Explore regional ag as part of this year’s travels

Within this edition of The Country Today, you’ll find our spring 2017 installment of “Getaways,” filled with a sampling of fun vacation ideas right here in the Upper Midwest.

Those of us who live here often take what we have for granted, forgetting that we need not stray far from home to get away from it all. From Yellowstone Lake State Park in southwestern Wisconsin to Road America near Elkhart Lake to the waterfalls of northern Wisconsin — highlighted in our “Getaways” insert — there are a number of ideas right here under our noses, and they’re especially attractive if the rising price at the pump is a concern.