Picnicking In The Driftless Region’s Parks

Driftless Wisconsin, Recreation & Outdoors

When craving the solace of the outdoors, with enough room to breathe and keep a social distance, the Driftless can offer you the outdoor fun you love with the space you need. Be sure to check ahead for park hours. Look forward to your future vacation in Southwest...

Enjoying the Nature of the Driftless

Driftless Wisconsin, Recreation & Outdoors

When craving the solace of the outdoors, with enough room to breathe and keep a social distance, the state parks and reserves of the Driftless can offer you the outdoor recreation in nature you love with the space you need. Be sure to check ahead to see if offered...

Driftless Dark Skies: Preserving the Night

Driftless Wisconsin

I am happy to be celebrating four years of writing for The Voice and encouraging folks to go outside at night, look up, and be awed by the view of our home in the Solar System, Milky Way, and Cosmos. Unfortunately, we are losing what we love. Our artificial lights are...

Driftless Dark Skies: Planets Arcing across the Sky

Driftless Wisconsin

Unless Betelgeuse goes supernova in the next four months, I think I will be remembering 2018 as the year the planets were so amazing in the evening sky. And there will be a dramatic finale in the skies over the Driftless Area this month. All you need is a clear view...

Driftless Dark Skies: Fire in the Sky

Driftless Wisconsin

In the summer of his 27th year, John Denver was camping above the tree line outside Aspen CO when he was awed by the sight of Perseid meteors streaking across the sky. The experience inspired him to write “Rocky Mountain High”: “I’ve seen it rainin’ fire...