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Tips For Avoiding Deer–Part One

In an effort to get to the post office as quickly as possible on Saturday (they close early on Saturdays) I decided to travel via the interstate rather than my normal route through town. In doing so I passed the remains of three dead deer on a five-mile stretch of highway. “UGH!” I thought. “It’s that time of year again.” And so it is. The period (at least in our state) weeks prior to the opening of gun deer season when displaced deer flee from their natural habitats and plague drivers with the fear that a collision is imminent. (Did … Continue reading →

Travel Tidbits: “Dear Me” and Deer Me

“DEAR ME” That’s a phrase hotel staff at The Palmer House in Chicago are bound to hear a few more times in the coming months. The legendary property is offering a jaw dropping deal to some of its oldest guests. The promotion really is astounding—–it is applicable to any guest who visited the property more than 50 years ago. Under the program, any guest who can provide an original receipt from his or her stay will be given the same room at the price they paid more than a half-century ago. And if you think that the hotel hasn’t had … Continue reading →

Deer Hunter’s Widows Travel Deals

When I first moved to Wisconsin more than a decade ago I had no idea what a major impact deer-hunting season had on the state’s economy. Frankly, aside from the obvious self-explanatory definition, I had no idea what the heck deer-hunting season was all about. Boy, was I in for a shocker when the season rolled around and as a rookie television reporter I was sent out to cover story, after story, after story on every conceivable deer hunting angle that existed. It was only then that I learned what a “deer hunter’s widow” was. Similar to a “golf widow” … Continue reading →