Midwest Living Magazine - Fall 2024

In this issue

THE GREAT ESCAPES
Family traditions thrive at generational lakeside resorts in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

IT’S CHILI TIME
Few foods stoke regional pride quite like chili—and we’re jumping into the fray, with lore and new recipes.

AT LONG LAST
Stretch summer’s beauty into fall and winter with stylish dried fl ower wreaths and arrangements...

CHILL MEETS CHILE

WHEN A MINNESOTA NATIVE LIVING IN THE ANDES MISSES HOME AND FAMILY, SHE TRADES COLOR-CODED SKI RUNS FOR COLOR-COATED SERENITY ON A WISCONSIN LAKE.

2 mins

BRANCH MANAGER

FOR MOST OF US, PLANTING FEVER HITS IN SPRING, BUT FALL IS THE BEST TIME TO SPRUCE UP YOUR GARDEN WITH A NEW TREE AND MAYBE SCORE A CLEARANCE DEAL.

4 mins

APPLES TO APPLES

BAKE A CRISP OR A PIE FIRST, OF COURSE BUT THEN SAVOR THE REST OF YOUR ORCHARD HAUL AT DINNERTIME WITH THESE SIMPLE RECIPES.

2 mins

PEAR HUGS

AS COMFORTING AS A LIFELONG FRIENDSHIP (AND AS SPECIAL TOO), THESE PEARS COME WRAPPED IN PASTRY, DRIZZLED WITH CARAMEL AND INFUSED WITH GOOD FEELS.

3 mins

A CHANGING LANDSCAPE

GLACIERS ONCE SHAPED THE TERRAIN OF SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA. TODAY, PEOPLE DO. THEIR IMPRINT SHOWS EVERYWHERE IN A LIVELY FOOD AND COCKTAIL SCENE, THROUGH A KALEIDOSCOPE OF OUTDOOR ART, AND AT A WATERFALL PARK THAT LOOKS BETTER THAN EVER.

4 mins

MAIN ATTRACTION

FRESH LOCAL FARE AND SLEEK COFFEE SHOPS RUB SHOULDERS WITH STYLISH BOUTIQUES AND VINTAGE MARKETS IN MOUNT VERNON, IOWA.

2 mins

DAY OF THE DEAD

DURING DÍA DE MUERTOS (NOVEMBER 1-2), TRADITION HOLDS THAT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE SPIRIT AND LIVING WORLDS WEAKENS, ALLOWING A REUNION WITH PASSED LOVED ONES. HERE ARE SIX PLACES TO CELEBRATE.

2 mins

TWO FOR ONE

PLAN A FALL WEEKEND TO BENTON HARBOR AND ST. JOSEPH, MICHIGAN, AND YOU'LL HAVE DOUBLE THE FUN.

3 mins

The GREAT ESCAPES

IN WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA, HISTORIC LAKESIDE RESORTS KEEP ALIVE A CENTURY OF TRADITION. GENERATION AFTER GENERATION, THEY HAVE YET TO GO OUT OF STYLE.

5 mins

IT'S CHILI TIME

AT A TAILGATE, A CAMPOUT OR JUST BECAUSE IT'S FALL, NOTHING HITS LIKE CHILI. AND FEW MEALS STOKE MORE REGIONAL PRIDE AND DEBATE. (TEXANS, WE SEE YOU. WE RESPECT YOU. BUT WE LIKE BEANS.) SO WE'RE GIVING YOU FIVE NEW CHILI RECIPES INCLUDING ONE FOR LEGIT CINCINNATI CHILI-PLUS CHEESY SCALLION CORNBREAD AND AN ODE TO CINNAMON ROLLS. (DON'T ASK. JUST READ ON.)

2 mins

COLOR SHOW

FALL IS A BIT LIKE THE HOLIDAYS, WITH SPECTACULAR DISPLAYS OF COLOR AND LIGHT EVERYWHERE-EXCEPT NATURE DOES THE DECORATING. TREAT YOURSELF TO THE SEASON'S SIGHTS AND SOUNDS ON A VISIT TO ONE OF THESE DAZZLING PARKS.

2 mins

At Long Last - At sunny meadows flower farm in Columbus, Ohio, the same cutting beds that feed summer's fresh bouquets also provide bunches of everlastings for use in dried arrangements

At sunny meadows flower farm in Columbus, Ohio, the same cutting beds that feed summer's fresh bouquets also provide bunches of everlastings for use in dried arrangements and wreaths-both their own creations and yours. color us inspired.

2 mins

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