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At Northern Sky Designs, LLC, we are acutely aware that there is an endless supply of fascinating destinations within our country that offer investigative opportunity to potentially large numbers of individuals and families alike.  But those folks need to read about the places first, before they can make an informed decision about where to go.  That's where we come in...  Whether a destination is nearby or far away, we realize that selecting that destination and planning for the trip can be a difficult process... one for which many wish they had help.   Therefore, an integral and important aspect of our company involves our creating an accurate and detailed description of excursions: places to which we have journeyed, the highlights of those excursions, great suggestions for places to stay, to shop and to dine. 

We plan and execute excursions to various locations and journal about the experiences; the articles, complete with appropriate photos, are then published to the Internet (www.OntheLake.net, www.OntheFox.com and www.OnthePacific.com, as well as this site).  If you have a great destination and would like to have someone write about it, just give us a call -- we'll develop an itinerary based on your needs and a specific timeframe for the trip.   

We have worked with many Convention and Visitors Bureaus in order to create specific articles and we have an extensive portfolio; links to many of the travel articles are found below.  Please contact us -- we would be happy to write an article for you!  

Travel Writing Portfolio

• Go West Young Man...to Seattle
  A journey to Seattle aboard the Amtrak Empire Builder

  • Day One - The Empire Builder From Chicago

  • Day Two - The Route: Wisconsin, Minnesota & North Dakota... and on to Seattle

  • Day Three - Out and About in Seattle
    

• Out and About in Northern Kentucky
  A 6-part series of articles about the Bourbon Trail, Kentucky thoroughbreds, Civil War history and rock climbing

  • It's the Water (Part 1)

  • Go Climb a Rock (Part 2)

  • Whisky for My Horses (Part 3)

  • Musket Balls and the Mark of a Maker (Part 4)

  • How Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky is Made (Part 5)

  • A Brief History of Bourbon (Part 6)
    

• Wine Tasting in the Sonoma Valley

  • Gloria Ferrer, St Francis and Santa Rosa (Part 1)

  • Chalk Hill, Korbel and the Russian River (Part 2)

  • Visiting Sonoma-Cutrer (Part 3)
    

• Out and About in St. Louis, MO
  A weekend trip from Chicago to St. Louis via Amtrak.  This article is also featured on Amtrak's Whistle Stop website.
  

• Out and About in Springfield, Illinois
  

• The Wines of Santa Barbara
  

• The Far End of the Lake
  

• Madison, Wisconsin Getaway
  

• Exploring Manitowoc, Ludington and Sheboygan via the S.S. Badger

  • Big Ship, Fun Ports (Part 1)

  • Big Ship, Fun Ports (Part 2)

  • Badger Reprise
    

• Cranberry Harvest in Wisconsin Rapids
  

• 48 Hours at the Heidel House Resort

Additional excursions/articles can be found at: www.onthefox.com, www.onthelake.net and www.onthepacific.com.