Driftless Wisconsin
We did Boris, but you weren’t interested in our advice, which for cats, natives, and visitors alike, is to find a warm blanket and curl up, preferably with your beloved (for Boris, that’s Riley, our golden retriever, but that’s another story). Driftless Wisconsin has... Driftless Wisconsin
On November 26, Viroqua holds its annual Twinkle Fest Parade, an annual holiday kickoff celebration with Community Tree Lighting ceremony. The festivities will surely put you in the mood for Christmas shopping. VIVA Gallery features November guest Artist John... Driftless Wisconsin
The Optimo Café in the Viroqua Public Market qualifies in all three categories. Rustic tables, the original pressed tin ceiling, and a full-width storefront window to watch passersby creates an early twentieth century atmosphere as pleasing as their entrées. The... Driftless Wisconsin
I wrote in a previous post that fall is my favorite time of year and that holds true well beyond the threshold of peak color. When more leaves are underfoot than overhead, the forest opens up, revealing details otherwise hidden from view. And absent the leafy wind... Driftless Wisconsin
Touring the labyrinth of county and township roads that wind their way along shifting rivers, through intersecting ravines, and around plunging hillsides leads to eventual departure from the world as you know it. As your compass needle spins in utter confusion and... Driftless Wisconsin
To hear the call prompts us to look skyward, to run to the nearest clearing where we might glimpse the v-shaped flock as it cuts a geometric line through the air. It’s our own signal to make ready for the spectacle of fall and the onset of winter. The Upper... 