Red Nose (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Last Sunday, after the Clown College reunion was over, we took a short trip north to the Wisconsin Dells, a famed tourist destination in south-central Wisconsin.Oh. My. God.I hear from a reliable source that Branson, Missouri, out-tackys Wisconsin Dells, but...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 09/23/2008
This ain't the Dells. A pair of aquatic-themed films currently playing at the Landmark Century use water not only as a symbol but also as a character in their stories. Chris Smith is best known for his documentary American Movie , which traced the travails of making a low-budget horror movie in Wisconsin. His new film, The Pool takes place in Goa, India . Venkatesh is a young man who splits his time...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
By Jacky Runice There was a small resort in the Dells that we adored because it was comfortably old-fashioned, the kind of place that displayed black-and-white photos of previous generations in odd hairdos romping in the same pool we enjoyed.
Fark.com (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Certain things arent necessarily "blurred" out it is a simple matter of the composite of diferent images Google uses to build google earth and google maps. For example San Francisco will have a better resolution than the dells in wisconsin. Someone may have already said this but I really wanted to tout my knowledge of imagery and it's uses in the modern world. Oh and yes there are things that are "blurred"...
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Michael Dell, CEO of Dell Inc., bought about $100 million of the computer maker's stock last week, his second such buying spree in the past three months. Shares in the world's second-largest maker of personal computers are trading near their 52-week low. Dell...
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
If summer is the reward for enduring Wisconsin winters, autumn is the bonus panel. Something about the season calls for a drive. Once the leaves start to turn, a trip down almost any Wisconsin road becomes a special treat.
jkOnTheRun (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
I'm thinking that Dell didn't go with a solid state drive module that's soldered on the motherboard of the Inspiron Mini 9. Actually, that was my first thought when I heard you could configure your netbook for 4-, 8-, or 16-GB of SSD capacity. It's far less expensive to have...
Dad29 (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
An emailer reports as follows: The NYJets have decided they do not want Favre and returned him to the Packers yesterday. Ted Thompson immediately traded Favre to the Chicago Bears. In return, Chicago has given back Egg Harbor, the Dells, Rhinelander, and the left lane of all Wisconsin interstates PLUS Hy. 41. Additional details at 10:00 PM.
Maitri's VatulBlog (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Breaking news! “Jets decide against Brett Favre; Green Bay takes him back and trades him to Chicago. In a sudden turn of events, the Green Bay Packers have traded Brett Favre to Chicago. In return, Chicago is giving us Door County, Lake Geneva, The Dells, Minoqua and the left lane of the Interstate back.” Sorry, thought [...]
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 08/13/2008
In a summertime when the livin' ain't easy for many Wisconsin tourism destinations, the Milwaukee Brewers' promising season and Harley-Davidson Inc.'s new museum are attracting vacationers to local hotels despite the difficult economy.
JSOnline (Free subscription) | 08/06/2008
Four summers ago, Garrett Weber-Gale was running around at a water park in Wisconsin Dells, trying to wash away the disappointment of a seventh-place finish in the 100-meter freestyle race at the Olympic swim trials.
Badger Blog Alliance (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
… now we’ll have Winter year-round, too . Developers to build sports resort A proposed resort for Wisconsin Dells will offer year-round skiing as well as indoor and outdoor waterparks, restaurants, a BMX/skateboard facility, retail stores, a spa, a convention center, an arcade and a condominium hotel. Joshua Schultz of dRMR Development, LLC, Lake Mills, joined by an attorney and engineer, presented...
The Kool Aid Report (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
Just spent the last few days in the Dells. Since this was a family vacation, most of the time was spent at various water parks dodging chubby, hairy men with pornstaches from Chicago shooting out of large plastic tubes while trying not to look at chubby, leathery tramp-stamped women from Chicago crammed into swimsuits that were several sizes too small. Of course, Moonchild was a madman on the
RandBall (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008
Last month, we left Minnesota with five new road trip CDs, a Gatorade and some beef jerky. Eight and a half hours and a huge chunk of closed I-94 later, we arrived in Madison. Only once before had it taken us that long to get to Madison, and that was because of a swig at [...]
Overheard in the Office (Free subscription) | 07/15/2008
Male coworker : The last place I danced was at a strip club! Female coworker : I didn't think there was a place to dance at a strip club except that one little stage, and I didn't think they let boys up there. Male coworker : Well, somehow I ended up there... They won't let me in the Dells anymore! Female coworker : Why not? Male coworker : I had my face in places it shouldn't have been. Madison,...
