Celebrating Door County's Wild Places

Celebrating Door County's Wild Places
Author: Frances Burton
Publisher: Trails Books
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2001
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9781879483729

The beauty of Door County, Wisconsin's wild places are captured in 94 paintings by 70 different artists. Artists talk about their inspirations and Paul Regnier, naturalist and director of The Ridges Sanctuary, offers an insightful essay on the natural features depicted. A keepsake volume for those who love Door County.

Wisconsin Wild Foods

Wisconsin Wild Foods
Author: John Motoviloff
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2005
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9781931599597

"Eating wildfoods is an act of union, of communion, with the earth. Passing from nature's hands to your own, wildfoods are the freshest, purest, and healthiest form of sustenance around." That spirit resounds through this celebration of Wisconsin fish and game cookery. From Camp-Style Trout to Door County Duck with Cherries, from Rabbit Cacciatore to Eastern European specialties like bigos and halushki, John Motoviloff presents enticing recipes for everything in your creel or game bag. Experience the adventure of Wisconsin Wildfoods! Book jacket.

Before They Were the Packers

Before They Were the Packers
Author: Denis J. Gullickson
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2004
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781931599443

Can't get enough of the Packers? Discover a unique and fascinating historical survey of Green Bay's early town football teams. Colorful accounts of individual team members, descriptions of significant games, fan and community reactions, and snippets of actual newspaper stories will take you on the a journey from 1895 to the day in 1921 when the Packers became founding members of the National Football League. Included are photographs of Green Bay town teams and some of their earliest opponents.

Great Wisconsin Romantic Weekends

Great Wisconsin Romantic Weekends
Author: Christine Des Garennes
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2004
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781931599375

Do you want to escape from everyday life's fast pace and spend a romantic weekend with your sweetheart? Author Christine des Garennes reveals the secret places to kindle your romance. Discover 21 very special 3-day itineraries from exclusive, adults-only resorts to hard to find hideaways. Be pampered with double-whirlpool bathtubs and glowing fireplaces, restaurants with great wine lists and soft candlelight, intimate carriage rides, hot air balloons and more.

The Great Wisconsin Touring Book

The Great Wisconsin Touring Book
Author: Gary G. Knowles
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2006
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781931599672

Road trip through Wisconsin, stopping along the way to admire the spectacular view or visit a historical site. The guide features a special insert of color photos, along with detailed maps and descriptions of some of the most scenic roads in the Badger State.

Paddling Iowa

Paddling Iowa
Author: Nate Hoogeveen
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2006-07
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781931599702

Newly revised guide to the best paddling trips in Iowa, contains trip ideas, and environmental, geological, and historic points of interest.

Iowa Underground

Iowa Underground
Author: Greg A. Brick
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2004
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781931599399

Take a mysterious and fascinating tour through Iowa's underground treasures. This guide will reveal the state's subterranean attractions including show and wild caves, springs, mining sites and other geological and man-made sites. If you are a sport caver, a scientist, or curious tourist, this guide will give you all you need to know to begin exploring Iowa's underground world. IN THIS BOOK YOU'LL FIND - Detailed directions with helpful tips and precautions. - Descriptions of various lead- and coal-mining museums. - Fun stories and legends, including cave fairies, trolls, and ghost towns. - Additional information about Iowa's coal-mining past. - Facts about underground biological life. "A uniquely written perspective on the underground wonders of Iowa, by a premier Midwest cave historian." --Gary K. Soule, Speleo Historian and Trustee, American Spelean History Association

North Woods Cottage Cookbook

North Woods Cottage Cookbook
Author: Jerry Minnich
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2005
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9781931599559

"North Woods Cottage Cookbook" by Jerry Minnich will give you more than 180 recipes that will make your cottage cooking easy and tasty.

Great Midwest Country Escapes

Great Midwest Country Escapes
Author: Nina Gadomski
Publisher: Big Earth Publishing
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2005
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781931599528

Visit farms that bring you back to simpler times, sample home-cooked foods, tour museums and mansions that reveal how people lived more than a hundred years ago with this guide to 45 tours in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. Discover the beauty of the Dairy State, explore the roots of Minnesota's Scandinavian heritage, savor fantastic flavors of the Hawkeye State's specialty markets, visit a bison or Ilama ranch in the Prairie State, experience Hoosier hospitality, and satisfy your sweet tooth at Michigan's cherry orchards and sugar farms.