Autumn Events in Driftless Wisconsin

Driftless Wisconsin, Driftless Wisconsin Events

Fall is approaching Driftless Wisconsin. It’s a season where the suns mellows, but still shines brightly. The air is slightly crisp, and the leaves turn orange, scarlet, or gold. The bluffs become a riot of glorious color, framing our winding roads. The harvest...

Change of seasons in Driftless Wisconsin

Driftless Wisconsin

Fall is still three weeks away and the air is thick with anticipation. Or maybe that’s the humidity. Mornings draped with fog are already appearing, showing the first signs of the change of seasons. Meantime, we’re trying to squeeze every last drop out of summer,...

Driftless Wisconsin – What Does That Mean?

Driftless Wisconsin

If you look for Driftless Wisconsin on a map, you probably wont find it because Driftless Wisconsin is a region – “the Driftless Wisconsin area” – but why “Driftless?” What does that mean? The Driftless Wisconsin area is...

Summer on the Sandbar in Driftless Wisconsin

Driftless Wisconsin

Another summer day has dawned with a bright blue sky, puffy clouds and a slight breeze. As the temperature climbs, the sun dances on the Mississippi River outside our door. The river is calling and the children are echoing, “Let’s go on the river! Let’s go to a...

Family reunion begins on the river

Driftless Wisconsin

We held a family reunion last weekend at a cabin on the Kickapoo River near Wauzeka. The cabin sits on a ledge overseeing the valley, suspended in the canopy like a tree house. The river lazily passed by just down the hill from the back porch. Siblings armed with...

Summer trout fishing in Driftless Wisconsin

Driftless Wisconsin

Fishing often becomes more challenging in the dog days of summer in Driftless Area streams. The heat, and in some years shallow water depths, often make it necessary to hunt for the deeper holes and areas of streams where trees and other growth along the stream...