Summer trout fishing in 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...

Snowflake Ski Jumping Tournament

These are the options for competitors at the 89th Annual Snowflake Ski Jumping Tournament to be held near Westby on February 3 – 4. The tournament will attract some of the best jumpers in the world to this 118-meter hill nestled in Timber Coulee. And given the...

Cruising Driftless Wisconsin

My wife and I were invited by her sister and brother-in-law to tour the back roads of Vernon County north of Viroqua. I was riding shotgun, which involves the strenuous duty of returning the waves of admiring spectators. If there’s a better way to experience the...

A Road Trip through Amish Country

A road trip through Driftless Wisconsin represents a casual excursion of discovery. On this particular day, I set out to see some of the northern stretches of Driftless Wisconsin. Even for someone who lives here, every day in Driftless Wisconsin is an adventure.I...

Getting Lost and Finding Apples

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...
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