Crawford County is one of Wisconsin’s least populated counties, and for that reason, one of its most tranquil. The people of Crawford County live here in part for that reason, a place you can work the fields or spend an evening fishing on the river and not worry...
Their stoic faces and austere surroundings brought to mind the rugged character of frontier life. It’s not unlike the image brought to life at Skumsrud Heritage Farm in Coon Valley, the site of the Ice Cream Social & Chicken Q on Sunday, August 8 from 11 am to 5...
More than a geographic region, the Kickapoo Valley is a community; a collection of people who call the valley their home and love to throw a party. This weekend, the people of the Kickapoo Valley invite you to celebrate their home and heritage at the 7th Annual...
My childhood companions all lived on the south end of Prairie du Chien near Fort Crawford Medical Museum. We felt the mysterious lure of history as we walked past its front porch windows, through which the primitive instruments of 18th century medicine could be...
Traveling in the back seat of a 1963 yellow Corvair provided a whole different perspective of Driftless Wisconsin. Winding north along Highway 27, skimming the top of the world like an amusement ride, the landscapes visible from the depths of the back seat flew by...
In Driftless Wisconsin, you can begin to understand the power of water; of glacial meltwater and rivers that have shaped our home over thousands of years since the Wisconsin Glacier stopped short of our corner of the state some 10,000 years ago. North and east of the...
