Spending time with a river

Scott Teuber of WI River Outings knows something about the allure of rivers. Scott began paddling in mid 1990’s and has been hooked on it ever since, which led to starting his own canoe rental business in 2003. Now that his operation is expanding onto the Kickapoo...

Picturing Driftless Wisconsin

I did that yesterday; abandoned the car for a walk along the Mississippi River bank. The wind was light from the southwest, impacting the bank at an angle so that wave crests darted along the shore like fish exploring the shallows. While the waves chased my feet, the...

Spring’s Arrival

Just to confirm spring’s arrival, my five-going-on-six-year-old grandson coaxed me out to the backyard for the first game of catch. His arm is stronger this year, which keeps his grandpa on his not-so-nimble toes. And the bicycles have emerged from storage in time for...

Springtime in Driftless Wisconsin

My wife and I live in a coulee along a drywash, a meager contributor to the Mississippi River and yet a topographical tributary to the Mississippi Valley. We live in shadow until midmorning, when the sun finally appears to resume its work on spring, as an artist...

Eagle Watching

Certainly no glimpse compares in sheer grandeur to the sight of a bald eagle soaring over the river valley. Sitting on a breeze like royalty on a throne, the bald eagle reigns supreme over its river kingdom.The overlook at Pikes Peak Park across from Prairie du Chien...
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