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Wildlife Sightings
A fox dashes through the underbrush with his nose down, apparently late for a dinner appointment. A coyote stands perk-eared, listening for her next meal. A flock of turkeys parades across the frame like a crowd exiting a theater. And a doe and her yearling pose for...
Season of Change
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...
Experience Driftless Wisconsin
Walk up to the edge of the ridge top and take in the view. Feel the breadth of the Mississippi River from the bench seat of a boat. Smell the aromas of autumn hiking along a remote trail. Taste the flavor of seasonal foods in the kitchen of a Victorian mansion. ...
Signs of Fall
The first cold snap arrived just last week, adding vigor to those morning walks. All the signs add up to announce the coming of fall, a time when Driftless Wisconsin unfurls the colors of autumn.More than a spectacle of color – although that’s reason enough for a...
The Driftless Area Art Festival
Sometimes, though, you need more than a photo to tug at those memories. The Driftless Area Art Festival, held in Soldiers Grove on September 17 and 18 of this year, offers you just such an opportunity. Artists of the Driftless area are able to capture the character...
Fun at Summer’s End
Downtown, people seemed to glide along the sidewalks with a cool wind at their backs and at the post office, weather reports crossed the counter faster than stamps. Along with the weather, everyone is talking about what they did last weekend and “what are you up to...
Canoe the Kickapoo River
We were there to inspect a project to clear the lower Kickapoo River of debris as part of a flood mitigation project. The effort will also open the river to improved canoeing. We launched just north of a recently cleared section.As much as I tried to focus on the...
Happy Trails
Three baby raccoons hung from a nearby tree, clinging like ripe fruit from the branches. Riley never saw them. Momma had performed a “bait and switch” to protect her babies and Riley had taken the bait and missed the switch.Riley and I never lack for discovery on...
Cruising Driftless Wisconsin
My wife and I were invited by her sister and brother-in-law to tour the back roads of Vernon County north of Viroqua. I was riding shotgun, which involves the strenuous duty of returning the waves of admiring spectators. If there’s a better way to experience the...
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