Tourism

Today, just a few minutes removed from the region’s prime tourist spaces, hundreds of youngsters in serene settings are playing, learning, building character and making connections that may change their lives forever.

Ask anybody. Lake Geneva is stunning waterfront estates, world-class resorts and spas, top golf courses, high-end shops and fine dining.

Is anything more noble – or more daunting – than the challenge of chasing a cure for cancer?

Two words sum up Chris Buttleman’s outlook on life. “Music saves.” The founder-owner of the Lake Geneva House of Music lives and works to the rhythm of that beat.

The House of Bogini – open just over a year at 152 Center St., Lake Geneva – is a small space with big ambitions. It’s unique. Like its owner, the irrepressible Sasha Butinas.

Beautiful lake. Forested, rolling hills. Impeccable green golf courses. Unparalleled hiking and biking trails. Our region in southern Wisconsin around Lake Geneva has it all.

“Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day. It’s a frame of mind.” The words may belong to Valentine Davies, the award-winning writer of Miracle on 34th Street, but the sentiment rings true for all of us.