Northwoods

  • A sunset over a lake with trees in the background.

    Northwoods Nostalgia

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    Special People in a Special Place I made it my goal this year to work hard enough to be able to spend even more time at the lake. I succeeded in reaching my goal and have been lucky to spend a lot of the Summer in the place I love the most. I was back in the NorthWoods for an extended stay in May, June and July, and this time there was A LOT less snow on the ground. Summer has arrived in the Northwoods and I have been loving my time there. As you may or may not recall,…

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  • How To Make The Best Grilled Cheese

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    The Best of a Best Thing A grilled cheese seems pretty simple to make. That being said, I’ve sampled a lot of them and have had some pretty bad ones. And yet, to make a perfect one isn’t hard, you just need some good quality ingredients. There will be a…

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  • How to Make Affordable Sushi At Home

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    Sushi Bowl Bonanza For the last ten days I have been exploring the food scene of the Northwoods of Wisconsin and the Western U.P. of Michigan. It has been a wonderfully delicious adventure filled with many culinary delights… except for one: Sushi We’ve come a long way from the days…

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  • All The Northwoods Feels

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    Good Memories Abound While I have been coming to the Northwoods for only the last 7 years or so, the bulk of my visits are in the warm weather months from Memorial Day to Thanksgiving. Two years ago I started to try to make it a tradition to come up…

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  • Tipsy’s Tour of Five Wisconsin Bloody Mary Hot Spots.

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    Just Enough Spice The Bloody Mary is a weekend staple for The Tipsy Housewife, especially when I am up visiting the North Woods. Typically, Original Tipsy and I make it a point to escape the men on a Saturday, and enjoy one or maybe even two Bloody’s at our favorite…

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  • “A Waitress Named Diane,” AKA, The Old Fashioned Bar Crawl

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    Travel Wisconsin ran a commercial a few years back about the Wisconsin Supper Club and The Old Fashioned Cocktail. In the commercial it teaches that an Old Fashioned is served in a ten ounce glass with a maraschino cherry and an orange slice but that a REAL Old Fashioned must…

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