So we headed up the hill under a twilighted sky, summiting around dusk and descending in the dark. I know this trail well. Each deadfall, tree root, and protruding rock fixed in my mind. But in the dark, things get misplaced. As two weeks ago when I tripped over a...
Driftless Wisconsin is in transition, which gives us more to look forward to than a mere chill. Autumn leaves, plucked from branches by recent rains and scattered by the wind, now blanket the land in a muted second color season. Late fall has arrived and there’s...
Their stoic faces and austere surroundings brought to mind the rugged character of frontier life. It’s not unlike the image brought to life at Skumsrud Heritage Farm in Coon Valley, the site of the Ice Cream Social & Chicken Q on Sunday, August 8 from 11 am to 5...
