Mary Bergin

Mary Bergin

A freelance travel/food writer in Madison, Mary has won three Lowell Thomas awards, the highest achievement in travel journalism. Her Wisconsin Supper Club Cookbook (Globe Pequot Press) is in its eighth printing.

Our Wisconsin In a sign of the times, the statue of legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi has been masked up since early in the coronavirus pandemic.
Our Wisconsin Packers Heritage Trail Shows How a Team From a Little City Built a Big Following

Get ready for the playoffs with a walking tour that includes favorite haunts of Packer legends.

Mary Bergin Mary Bergin January 14, 2021 11:51 am CST
Our Wisconsin Some tastes of Christmas are best left to the experts to produce. (Photo by Mary Bergin)
Our Wisconsin Here Are 12 Wisconsin-Based Holiday Treats ‘Yule’ Love

Mary Bergin takes us on another tour of the state, this one rooted in food and drink to enjoy this time of year.

Mary Bergin Mary Bergin December 11, 2020 1:04 pm CST
Our Wisconsin Darla Dernovsek submitted this photo of her husband Mike and their dog Sunny on a hike at St. Peter's Dome near Ashland.
Our Wisconsin There’s Much to Be Thankful for in Wisconsin—the Places and the People

Our travel writer offers reminders of what we have and what will still be with us after this most unusual year.

Mary Bergin Mary Bergin November 25, 2020 9:11 am CST
Our Wisconsin Greenbush Cemetery was established during the same year that Wisconsin became a state.
Our Wisconsin For Sites with Unconventional History Lessons, Look to Wisconsin’s Dead

Cemeteries provide more than Halloween tales of terror and dead-calm tranquility the rest of the year.

Mary Bergin Mary Bergin October 28, 2020 7:00 am CDT
Our Wisconsin “Step Right Up! Your Votes, Your Voices” by Erika Nelson
Our Wisconsin IN PHOTOS: Wisconsin Art Gives Voice to 2020’s Politics, Pain, and Potential

Projects provide expression, opportunity, even a boost to tourism.

Mary Bergin Mary Bergin October 5, 2020 11:32 am CDT

continuing coverage

President Joe Biden speaks to the media after receiving a briefing from the transition COVID-19 advisory board on Nov. 9 at the Queen Theater in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden spoke about how his administration would respond to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) National Biden Throws a Lifeline to Thousands of Wisconsinites
Dana Hanson, assistant operations manager at Marshfield Medical Center-Eau Claire, preparing to administer COVID-19 vaccine Vaccine News Next Vaccination Group Includes 65+, Educators, Prisoners, Food Service Workers
A police officer draws a gun Law and Policy Debate on Cops Drawing Guns, Banning Chokeholds Reveals Serious Divides on Racial Disparities Task Force
Immortalized in this statue in Milwaukee, baseball legend Hank Aaron played with the Milwaukee Braves from 1954-1965, the relocated Atlanta Braves until 1974, and the Milwaukee Brewers in 1975 and 1976. After a stint in the Negro League, Aaron's first minor league experience came with the Braves' Eau Claire squad in 1952. Aaron broke Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974. Aaron died Friday at the age of 86. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) Our Wisconsin Hank Aaron Spent a Summer Up North in 1952. He Credited It for Building His Confidence.
Our Wisconsin Holy Wisdom Monastery in Dane County. (Photos by Mary Bergin)
Our Wisconsin This Former Monastery in Dane County Might Be the Escape We All Need Right Now

Now a retreat for single or multi-day visits, it offers spiritual solace, natural solitude, and environmental stewardship.

Mary Bergin Mary Bergin September 1, 2020 11:30 am CDT
Our Wisconsin Vino Over the Valley in Arcadia, Wis.
Our Wisconsin The Cure for COVID Stress? A ‘Great River Road’ Getaway.

Here are 16 suggestions for stops along a stunning stretch of hills, valleys, and the mighty Mississippi.

Mary Bergin Mary Bergin August 7, 2020 6:59 am CDT