http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:57:59 -0700 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:16:21 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Hanford-and-the-B-Reactor?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner Loading face of the B ReactorFor the nuclear tourist, Hanford and the B reactor are a must see. The B Reactor was the first ever large scale production reactor, and set the pattern for most future production reactor development. The Hanford site was ... nuclear Mon, 26 Oct 2009 07:16:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m10d26-Hanford-and-the-B-Reactor?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m8d26-The-Argonne-National-Laboratory-open-house?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner The Detector on ATLASOne of the world’s premier laboratories is just outside of the Chicago area, and is inviting the public in for a look. Argonne National Laboratory is an outgrowth of the WWII Manhattan Project. The initial development of nu... nuclear Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:17:53 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m8d26-The-Argonne-National-Laboratory-open-house?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m7d21-The-MIlwaukee-Air-Expo-is-now-the-Milwaukee-Air-and-Water-Show?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner The last air show featrued the Blue Angels. This year it will be the Thunderbirds.The MIlwaukee Air Expo is now the Milwaukee Air and Water Show. Wisconsin has long been known for its famous EAA air show and fly-in, every summer; but for Milwaukeeans... Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:19:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m7d21-The-MIlwaukee-Air-Expo-is-now-the-Milwaukee-Air-and-Water-Show?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m7d9-The-Great-Circus-Parade-in-Milwaukee?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner Clowning around at the Milwaukee Lakefront.The Great Circus Parade returns to Milwaukee, after an absence of several years. The parade will start at the lakefront, and proceed down Wisconsin Avenue, this Sunday, July 12th. For Milwaukeeans, visitors,... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:54:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m7d9-The-Great-Circus-Parade-in-Milwaukee?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m7d7-The-Big-Texan-and-eating-big-on-Route-66?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner Pulling into the Big TexanThe Big Texan on Route 66! We have all heard the legends, and been told the stories. It has been alluded to in movies, and television, without being named. It is the Big Texan steak house. The Big Texan was an icon of route ... route 66 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:54:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m7d7-The-Big-Texan-and-eating-big-on-Route-66?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m5d29-Standing-on-a-corner-in-Winslow-Arizona-on-Route-66?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner  "The Corner" in Winslow, ArizonaThe legendary Route 66 has spawned a number of other legends in its wake, and along its course. One of these came from a song of the early seventies. The Jackson brown song was performed by The Eagles, ... Amtrak route 66 Fri, 29 May 2009 19:10:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m5d29-Standing-on-a-corner-in-Winslow-Arizona-on-Route-66?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m5d22-Minuteman-Missile-NHS?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner One of the armored vehicles which had patrolled the missile fields of South Dakota.Minuteman Missile NHS, is a remarkable place, for the nuclear tourist. Places like this are the end result of everything that happened at Oak Ridge, Hanford, Pantex, a... nuclear Fri, 22 May 2009 19:47:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m5d22-Minuteman-Missile-NHS?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m5d16-The-first-nuclear-reactor?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner This marker shows the location of the remains of the world's first nuclear reactor.The world’s first nuclear reactor is not encased in some museum somewhere, nor is it sitting behind the well guarded gates of some security compound. It is not t... nuclear Fri, 15 May 2009 23:38:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m5d16-The-first-nuclear-reactor?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m5d13-Nuclear-tourism-and-the-K25-gaseous-diffusion-plant?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner Visitors are still not welcome everywhere, at Oak Ridge.The K-25 gaseous diffusion plant was the largest building in the world, at the time of its construction. Over 25,000 men worked for two years, around the clock, to get this massive structure up.... nuclear Wed, 13 May 2009 12:36:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m5d13-Nuclear-tourism-and-the-K25-gaseous-diffusion-plant?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m5d6-Y12-and-the-nuclear-tourist?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner   The Y-12 complex offers a unique opportunity for the nuclear tourist. It is one of the most secure areas in the world, and for a very good reason. This is where the United States stores its stockpile of nuclear materials. This site is never o... nuclear Wed, 06 May 2009 11:02:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m5d6-Y12-and-the-nuclear-tourist?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m5d1-Nuclear-tourism-and-the-X10-nuclear-reactor?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner Insert photo caption or credit hereAnyone with any kind of interest in atomic energy, which would include all of us who consider ourselves to be nuclear tourists, would love to see a nuclear reactor. There are only a few places in the world, where th... nuclear Fri, 01 May 2009 08:33:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m5d1-Nuclear-tourism-and-the-X10-nuclear-reactor?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m4d29-Nuclear-tourism-at-Oak-RIdge-the-secret-city?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner A check point at Oak RIdgeNuclear tourism and Oak Ridge, TN are synonymous. When embarking upon a journey into America’s nuclear culture, the best place to start is probably Oak Ridge Tennessee. This is the Mecca, and the Holy Grail o... nuclear Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:40:58 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m4d29-Nuclear-tourism-at-Oak-RIdge-the-secret-city?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m4d26-Nuclear-reactors-atom-bombs-and-the-atomic-tourist?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner A look down into the silo, at Minuteman NHS, South Dakota Nuclear reactors, nuclear weapons, and nuclear technology are always in the news; but seem to be particularly noteworthy today. For decades, nuclear weapons were considered to be our shie... nuclear Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:07:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m4d26-Nuclear-reactors-atom-bombs-and-the-atomic-tourist?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m4d23-Far-away-and-right-at-home?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner I know this is supposed to be the local travel section, rather than the science section; but you never know where our improving technology will take us, or allow us to go, in the decades to come. So I am going to look at a far away place, roughly two... travel Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:05:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m4d23-Far-away-and-right-at-home?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m4d1-Meeting-the-Mississippi?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner Trust me, there's a big river around here somewhere. (N.Pritchett)Probably the best introduction to the river, here in Wisconsin, is at LaCrosse. The river is framed here by magnificent bluffs, or perhaps it is the bluffs which are framed by the rive... Mississipi Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:58:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m4d1-Meeting-the-Mississippi?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m3d30-Hanford-reactor-public-tours?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner This is not local travel; but it is so unique, and time sensitive, that I decided to include it here.DOEPhotoAfter having wanted to do this for about three years, I have finally landed a spot on a tour of the Hanford facility. For those who are not f... nuclear Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:40:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m3d30-Hanford-reactor-public-tours?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m3d29-Rolling-on-the-river?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner  A look down the MississippiSpring is here, summer is coming (despite recent forecasts of snow), and all of us, here in Milwaukee, need to get out of town, smell the air and see the sights. It’s been a long winter. Fortunately, one of the ... Mississipi Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:36:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m3d29-Rolling-on-the-river?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m3d27-Riding-the-rails-of-Amtrak?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner The platform in ChicagoMilwaukee has a nearby resource, which should prove invaluable to the traveler. It is Amtrak. There are only two Amtrak routes which pass through Milwaukee; but what routes they are! The first is the Empire Builder, which cross... travel railroad Amtrak Fri, 27 Mar 2009 14:29:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-6701-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner~y2009m3d27-Riding-the-rails-of-Amtrak?cid=exrss-Milwaukee-Getaways-Examiner