Dispatches from The Wild: On Writing, Trail Work, And Falling in Love with The Challenge
Nature and writing have a long history. Rebekah Morrisson is following in that tradition building worlds with her words and ...
The Welcome Oak
Many of us have an affinity for certain trees. For Robert Root, it’s an oak that welcomed him to a ...
Encounter With A Mother Bear
No one wants to have an encounter with a bear – well most of us anyway. But a run in ...
Wisconsin 101: Lifesaving Medal For The Rescue Of The Tanner
Wisconsin has more than 800 miles of Great Lakes shoreline. Since the early 19th century, Wisconsin’s maritime communities have routinely ...
River Water: One Man’s Lifelong Connection To The River
There’s something about particular landscapes that can really get into your soul. For Ed Erdmann, it’s the Mississippi. He’s spent ...
A Walk In The Milwaukee Woods
A beautiful spring day can feel like the last day of school when you’re a kid – an unbelievable release ...
Sauk City’s Plastics Recycling Pioneer
Elise Moser first heard the name Milly Zantow at a conference and was surprised to learn that the driving force ...
Jim Lovell’s Wisconsin Roots
Growing up in the 1960s meant idolizing United States astronauts. In elementary school, we made scrapbooks of the Mercury 7 ...
Wisconsin Spring Means Crocuses In Snow
Sometime around Easter, the cherry trees lining both sides of my mother’s street in Maryland create a gauzy cathedral, easing ...
Let The Chips Fall
When the snow is mostly gone and the days start to feel longer, there’s one part of winter that tends ...
The News From Lake Hallie
The lake in Lake Hallie is narrow and shallow but not without its excitement… especially when the ice freezes. Patti ...
Wisconsin 101: The Le Maire Sundial Compass Was 18th Century GPS
The Le Maire sundial compass was the mid-18th century equivalent to today’s GPS. It was found near Green Bay in ...
Fire On Ice
There are many things to enjoy about a frozen lake. For Patti See, it’s a bonfire built, improbably, on the ...
La Crosse’s Public Library Has Added Seeds To Its Collection
Roman orator Cicero said, “If you have a garden and library, you have everything you need.” La Crosse librarian and ...
Winter On The Edge Of The World
Wisconsin winters are known for being cold and harsh. But John Gurda reminds us of the 19th century settlers who ...