Two-Night Hotel Package ($418 Value) and Spa Services at The Lodge at Giant’s Ridge in Biwabik
After navigating floating platform staircases, dodging living-room-level bosses, and searching for randomly appearing bathroom keys, most homeowners come to regret purchasing houses built by video-game designers. Today’s Groupon offers respite from the chaos: for $179 you get two nights in a one-bedroom suite (up to a $418 value), plus a free appetizer and half off Aveda spa services at The Lodge at Giants Ridge , located in Biwabik near Superior National Forest. A condominium hotel, The Lodge at Giants Ridge treats burned-out office workers and city-dwellers to a picturesque forest retreat in northern Minnesota that is neither made of gingerbread nor infested with witches. Guests will get to rest their weary brain-cases in a one-bedroom suite for two nights in any of The Lodge’s wood-decorated Mesabi condominiums , which can accommodate up to four people and includes a king-size bed, a living area with a double futon, and a fully equipped kitchenette for late-night cravings of goulash and turkey legs. Depending on availability, revelers can choose a Mesabi one-bedroom outfitted with a whirlpool and fireplace for waterlogged marshmallow roasting (up to a $398 value), or add a view to the whole kit and caboodle (up to $418 value). By day, guests can relish the resort’s luxurious amenities , which include a fitness center, outdoor and indoor pools, phone-pole jousting arenas, and tennis and volleyball courts. Groupon room-and-boarders will receive a complimentary appetizer at Sticks Lounge . Golfers, meanwhile, can marvel at picturesque tee shots at one of The Lodge’s two Golf Digest -acclaimed golf courses —the 7,000-yard Quarry (ranked #1 public course in Minnesota, #20 public course in the U.S.) and the forest-nestled Legend (#3 in Minnesota, #72 in the U.S.). Bike and hike along one of the 2,000+ lakes and rivers in the Superior National Forest or paddle through dense forests along the St. Louis River. Architectural enthusiasts can tour Duluth’s majestic 39-room 1908 Glensheen Mansion , candelabra in hand. Double-daters can treat their loved ones to a romantic getaway that doesn’t involve dozens of police cars in hot pursuit by upgrading to a Northwoods two-bedroom condo for an extra fee. Today’s Groupon also gets you half off any Aveda spa services during your stay at The Lodge, so you can indulge in a much-deserved spa pedicure after a busy day of bird-watching, birdie-making, and Birdman-shouting. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Surfing the Internet Which fictional animal is single-handedly responsible for keeping the Internet from burning down? Read more…
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Two-Night Hotel Package ($418 Value) and Spa Services at The Lodge at Giant’s Ridge in Biwabik
Milwaukee child struck by train
Railroad authorities from Canadian Pacific and Milwaukee police are investigating an incident after an 11-year-old child was struck by a train.
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Milwaukee child struck by train
Candy makers sweet on Milwaukee
It’s that time of year when decorated eggs and chocolate bunnies are multiplying like, well, like rabbits.
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Candy makers sweet on Milwaukee
Storm Fall to Mustangs, 50-33
Milwaukee – For the second straight week, the Tampa Bay Storm were unable to take advantage of a great first quarter start, as they fell to the Milwaukee Mustangs to in front of 4,012 fans at the Bradley Center in downtown Milwaukee, WI on Saturday night.
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Storm Fall to Mustangs, 50-33
Ten Chimneys to Give 200 Free Tours as Thank You
Overcast Rain Updated: 1:49 PM Apr 30, 2011 Ten Chimneys is the former home of late theater greats Lynn Fontanne and Alfred Lunt.
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Ten Chimneys to Give 200 Free Tours as Thank You
Man barricades himself inside garage
Milwaukee Police successfully talked an armed suspect out of a garage near 25th Street and Hampton Avenue Saturday morning.
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Man barricades himself inside garage
Alzheimer’s Patients Can’t Be Involuntarily Committed, Court Rules
A state appeals court ruled this week that Alzheimer’s patients can’t be committed against their will, saying involuntary commitment was only permissible for people with mental illnesses that can be treated.
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Milwaukee River gets a waterslide
Published April 29, 2011 at 9 :39 a.m. Milwaukee Riverkeeper’s new “waterslide” is up and almost running.
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Milwaukee River gets a waterslide
$20 for $40 Worth of Eco-Friendly Dry Cleaning at Natural Cleaners
Dirty clothes are traditionally worn by grungy rock stars, vagabonds, and royals pretending to be “regular people” for the purpose of understanding life outside castle walls. If you don’t fit into one of these categories, pick up today’s Groupon: for $20, you get $40 worth of eco-friendly dry-cleaning services from Natural Cleaners . Choose from five locations: Brookfield, Bayside, Hales Corners, Milwaukee, or Wauwatosa. Natural Cleaners removes grime, stink, and stinky, grimy stains from garments using a process that won’t harm your family, your pets, your family’s family of pets, your pet family, or the environment. The petroleum-based solvents of yore are replaced with pure liquid silicone, a natural byproduct of sand, which gently ushers detergents into your clothes and then sneaks silently away like a stain-pilfering pickpocket. No harmful vapors are released during the cleaning, and no hazardous waste or air pollutants remain afterward. This completely non-toxic process is safe for all fabrics, including buttons, delicates, and trim. Pricing varies depending on garment complexity; shirts can be laundered for $1.89, dresses cleaned for $14.93, and coats spruced up for $11.98 and up. No extra charges are applied for fabric types. Groupon Says The Groupon Guide to: Flirting I can’t believe it’s been already been a whole year since you used me as a human shield. Read more…
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$20 for $40 Worth of Eco-Friendly Dry Cleaning at Natural Cleaners
Milwaukee retiree invents carrying case for his Kindle
April 29, 2011 3:04 p.m. Comments Frank Lutz loves his Amazon Kindle. So much so, in fact, that when the 70-year-old designer and sculptor from Milwaukee decided he wanted a cover and carrying case for the e-reader, off-the-shelf accessories just were not good enough.
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Milwaukee retiree invents carrying case for his Kindle
