Many of us have meandered along a wine trail or two; now, the Michigan Brewer’s Guild has applied that same concept to the state’s burgeoning microbrewery industry. Ranked sixth in the country for total number of breweries, Michigan prides itself on handcrafted beers that range from >>

Nothing defines a Victorian Christmas like the aroma of roasting chestnuts and the beckoning strains of “Deck the Halls” sung by carolers in hoop skirts and top hats on the village square. And no person evokes a Victorian Christmas better than Charles Dickens.Ohio Village in Columbus, >>

Three tiers of finger foods during the afternoon English tea service set the tone for an elegant visit at the Prince of Wales Hotel in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. Petit fours and smoked salmon with cucumber on marble rye are just two options for noshing as you sip >>

Kentucky wants you to get to know bourbon, and the state’s distillers have drawn up a map to help you do it. Following in the footsteps of America’s vintners, eight of the state’s premier bourbon distillers — Jim Beam, Tom Moore, Heaven Hill, Maker’s Mark, Buffalo >>

Grab a picnic, find a bench or spread a blanket along the bank of the Avon River in Stratford, Ontario. You can feed the ducks and swans from shore, or rent a paddleboat, kayak or canoe — but don’t be surprised when trumpeters, clad in Elizabethan >>

You’ve never seen Lake Erie waterfront accommodations quite like this. To add a touch of luxury to the quiet shores of Kelleys Island, Ohio, Beth and Tim Hermes chose to build A Water’s Edge Retreat, an upscale Victorian-style B&B that should be classified as a must-visit >>

When you sink into a soothing spa bath at Saratoga Spa State Park, in Saratoga Springs, New York, remember that the swirling 97-degree mineral waters have an impressive pedigree. The waters that weary-limbed travelers seek here were first discovered by resident Iroquois in the 14th century. >>

You can almost hear the “U-S-A,” chant when you skate on Lake Placid ice. The cry of national pride — which emanated from the vibrant upstate New York town after the young American hockey team beat its grizzled, heavily favored Russian rival nearly three decades ago >>