Lifestyle

So, it may be an urban legend or just an outdated law, whatever it is… it is awesome. Long ago there were true Midwestern Gentlemen setting up a small town in central Minnesota. They were there to instill laws to keep order and keep peace. They knew that the town was to be built...
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A lost art form indeed, the packing and burning of a corn cob pipe is a Midwestern tradition that deserves a second chance. In the woods of the northern Midwest, nothing can be more satisfying then a strong whiskey and the puff of corn cob. Although the cigar is the celebratory smoke of choice...
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For those who are coming home to the Windy City you may notice a new spot in West Chicago, where MWG are allowed to bring out their inner neanderthal. Between lodge style furniture, the large black bear over looking the bar, an abundance of local brews and the “farm to table” philosophy, this is...
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If there was one vehicle that wrapped up the Midwest in a song of stereotype and truth, the Jeep Wagoneer would be it. Part station wagon, part SUV, the Wagoneer screams Midwestern. Between the large body, the wood molding, the undersized tires or the general steering difficulty, this vehicle had it all. It was...
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There is no better place to celebrate Thanksgiving than here in the Midwest. The weather is just warm enough for some backyard football but cool enough to make the warm meal inside that much more enjoyable. It is a time to talk hunting with your uncles, watch football with your old man and of course spend quality...
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The Feds, gangsters, bootleggers and Al Capone, probably the last of things that come to mind when you think of a small rural Iowa town. However, during Prohibition this sleepy town was home to them all. We have the notorious Templeton Rye to blame, AKA “the Good Stuff.” Enriched with nearly a century of...
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