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Books, Maps and Other
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On this page you will find a selection of books, maps, magazines and other interesting travel resources that Jim personally likes and recommends. If you have recommendations of items that should be added to this list, just let him know. mailto:jimbruner@gettingaway.com
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| Mobil Travel Guide 2001 Great Lakes : Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin - The Mobile Travel Guides 2001 are the perfect travel planner no matter where in America you want to go. Revised and updated, these comprehensive, exhaustively researched guides provide travelers with reliable advice on finding good values, quality service, and the distinctive attractions that give a destination its character. I have been using these guides for years and have always found them to be very informative. I never travel anywhere in the United States without a Mobil Guide. Jim |
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| Great Family Vacations Midwest & Rocky Mountain States (Includes Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Alberta, Canada) - Inside this guide you will find twenty-five complete vacations loaded with enough activities to keep every member of your family happy for weeks. Whether you're looking for museums and historic sites, thrill-a-minute amusement parks, animal attractions, natural wonders and the great outdoors, sporting events, or a healthy dose of all of the above, here's everything you need to make your next family vacation a great family vacation. This guide includes hundreds of exciting things to see and do, valuable family-travel tips, family-friendly places to lodge and dine, personally recommended side trips, important local sources of information and handy travel directions. |
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| Great Lakes : Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota (National Geographic's Driving Guides to America) - |
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Great Lakes 88 Great Vacations - Great vacation ideas in the areas surrounding the Great Lakes. Want to visit the Great Lakes area but are unsure of what to do? Check out this book for some ideas.
| Cross-Country Ski Vacations: A Guide to the Best Resorts, Lodges, and Groomed Trails in North America - Looking for a cozy B&B in which to hide out and make a few leisurely cross-country tours? In search of a fine resort with an extensive trail system and ski school for the kids? This guide to making the most of your cross-country skiing vacation includes all the specifics you'll need to make an informed decision when choosing destination resorts and lodges. Besides the basics--items such as street and e-mail addresses, and phone numbers--the book includes descriptions of accommodations and restaurants, rates, payment options (namely, whether credit cards are accepted), the nearest airport and hospital, entertainment choices, children's activities, and, of course, trail conditions. |
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Lonely Planet Great Lakes:
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and the Ontario
Shore - The Great
Lakes is a surprising United States region, even for those who live there.
Non-natives often have a skewed vision of this diverse land, thinking that
it’s merely a boundless cornfield punctuated by the occasional rusting
factory. Actually, the Great Lakes is a diverse region filled with an
array of activities sure to impress any visitor – in, on or off the
water. Whether you wish to explore the vast national parks, visit a
cosmopolitan city, canoe, go shipwreck diving or gamble, "Great
Lakes" will guide you through each state. It also includes sections
on the Ontario Shore, Upper Peninsula, Lake Huron Shore and the Thumb Area. • special sections on 11 scenic drives• tips on treating yourself to five-star feasts, Cincinnati chili and UP pasties• advice on hostels, hotels, B&B’s and the best places to pitch a tent• coverage of parks from Isle Royale to Pictured Rocks to Hocking Hills• 70 detailed maps |
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| Great Wisconsin Restaurants : 101 Fabulous Choices by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's Restaurant Critic - Begin your journey in Bayfield with chilled lake trout served on a bed of fresh greens. Move on to Boulder Junction for an exquisitely prepared Beef Wellington. Conclude your culinary adventure in Milwaukee with a melt-in-your-mouth chocolate mousse. Dennis Getto serves up 101 Wisconsin restaurants where you'll be sure to enjoy excellent cuisine plus a whole lot more. |
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| Fodor's Road Guide USA : Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin - |
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| County Parks of Wisconsin : 600 Parks You Can Visit Featuring 25 Favorites - This comprehensive and definitive guide to Wisconsin county parks has been revised and thoroughly updated. The new edition includes the latest information on facilities at 600 county parks throughout the state. Like the very popular first edition, the book will help travelers find cascading waterfalls, delicate wildflowers, breathtaking vistas, and crystal-clear lakes -- the treasures that Wisconsin's county parks offer |
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| Walking Trails of Southern Wisconsin - Bob Crawford's Walking Trails Of Southern Wisconsin includes walking trails in 17 southern Wisconsin counties. This popular and practical guide offers new maps for Lafayette and Vernon counties, plus additional trail maps for Black Hawk (in the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway), Wildcat Mountain State Park, and Blackhawk Lake Recreational Area. More than 150 trails at more than sixty locations are showcased and include forest, shoreline, glacial formation, and Native American earthwork based walks. With its handy, pocket-sized format, Walking Trails Of Southern Wisconsin details routes and terrain (including geographical, biological, and historical features of interest); regulations and rules regarding hours, dogs, trail bikes, cross-country skiing, and other activities; information about restrooms, drinking water, nature centers, and other site facilities; and descriptions assessing degree of difficulty (slope, width, maintenance, etc.). Also very highly recommended is Bob Crawford's "user friendly" companion guide, Walking Trails Of Eastern And Central Wisconsin. |
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Wisconsin Birds : A Seasonal and Geographical Guide - This book is an ideal companion to a field guide to Eastern birds. Primarily designed as a reference guide it contains a wealth of information on the likelihood of finding a particular species by county and time of year in Wisconsin. Based on at least 15 years of birding reports, the book is organized in standard order of species with one bird species per page. Each page contains the probability of spotting the species somewhere in the state in a given year, a map of the frequency of reports by county, a chart of the reporting frequency by week for the year, and a trend line by year of the total relative number of reports.
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Wisconsin, Michigan and the Great
Lakes: Regional Map & Travel Planner - Check out this travel
planner when you are planning your next vacation or getaway in the Great
Lakes area - especially in Michigan or Wisconsin. |
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| Milwaukee, WI Street Atlas - Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin is a full color, conveniently sized Street Atlas. Maps found with this atlas include Bayside, Brookfield, Brown Deer, Cudahy, Elm Grove, Fox Point, Franklin, Glendale, Greendale, Greenfield, Hales Corners, Menomonee Falls, Muskego, New Berlin, Oak Creek, River Hills, St. Francis, Shorewood, South Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, West Allis, West Milwaukee, and Whitefish Bay. The atlas contains two Key map showing the relative position of its 27 maps. The Milwaukee Street Index begins with the streets, map grids, and, map numbers. Indexing continues with a Milwaukee Points of Interest Index. This includes airports, cemeteries, golf courses, parks, and miscellaneous points of interest. This is followed by a Milwaukee School Index and a southeastern Wisconsin City and Village Index. Bicycle trails, county snowmobile trails, various boundaries, and travel route symbols and color codes are all included in the atlas. |
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National Geographic Wisconsin: Seamless Usgs Topographic Maps
Wisconsin Atlas and Gazetteer
- Rely on the Wisconsin Atlas & Gazetteer for the utmost in trip planning
and backcountry access. Contains topographic maps with unbeatable detail, plus
gazetteer information on great places to go and things to do. Scale equals
1:150,000 or 1"=2.4 miles. Contour Interval is 30 meters (approximately 98
feet). Each page covers 25 miles x 34.5 miles and includes GPS Grids & tick
marks, and Place names. Also included on the maps are range and township grids.
81 pages of maps, 104 pages in all. Gazetteer categories include Amusements, Art
museums, Science centers, Bicycle routes, Boat launch sites, Campgrounds, Canoe
trips, Ferries, Boat trips, Fishing, Fishing Hot Spots®, Hiking, Historic
sites, Museums, Hunting, Lighthouses, Parks, Forests, Scenic drives, Unique
natural features, Waterfalls, Wildlife, and Wisconsin product tours.
Rand McNally Wisconsin : State Map
| Rand McNally Madison, Wi Easyfinder Plus - Great map and references for the city of Madison. Purchase The Insiders' Guide to Madison, WI--3rd Edition at the same time and save. The Insiders' Guide(r) to Madison is a 417-page exploration of all that is available in this renaissance city. More than 25 chapters include History, Restaurants, Getting Around, Brewpubs, Winebars and Cigar Bars, The Literary Scene, Daytrips, Accommodations and Festivals and Annual Events. Additional chapter providing relocation and newcomer information are also included. |
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Rand McNally Easyfinder Waukesha
Rand McNally Easyfinder
Madison
Rand McNally
Milwaukee Metro-Southeastern Wisconsin City Map (Folded-Map Series)
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The Rand McNally Store features maps and navigational accessories |
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Posters and Framed Art for Wisconsin
| One of the things I really enjoy is watching
a movie that takes place somewhere I have traveled. It is really neat to
watch a movie and be able to say, "I ate in that restaurant," or "I walked
down that street."
Netflix |
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