Quick Escapes Chicago Author:Bonnie Miller Rubin, Marcy Mason Pack your bags, grab this guide, and hit the road to twenty-six convenient and fun minivacations in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Visit Traverse City, a Michigan escape, and discover historic lighthouses, explore pristine beaches, and enjoy fine dining accompanied by stunning lake views. In Brown County, an Indiana escape, you can ... more »browse the antiques shops and galleries, catch a glimpse of white-tailed deer, and visit an old-fashioned general store. While in Madison and Spring Green, a Wisconsin escape, you can tour Frank Lloyd Wright's estate and architectural school, take in some open-air theater, and eat dairy-fresh ice cream. If you visit Starved Rock State Park, an Illinois escape, you can stay at a rustic lodge with a 700-ton double fireplace, marvel at waterfalls and rock formations, and hike scenic trails. This guide also includes choice restaurants and lodgings, detailed route maps, travel directions, destination highlights, activities for morning, afternoon, and evening, special events and festivals and shopping.« less