Ashlea Halpern

101 must-do activities, gotta-try foods, and need-to-see marvels that make Minnesota the state that it is

Peak season in berry country is short and sweet

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Midwest majesty is alive in Mason City, Iowa

This riverside city of Wisconsin has one of the country's finest music programs—and it shows

The best family vacation is the one that doesn't put an undue burden on exhausted parents—and that's exactly what Wisconsin's Sand Valley delivers

Minnesota's Otter Tail County is home to 1,048 lakes—more than any other county in America—and the bragging rights don't stop there

Here's your next excuse to visit the southern shores of Lake Superior: serenity

If you didn’t think a trip to the grocery store could be the pinnacle of a vacation, you’ve never been to Vernon County

The event is a rare peek into the private lives of Minnesotans—as well as bargain hunters buying their castoffs

Visit North Dakota’s bucolic Rendezvous Region, just south of the Canadian border