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Making music in Driftless Wisconsin
The summer landscapes of Driftless Wisconsin want to be set to music. Its deep river valleys and lofty ridge tops inspire a song that hits every note from base to tenor. The Driftless Wisconsin region has long been known as a place that lifts your creative spirit. ...
Driftless Wisconsin as seen from the Mississippi River
If there’s a more relaxing way to take in the scenery of Southwest Wisconsin than from a boat on the Mississippi River, I’d challenge you to find it. Towering bluffs and shear limestone outcroppings rise from the river’s edge like cathedrals that frame the Driftless...
Driftless Dark Skies: Venus at Twilight
Stargazers love the dark, which makes June a challenging month. By the time of the summer solstice on June 21, there are only 8 ½ hours between sunset and sunrise. If you leave out twilight, there are just four hours between 11pm and 3am when the sky is fully dark. ...
Velkommen til Syttende Mai in Westby
Westby is a small town nestled in the rolling hills of Vernon County. Each May, Westby celebrates the town’s Scandinavian heritage with the annual Syttende Mai festival. The 47th Annual Celebration will be held May 15 - 17th, 2015. At Syttende Mai, prepare to immerse...
Driftless Dark Skies: Summer Stargazing
"The best thing that we're put here for's to see; The strongest thing that's given us to see with's A telescope. Someone in every town Seems to me owes it to the town to keep one. In Littleton it may as well be me." Robert Frost “The Star-Splitter” There are plenty of...
Wisconsin historical attractions open
May brings thoughts of summer to Driftless Wisconsin. It also brings the opening of Wisconsin historical attractions throughout the region. In turn, these fascinating sites open our understanding of the new frontier that beckoned our ancestors to Driftless...
Make A Splash at Bear Foot Bay Indoor Water Park
Old man winter is on his way out and, in his wake, comes thoughts of warm-weather pastimes - Bear Foot Bay Indoor Water Park in Prairie du Chien offers wet, wild, and affordable family fun and relaxation in Wisconsin's Driftless region. As the weather heats us up and...
Photographing Scenery in Driftless Wisconsin
We had arrived home after our vacation when we first saw it standing on the western horizon; a shaft of light rising skyward from where the sun had just set. The Driftless area, with a topography sculpted from earth by water over time, generally needs no further...
Driftless Dark Skies: Time Travel with the Winter Hexagon
We know about deep time in the Driftless Region. Because the landscape was never smoothed by glaciers or filled with drift, the older rock layers are there for us to read and explore. Along with the ancient landscape, we enjoy the darkest skies in southern Wisconsin....
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