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The ritual was always the same. He would kick me out of bed at 4 am. Mom would have poached eggs over toast for us ready on the table. We would discuss where we were going and any things of interest in the area. We would examine our rods and reels for wear. The first spinner of the day was tied on at the table to assure the knot was true in the light. Tying on a lure in the dark on stream many times was a recipe for disaster.
Continuing a legacy, Hillsboro resident Paul Knower’s company METCO celebrated forty years in business last week. METCO is a single-source petroleum contractor for the installation, service, and environmental consulting of all types of fuel system applications.
Originally a working dairy farm until the late 60’s early 70’s, Rick Sebranek, his wife Amy, and daughters Emma and Kaitlyn, continue a legacy on their farm located just a few miles Northwest of Hillsboro, Wisconsin.
In the past couple years, streams and creeks throughout the Driftless region in Southwestern Wisconsin have been reshaped and seen bank erosion due to severe storms and more than average flooding.
With the worst flooding hitting the Driftless last summer, conservationists are beginning restoration efforts that are crucial to the health and management of the area’s waters. Read more at DriftlessNow.com
While the Driftless area has no lack of amazing and beautiful scenery, flora, fauna and a rich diverse culture, there are as many unique small businesses as well.
In digging in deeper to the endless very cool stores and shops on my weekly travels, I continued to hear about a store that many told me I had to do a short story on, Driftless Books and Music in Viroqua, Wisconsin and its owner Eddy Nix.
Since the ground breaking last year, the new hospital and clinics being constructed in Hillsboro, Wisconsin is taking shape. Driftless Now toured the construction site on June 27th, and got a glimpse of all the progress inside and out while a summer storm was rolling in.
On Wednesday June 26th, two waves of employees called the ‘Cash Mob” from the Main branch of the Royal Bank in Elroy, Wisconsin, paid a visit to the ‘Guys and Gals’ salon.
The ‘Cash Mob’, is a community relations initiative started back in 2015 by Assistant Vice-president of Brand Development, Natalie Adams.
Tucked away in a breathtaking deep valley, that could arguably look like topography in Norway, is a historically rich gem of the Driftless region.
The Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center located just outside of Coon Valley, Wisconsin, despite continued work to restore flood damage from last year, held their 36th annual Midsummer Fest. Midsummer is the second most important yearly celebration in Norway.
Set to displace 25 veterans of the United States Armed Forces, the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) is scheduled Sept 30, 2019 to permanently close down the Veterans Housing and Recovery Program (VHRP) located at the Wisconsin Veterans Home in King, WI.
If you ever have traveled Hwy. 14 between Lone Rock and Spring Green, Wisconsin, you might have passed by a sight that was sure to crank your neck.
With stray and unwanted animals continuing to be an epidemic across the nation, the Driftless area is not immune. But the Driftless Humane Society works day in day out helping rehome animals that have just as much right to live as humans do.
“Protect us”. This was the consensus of Monroe County citizens as they faced their County Board in a zoning hearing on June 17, that saw over thirty people exercising that right. Citizens came to request that a moratorium on nonmetallic mining be on the agenda.
