Susan Lampert Smith

Susan Lampert Smith

Contributing Writer

A freelance writer and operator of the Blue Valley Gardens produce farm outside Mount Horeb, Susan previously wrote an award-winning newspaper column and has authored two books.

Business Minocqua Brewery Beer Depot
Business Local Brewery Makes the Most Out of Being ‘The Least Popular Place in Town’

When a progressive brewer butts heads with the conservative establishment, the result creates a consumer base and a new destination for tourists up north.

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith August 1, 2022 7:43 pm CDT
Our Wisconsin Hotel Fortney in Viroqua
Our Wisconsin With Music, Arts, Recreation, and Food, Viroqua Earns a Spot on Any Good List of Wisconsin Day Trips

Trout streams, kayaking, distilleries, and historic accommodations are among the reasons to stay longer than a day.

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith July 21, 2022 8:35 am CDT
Food A pan-fried pierogi. (Photo via Willis Lam/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0)
Food 7 Iconic Wisconsin Church Supper Foods, From Lutefisk to Pierogies

From creamy rommegrot to crunchy krumkake and savory pierogies, Wisconsin church ladies make the best suppers.

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith July 15, 2022 9:11 am CDT
Our Wisconsin Green’s Prairie Cemetery, near Monroe, is the resting spot of veterans of the War of 1812 and the Blackhawk Wars of 1832. (Photo by Susan Lampert Smith)
Our Wisconsin Unique Wisconsin Cemeteries Hold a President’s Son, a Spy, and the Original ‘Psycho’

This fall, take a stroll through these graveyards all around Wisconsin… if you dare!

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith July 15, 2022 9:09 am CDT
Our Wisconsin Festival street in Janesville
Our Wisconsin Shaking Off the Rust (Belt), Janesville Rises to Offer Food, Shopping, and All the Elements of a Weekend Getaway

Anthony Bourdain inspires a fundraising event along the Rock River.

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith June 24, 2022 6:23 am CDT

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Our Wisconsin Raise a Glass to Old World Wisconsin—the Showcase of Settler Life Will Show Off the Old Styles of Brewing

Half a century after opening, the state’s historical society site will open a working brewhouse to teach the many ways immigrants brought the craft to their new world.

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith June 15, 2022 11:49 am CDT
Our Wisconsin Hotel Fortney in Viroqua
Our Wisconsin With Music, Arts, Recreation, and Food, Viroqua Earns a Spot on Any Good List of Wisconsin Day Trips

Trout streams, kayaking, distilleries, and historic accommodations are among the reasons to stay longer than a day.

Susan Lampert Smith Susan Lampert Smith June 3, 2022 3:09 pm CDT