republic
Grand Rapids
Meijer Sculpture Garden
Harbert
Snooty Fox
Harbor Springs
Pond Hill Farm
Muskegon
Mia and Grace Bakery and Bistro
Ontonogan
Porcupine Mountain Folk School
Rochester
Mind, Body and Spirits
St. Joseph
Curious Kids' Discovery Zone
Suttons Bay
Black Star Farms
Thompsonville
Crystal Mountain Resort
Traverse City
Moomers
The Cooks' House
Michigan Food Festivals
Minnesota
Duluth
Solglimt Lakeshore B&B
More Green Places to Visit
Great Lakes Aquarium
Northern Waters Smokehaus
Ely
International Wolf Center
North American Bear Center
Grand Marais
Angry Trout Cafe
Naniboujou Lodge
North House Folk School
Lanesboro
Commonweal Theatre Company
Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center
National Trout Learning Center
Minneapolis
Mill City Museum
Red Stag Supper Club
Casket Arts
Target Field
St. Paul
Trotter's Cafe
Montevideo
Moonstone Farm
New Ulm
Putting Green Environmental Park
Ogema
Minwanjige Cafe
Wabasha
National Eagle Center
More Green Places to Visit
Franconia
Franconia Sculpture Park
North Branch
Women's Environmental Institute
Red Wing
Hobgoblin Music
White Earth Lake
New Horizon Resort
Wisconsin
Door County
Baileys Harbor
Ridges Sanctuary
Rock Island State Park
More Green Places to Visit
Ellison Bay
The Clearing
Baileys Harbor
Blacksmith Inn B&B
Baraboo
Leopold Legacy Center
International Crane Foundation
Bayfield
Pinehurst Inn
Cashton
Growers Produce Auction
Gordon
Down to Earth Tours
Hollandale
Grandview
Outsider Art in Wisconsin
Horicon
Horicon Boat Tours
Horicon Marsh Bird Festival & Education Center
Madison
First Unitarian Society
Monona Terrace
Graze
Merchant
Underground Kitchen
Madison Children's Museum
Bean Sprouts
Middleton
Holy Wisdom Monastery
Milwaukee
Braise on the Go
Learn Great Foods
Indian Summer Festival
Oneida Harvest and Husking Bee
Lakefront Brewery
More Green Places to Visit
Great Lakes Distillery
Growing Power
Schlitz Audubon Center
Iron Horse Hotel
Nelson
The Stone Barn
Plain
Cedar Grove Cheese
Potosi
National Brewery Museum
Rhinelander
Woodwind Health Spa
Stevens Point
Becoming an Outdoors Woman
Prairie Chicken Festival
Milladore
Mead Wildlife Center
Superior
Bay Produce
Waterloo
Trek Bicycles
West Bend
Wellspring
More Green Places to Visit
Travel Green Wisconsin
Amherst
Artha Sustainability Center
Browntown
Inn Serendipity
Madison
Arbor House
New Auburn
Jack's Lake B&B
Burlington
Shrooms Kitchen
Columbus
Sassy Cow Creamery
Fond du Lac
Kelly Country Creamery
Lake Mills
Aztalan State Park
Maiden Rock
Journey Inn
Mineral Point
Wisconsin Innovation Kitchen
Woodlanders Gathering
Mountain
Spur of the Moment
Mt. Cavalry
Dandelion Festival
Racine
Fortaleza Hall
Trego
Namekagon Waters Retreat
Washburn
Tetzner Dairy Products
Westby
Hidden Springs B&B
Four More Green Cities
Indianapolis, Indiana
White River State Park
100 Acres
R Bistro
University Place Hotel
Kansas City, Missouri
Steamboat Arabia
Powell Gardens
St. Louis
City Museum
Missouri Botanical Garden
Schlafly's Bottleworks
McMurphy's Grill
City Seeds Urban Farm
Nebraska City, Nebraska
Lied Lodge
Index
Photo and Text Credits
Descriere
This green guide to the Midwest states offers travelers fun and innovative places to visit—all with an environmentally conscious approach. Restaurants, lodging, festivals, parks, tours, farms, museums, nature centers, factories, shops, wilderness areas, retreats, and more are included in this guide, from the National Mississippi River Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa, to the Heartland Spa (in a former dairy barn!) in Gilman, Illinois. Intrepid traveler Mary Bergin covers Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, plus a few cool places to visit in Indianapolis, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Nebraska City.