Where does the ‘Driftless Area’ get its name? The history, boundaries of the southwest Wisconsin region
As people enter the Driftless Area of southwestern Wisconsin, they're transported from a relatively flat region to a sudden maze ...
Human Powered: Preserving Stories From Wisconsin’s Floods
In recent years, Wisconsin's Driftless Region has experienced some of the most severe flooding in its history. The new podcast from ...
Musician Lou Shields Embraces Driftless Region, Sounds Of The Past
Musician and artist Lou Shields is much like the old school troubadours he sounds like. With his scraggly hair, work-jeans ...
Kayaking The Mississippi Backwaters
As Maureen McCollum begins her new journey as the producer of Wisconsin Life, we thought it'd be fun to revisit ...
Farmer Finds Niche That Has Him Tending Crops All Year Round
Driving through Crawford County, Wisconsin you almost need to be lost in order to find Star Valley with a population ...
Claw Foot Tub
They say that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Responding to an ad for an old tub, writer Nickolas ...
Foraging For Watercress In Wisconsin’s Driftless Region
Carpets of watercress cover many Wisconsin streams and springs in the spring. The tender green leaves are a bright and ...
Driftless Fish Fry
Today is Good Friday, and the last Lenten fish fry of the season. Commentator Krista Eastman remembers fish fry Fridays ...
White Pine
The smell of fresh-cut pine is all around at this time of year at stands selling Christmas trees, and deep ...