Poignancy seeps into Wisconsin’s beauty when its weather confounds. Water leaks through lacy ice, sap runs early and that gorgeous carpet of snow, laid out thick with anticipation just weeks ago, shrinks back with a level of insecurity we don’t normally see here in the unabashed Midwest. All of our snowmobile trails are closed and [...]
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Summer storms
Summer lovin’ had me a blast
Turns out we were a smidge too late for the Sunflower Festival at Bergsbaken Farms this year, but we had one of those summer-perfect, Wisconsin-classic, is-this-a-great-state-or-what days anyway. We started our Saturday with the Cheesehead 5K (which was so fun it deserves its own post). Then we hit the Appleton Farmer's Market, headed Up North [...]
Winter weekends in Wisconsin
Milking fish — a Guest Post by Bob
Editor's Note: Wisconsin is not just the dairy capital of the world, it is also one of the best sources for walleye. None of that happens by accident. I think Wisconsin should also be known as the hard work capital of the universe, and the ingenuity capital of the world. Today's guest blog is by [...]