Guidebooks

From Chicago’s magnificent lakefront to the mountain trails of the Shawnee National Forest, no state has more varied terrain for the cyclist than Illinois. Large, full-detail maps guide you confidently on city streets or prairie backroads, and concise, entertaining trail descriptions make your bicycle adventure come alive.

From cruising the flats to challenging climbs, Iowa has everything a cyclist could want. Big, detailed maps guide your adventure, and concise, witty trail descriptions let you know all there is to see and do along the way. Whether your biking dreams have you winding down a path along the Mississippi River or rolling through the Loess Hills, this is your guide to two-wheeled fun.

Explore 50 fun rides including Great Lakes shore tours, big city bike trails, rolling hills and serene forest trails. There are routes for riders of all abilities. Ride descriptions, easy-to-read maps and detailed trip information.

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, beer, cheese, and fish fries, too. Featured are tips on lodging, dining, nightlife, and day activities.

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 good fish and good people in Wisconsin, and some in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and the Twin Cities.