Originally Posted by
djp98374
Wisconsin Dells area are also about 3 hrs away.
skip skip skip the Dells, no adult should be there "for leisure" unless they have kids, especially during hellish high season. I was just in the Dells for a conference and it gives me the creeps as it is crappy over-commercialized kitsch, like Kissimmee FL.
Originally Posted by
ords
Beer guy?
two Wisconsin breweries I like:
http://tyranena.com/ &
www.osobrewing.com
Here is a large list of Wisconsin breweries:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin_breweries
Originally Posted by
PlateMan
... hiking...
two "nearby" Chicago hiking options:
Starved Rock State Park (Utica IL):
http://www.starvedrockstatepark.org
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore:
www.nps.gov/indu/planyourvisit/hiking.htm
the benefit of the latter park is one can go swimming in refreshing Lake Michigan then catch the beautiful sunset on soft sand beaches. Also a delicious pizza place nearby the park:
www.stop50woodfiredpizzeria.com
The beaches of the Great Lakes are sooooooo underrated/overlooked but well worth a stroll/dip/picnic or to catch a sunrise/sunset.