http://www.midwestweekends.comen-us2008-11-20T14:59:46-06:00http://www.midwestweekends.com/plan_a_trip/regions/chicago/chicago_architecture.htmlThe city is best known for humongous buildings — the Sears Tower, Hancock Center, Aon Building. But clustered around their knees are others that attract tourists from all over the world, buildings with so much flair it’s tempting to give them personalities.

]]>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0600http://www.midwestweekends.com/plan_a_trip/arts_culture/art_architecture/grand_marais_minnesota_arts.htmlA hundred years ago, Grand Marais was a wind-buffeted outpost at the tip of the North Shore, stomping grounds of trappers, loggers and fishermen. The dirt road connecting the village to Duluth often was impassable, and winter provisions had to be brought in by steamer before Lake Superior iced over.

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