Driftless Wisconsin: shaped by water

Driftless Wisconsin

In my last newspaper column, I wrote about our trip out west to the National Parks that my wife and I recently completed. About our experience at Yellowstone National Park, I wrote: “Artist Point, hovering above the rim of Yellowstone’s Grand Canyon, reveals...

Driftless Dark Skies: Planets and Perseids

Driftless Wisconsin

I remember bundling up mornings back in February to enjoy the sight of five planets at once in the predawn skies. This month, we can do it without bundling or rising early. All five visible planets will be in the evening sky starting around 9pm. The Moon is an...

Driftless Dark Skies: Summer Triangle

Driftless Wisconsin

As darkness falls this month, watch for three shining stars emerging in the east. They are the brightest stars in three separate constellations, but together they form an asterism (a star pattern) known as the Summer Triangle. They cover an area of sky larger than...

Driftless Dark Skies: Solstice Full Moon

Driftless Wisconsin

We get to enjoy a Full Moon on the Summer Solstice this year on June 20. A Solstice Full Moon is a relatively rare event happening about once every 19 years. The exact moment of the solstice is 5:34 pm. That’s when Earth’s axis is tilted exactly towards the Sun. ...

More Driftless for less dollars

Driftless Wisconsin

More Driftless for less dollars. So says our promotion, which offers visitors many of our most popular activities and attractions at discounted prices through June 15. An observant reader pointed out that it should read “fewer dollars” or “less money.” As an English...
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