Acorn Guide To Northwest Wisconsin

Author of Wisconsin's Outdoor Treasures, Bewer leads the reader to the best inland sailing and sea kayaking, canoeing, hiking, camping, horseback riding and places of solitude in Northwest Wisconsin.

Explore Door County, Wisconsin, a favorite vacation destination. This guide will help you get the most out of your visit to this enchanting meeting of land and water.

Award-winning travel writer Don Davenport covers the area from the Wisconsin line to Route 1-80, and from DeKalb to the Mississippi River. You'll find historic Galena, pleasures of the Great River Road, surprising Rockford, charming Bishop Hill, and all the joys of small-town America. For an exciting daytrip or a relaxing weekend, count on this book as your best guide to Northwest Illinois.

The Northwest Wisconsin region, also known as "Indianhead County" (because of the outline made by its western border), is in Wisconsin. Wisconsin is in the Central Time Zone, as are all neighboring states except Michigan, which is in the Eastern Time Zone (with the exception of a small portion of the Upper Peninsula, which is also in the central time zone). To do: - Family fun. - Outdoor recreation. - Agritourism. - Fairs. Wink Travel Guides introduce you to the best world travel destinations, in a clear and concise way, illustrated by photos.

Newly updated for 2016, the Northwest Wisconsin Northern Region Fishing Map Guide is a thorough, easy-to-use collection of detailed contour lake maps, fish stocking and survey data, and the best fishing spots and tips from area experts. Fishing maps, detailed area road maps and exhaustive fishing information are provided in this handy eBook. Hayward, Spooner, Minong, Ashland, Bayfield and other popular Northwest Wisconsin fishing destinations are covered. The Chippewa Flowage, Lac Court Oreilles, Grindstone, Namekagon and Chequamegon Bay are among more than 195 lake maps included. Plus, you’ll find coverage for the Bois Brule, St. Croix and Namekagon Rivers, to name a few. The book covers Bayfield, Douglas, Sawyer and Washburn Counties. Whether you’re fishing the Chippewa Flowage for giant muskies, Lake Namekagon for walleyes or Chequamegon Bay for world-class smallies, you'll find all the information you need to enjoy a successful day out on the water on one of the area's many excellent fisheries. Know your waters. Catch more fish with the Northwest Wisconsin Northern Region Fishing Map Guide.

For the traveler seeking to find the spirit--however he or she chooses to define that term--Minnesota is blessed with a large number of sacred sites, many of which are unique. This book profiles approximately 350 sites, including retreat centers, churches, temples, cemeteries, and effigy mounds. Learn about each site's history, uniqueness, aesthetic beauty, and awe. Specific location and contact information is also included.

Take time out from life's fast pace to reflect or pray at one of more than 400 sites around Wisconsin that are noted places of worship and pilgrimage. Included are churches, temples, synagogues, cemeteries, effigy mounds, and more. Learn about each site's history, what makes it sacred, and why it is worth a visit.

For many people, Iowa is a series of rest stops, gas stops, and places to grab some food as they travel the interstate highways that cross the state. However, if one leaves the major routes and takes to the back roads, there's a lot more to this state than what's seen near the interstate exits. This guidebook has 27 auto tours encompassing urban and rural areas--back roads and byways, well-known and little-known places, the famous and the infamous, rivers big and small, great lakes and rare ponds, prairie and forests, plains and hills, old settlements, and brand new communities.