Lifestyle
Midwest Living
GREEN CARPET AFFAIR
MANY HOMEOWNERS VIEW MOSS AS A PESKY NUISANCE, BUT ONE RETIRED PROFESSOR IN WISCONSIN HAS MADE IT HIS MUSE.
3 min |
Summer 2025
Midwest Living
WATER WAYS
WHAT FLOATS YOUR BOAT? YOU CAN DECIDE AT THESE BELOVED WATER SHOWS MAKING A SPLASH THIS SUMMER.
2 min |
Summer 2025
Midwest Living
THE ends OF THE earth
IN THE NORTHERNMOST PART OF MICHIGAN, THE RUGGED KEWEENAW PENINSULA DRAWS ONLY THE MOST INTENTIONAL OF TRAVELERS.
7 min |
Summer 2025
Midwest Living
COOL MOVE
SCHOOL'S OUT, SUMMER'S IN. THE SEASON IS RIPE FOR FREE-RANGE KIDS, ICY FRUIT POPS, AND—SIGH—CHANGE.
3 min |
Summer 2025
Midwest Living
STEM STUDIES
THROUGH HER PAPER FLOWER COMPANY, UNWILTED, ARTIST LIZ CARTER HAS CULTIVATED A GARDEN THAT'S ALWAYS IN BLOOM.
3 min |
Summer 2025
Midwest Living
THE BUZZ
HOT OFF THE MINDS OF MIDWEST TRAVEL WRITERS: A FRESH LOOK AT WHERE TO EAT, DRINK, PLAY AND STAY AROUND THE REGION.
3 min |
Summer 2025
Midwest Living
ROOF PARTY
WITH MORE THAN 100 CONTAINERS THRIVING ATOP HER CHICAGO TOWNHOUSE, BETHANY BEY KNOWS ALL ABOUT GROWING UP.
2 min |
Summer 2025
Midwest Living
SHORE BETS
DIVE INTO SUMMER WITH THESE MIDWEST-SOURCED ESSENTIALS FOR FUN IN THE SUN.
1 min |
Summer 2025
Midwest Living
once more to the lake
A RETIRED CHICAGO COUPLE TRANSFORMED THEIR DATED MICHIGAN LAKE HOUSE INTO A MODERN HAVEN FOR A VIBRANT SECOND ACT.
3 min |
Summer 2025
Midwest Living
ALWAYS ON
SPEND A LIVELY SUMMER WEEKEND IN FARGO, THE NORTH DAKOTA CITY THAT JUST KEEPS GETTING COOLER.
3 min |
Summer 2025
Midwest Living
GOOD TIMES IN THE GROVE
MIXOLOGIST MEREDITH BARRY KNEW THE PERFECT HOME FOR HER COCKTAIL BAR WOULD BE THE GROVE, ST. LOUIS' ARTSY, INCLUSIVE ENCLAVE.
1 min |
Summer 2025
Midwest Living
BOTTOMS UP
HOP AMONG EIGHT BREWERIES ALONG MALT ROW, CHICAGO'S CRAFT BEER HUB, WHERE EVERY TAPROOM OFFERS A NEW EXPERIENCE AND FLAVOR.
3 min |
Summer 2025
Midwest Living
IN GOOD HANDS
PORCH AND PATIO SEASON PRACTICALLY DEMANDS UTENSIL-FREE MEALS. LAY OUT A STACK OF NAPKINS AND GRAB ONE OF THESE HANDHELDS.
2 min |
Summer 2025
Midwest Living
MAJOR KEY
HUNDREDS OF SMALL ISLANDS TRAIL LIKE STEPPING STONES OFF OF FLORIDA INTO THE GULF OF MEXICOAND THE PATH LEADS TO KEY WEST.
5 min |
Winter 2024
Midwest Living
cream of the crop
IN A TINY TOWN OUTSIDE MADISON, WISCONSIN, A CENTURY-OLD CREAMERY HAS BEEN REVIVED AS A BOUTIQUE HOTEL AND CULINARY DESTINATION. FOR VISITORS TO PAOLI, SEVEN ACRE DAIRY COMPANY ANCHORS A SWEET WEEKEND GETAWAY. FOR SMALL DAIRY PRODUCERS, IT'S RESHAPING THE FUTURE.
5 min |
Winter 2024
Midwest Living
HOME BAKED
ON A TREE-LINED RESIDENTIAL STREET IN DES MOINES, A BAKERY DREAM HAS COME WRAPPED IN LOVE, UNEXPECTEDLY TRUE COMMUNITY AND ALL-BUTTER PASTRY.
1 min |
Winter 2024
Midwest Living
POST MODERN
AN INDIANA DIY'ER STUMBLES INTO SOCIAL MEDIA STARDOM BY SHARING HER HOME'S EVER-CHANGING STYLE.
2 min |
Winter 2024
Midwest Living
POUR ME A DOUBLE
COFFEE BY DAY, COCKTAILS BY NIGHTTHESE HYBRID CAFES OPEN EARLY FOR CAFFEINE FIXES AND STAY UP LATE FOR LIBATIONS.
2 min |
Winter 2024
Midwest Living
HOT IN HERE
THE UPPER MIDWEST (AND ESPECIALLY MINNEAPOLIS) IS FIRED UP OVER SAUNA CULTURE. HERE ARE 10 WAYS AND PLACES TO GET YOUR STEAM ON.
4 min |
Winter 2024
Midwest Living
SHOP THE BLOCK
FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS, ST. LOUIS' ANNUAL PRINT BAZAAR HAS TURNED CHEROKEE STREET INTO A BUSTLING, MAGICAL MILE OF ART AND HOLIDAY CHEERTHE PERFECT KICKOFF TO A WEEKEND EXPLORING THE LOU.
4 min |
Winter 2024
Midwest Living
EASY SQUEEZY
THIS LITTLE LEMON LOAF HAS A SOFT TEXTURE AND A PUCKERY, BUTTERY GLAZE THE PERFECT AFTERNOON BAKE FOR A SNOW DAY.
2 min |
Winter 2024
Midwest Living
WINTER RESET
THESE WARMING, SPICE-FORWARD MEALS PROVIDE A HEALTHFUL RESPITE AMONG (OR AFTER) ALL THE HOLIDAY INDULGENCES.
2 min |
Winter 2024
Midwest Living
DARK ARTS
WITH HER DRAMATIC COLOR CHOICE AND SECONDHAND TREASURES, INTERIOR DECORATOR RUTHIE JACKSON BRINGS THE MOOD WHEN HOSTING FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND BEYOND.
1 min |
Winter 2024
Midwest Living
At Long Last - At sunny meadows flower farm in Columbus, Ohio, the same cutting beds that feed summer's fresh bouquets also provide bunches of everlastings for use in dried arrangements
At sunny meadows flower farm in Columbus, Ohio, the same cutting beds that feed summer's fresh bouquets also provide bunches of everlastings for use in dried arrangements and wreaths-both their own creations and yours. color us inspired.
2 min |
Fall 2024
Midwest Living
NATURAL FIT
WITH LANDSCAPES NEAR AND FAR AS THEIR GUIDE, A MINNEAPOLIS COUPLE BUILT A NEW HOME THAT COMPLEMENTS ITS ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD AND SOFTENS THE LINE BETWEEN INDOORS AND OUT.
3 min |
Fall 2024
Midwest Living
COLOR SHOW
FALL IS A BIT LIKE THE HOLIDAYS, WITH SPECTACULAR DISPLAYS OF COLOR AND LIGHT EVERYWHERE-EXCEPT NATURE DOES THE DECORATING. TREAT YOURSELF TO THE SEASON'S SIGHTS AND SOUNDS ON A VISIT TO ONE OF THESE DAZZLING PARKS.
2 min |
Fall 2024
Midwest Living
IT'S CHILI TIME
AT A TAILGATE, A CAMPOUT OR JUST BECAUSE IT'S FALL, NOTHING HITS LIKE CHILI. AND FEW MEALS STOKE MORE REGIONAL PRIDE AND DEBATE. (TEXANS, WE SEE YOU. WE RESPECT YOU. BUT WE LIKE BEANS.) SO WE'RE GIVING YOU FIVE NEW CHILI RECIPES INCLUDING ONE FOR LEGIT CINCINNATI CHILI-PLUS CHEESY SCALLION CORNBREAD AND AN ODE TO CINNAMON ROLLS. (DON'T ASK. JUST READ ON.)
2 min |
Fall 2024
Midwest Living
The GREAT ESCAPES
IN WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA, HISTORIC LAKESIDE RESORTS KEEP ALIVE A CENTURY OF TRADITION. GENERATION AFTER GENERATION, THEY HAVE YET TO GO OUT OF STYLE.
5 min |
Fall 2024
Midwest Living
TWO FOR ONE
PLAN A FALL WEEKEND TO BENTON HARBOR AND ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN, AND YOU'LL HAVE DOUBLE THE FUN.
3 min |
Fall 2024
Midwest Living
DAY OF THE DEAD
DURING DÍA DE MUERTOS (NOVEMBER 1-2), TRADITION HOLDS THAT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SPIRIT AND LIVING WORLDS WEAKENS, ALLOWING A REUNION WITH PASSED LOVED ONES. HERE ARE SIX PLACES TO CELEBRATE.
2 min |