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June Events
Along with June comes the parade of summer events, which for small communities in Driftless Wisconsin, feels like homecoming. The Midsummer Festival at Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center near Coon Valley on June 18 – 19 certainly qualifies. The Norwegian event,...
Sights and sounds of Driftless Wisconsin
The full moon hung above the river bluffs like a stage light casting a soft glow on the river’s surface. I expected dancers to enter stage right, but only the tugboats were moving, guiding their cargo-laden barges between the buoys with amazing precision. The...
Opening Day
Not coincidentally, Driftless Wisconsin is ready too. May 1 marks the opening day for attractions, trails, and all things outdoors. Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, and Father’s Day are just around the corner and Driftless Wisconsin can pack more into every day than any...
The Mississippi River in spring
While the media tends to focus on the debilitating effects of flooding – and there are many – the villages and cities along the river in Driftless Wisconsin remain open for business. For example, while “Main Street” – a residential street running along the...
Dropping into the Kickapoo Valley
On this day, a coniferous forest accessible by hiking, biking, and horse trails greets me at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve boundary. ‘Old’ Highway 131 now serves as a trailhead leading into the Reserve’s interior. Signs announce that trails will soon be...
A Road Trip through Amish Country
A road trip through Driftless Wisconsin represents a casual excursion of discovery. On this particular day, I set out to see some of the northern stretches of Driftless Wisconsin. Even for someone who lives here, every day in Driftless Wisconsin is an adventure.I...
Spring Is Coming
I went down to one of our many boat landings on a sunny Sunday afternoon in late February. Perhaps I was thinking wishfully or maybe making sure I remembered the way. I found no anglers checking their lures, kids donning their life jackets, or boaters waiting their...
Exploring the Driftless Wisconsin Map
After sharing the prize with her co-conspirator – her dog Rox, looking a little droopy-eared from indigestion – Reese greeted mom at the bathroom door. Face, fingers, and pajamas plastered in Cheeto dust, Reese gave mom a grin like a prospector who had just struck...
Eagle Watching in Driftless Wisconsin
The regal gathering has the feel of a formal affair, with the proud birds dressed in white-feathered headdresses and tails befitting royal heads of state. The occasion for this stately dinner – a farmer has spread fish remains on his cornfield for spring planting –...
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