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• This weekend
  There's plenty of time to paint the town green.
• Best bets for the weekend
  Treat yourself to chocolate while waiting for spring.
• Time to toast St. Pat
  For a day, everyone gets to be Irish.
• Blazing a trail
  Like to hike? Then help out your favorite places.
• Without reservation
  If there's a big festival in your future, stake out space as soon as possible.
• Road Trip/Spring wildflowers
  In bluff country, see thousands of lovely blooms in one day.
• Snap up copy of new biking guide
  In Wisconsin, new trails await bicycle tourists.
• Going with the dogs
  Pets not only are welcome in some places, they get their own festivals.
• Win a getaway to Duluth
  Just guess when the first saltie will arrive.
• Friend us on Facebook
  Watch for cool events and new picture galleries.
• Culinary getaways
  On artisan farms, help pick your own dinner, then dine alfresco.
• The mushrooms are coming
  In May, the search is on for the wily morel.
• A room in the Zona Romantica
  In a Puerto Vallarta neighborhood, a B&B fosters friendships.
• Guest List/Andrew Slade's Top 5 North Shore campgrounds
  Guest list.

Next weekend

There's plenty of time to paint the town green.

St. Patrick's Day Parade and Irish Fest in New London, Wis. This town west of Appleton becomes "New Dublin'' for the week, with festivities that include a big Grand Parade at 1 p.m. Saturday, followed with Irish music, food and marketplace under a heated big-top tent. March 15-20.

St. Patrick's Day Festival in Emmetsburg, Iowa. In northwest Iowa, this is the state's Irish capital, and it celebrates with many festivities, including a parade at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. March 17-21.

St. Patrick's Day Parade in Stockholm, Wis. This Swedish village on Lake Pepin is reviving an old tradition and also celebrating the start of the spring shopping season. March 20.

Soar With Eagles in Wabasha, Minn. The National Eagle Center is sponsoring birding field trips, an eagle-calling contest, live-bird programs and a homing-pigeon release. March 20-21.

Last updated on March 11, 2010