Trails Books is the leading publisher of regional non-fiction titles in the Midwest, specializing in outdoor activity guides, sports, home and garden, legends and lore, photography and children’s books.  From its headquarters in Madison, Wisconsin, Trails Books publishes a list of more than 100 titles for the Midwest generally and for the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, and Kansas.  Our subsidiary imprint, Quiz Master Books, publishes trivia books on sports and popular culture topics.

Potluck!
by Toni Brandeis Streckert

Bring a dish to pass! It’s more than an invitation to the simple, delicious recipes Grandma used to make. It’s a window into culture, tradition, and community. Here’s a selection of family ...
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Got Murder?
by Martin Hintz

Ah, Wisconsin . . . land of beer, cows, and the Green Bay Packers. And also the home of Ed Gein, Jeffrey Dahmer, and a host of other bloodthirsty maniacs. Got Murder? goes behind the bucolic Dairy ...
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Classic Wisconsin Weekends
by Michael Bie

Discover Door County in the spring, Horicon’s fall bird migration, and Monroe’s Cheese Days in this guide to more than 20 authentic Wisconsin weekends. There’s information on the Packers, ...
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Codfather 2
by Jeff Hagen

A sequel to Fry Me to the Moon, author Jeff Hagen visits all those Wisconsin fish fries that readers chided him for missing the first time! Featured are supper clubs, taverns, and churches with ...
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Before They Were the Packers
by Denis J. Gullickson & Carl Hanson

Discover the unique and fascinating history of Green Bay’s early town football teams. This survey includes accounts of individual team members, descriptions of significant games, fan and ...
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Hunting the American Werewolf
by Linda S. Godfrey

He’s out there ... a malevolent beast with the head of a wolf—walking upright like a man! Don’t believe it? How do you explain dozens of verified sightings throughout Wisconsin, Illinois, ...
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Great Little Museums of the Midwest
by Christine des Garennes

Featuring more than 70 museums, this is the quintessential guide to quirky, offbeat museums throughout the Midwest. Included are museums in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa.
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Great Midwest Country Escapes
by Nina Gadomski

Visit farms that bring you back to simpler times, sample home-cooked foods, and tour museums and mansions that reveal how people lived over a century ago with this guide to 45 tours in ...
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ABCs of Wisconsin
by Dori Hillestad Butler, Illustrated by Alison Relyea

This charming alphabet primer, a favorite bed-time storybook, helps preschoolers learn the ABCs of Wisconsin. Delightful full-color illustrations depict everyday experiences of kids all over ...
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