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The Wisconsin Driftless Area is known as a mecca for artists. With many markets held throughout, the amount of original art you can find seems endless.
The Village of Mazomanie, originally built as a small railroad town in 1857, is one of those places that make you feel like you are stepping back in time.
Every musician has a story, as we all do. It’s interesting to learn where they came from, about their childhood, and what led them to become a musician.
“So, this is my boyfriend's family farm, and his family started it back in 1865,” said Emily Matzke.
A sixth-generation farm in Sauk City, Wisconsin, Emily shared, “this very land that we're sitting on, is the initial plot of land that my boyfriend Avery’s family the Elsings have farmed.”
As an art lover, you may be constantly on the lookout for new and exciting talent to discover. Emerging artists are often the driving force behind fresh and innovative works of art, and supporting them can be a rewarding experience for both the artist and the patron.
Poised along the 400 Trail with the communities of Elroy, Union Center, Wonewoc, and Reedsburg, La Valle located in Sauk county Wisconsin, welcomed trail anniversary bicycle riders with open arms.
On May 5th, a couple hundred people gathered in Burns Park across the street from the Ni Tani Hocira (Three Rivers House) Hoocąk (Ho-Chunk) Nation La Crosse Branch Office in La Crosse, Wisconsin, for the second annual Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) 5k run/walk.
When thinking about history preservation, an archeologist may come to most people’s minds. But Jim Winter of Platteville, Wisconsin, and a journalist by trade, has taken the road less traveled when it comes to preserving history.
Life is full of lessons. Some easy and some hard. Some happy and some sad. One of the hardest is learning about the circle of life.
Meet Owen Louis, an ambitious and determined 9-year-old on a mission. Now I know the title is a bit off from the ordinary cliché of ‘It takes a village to raise a child’, but bear with me.
The two met in upstate New York in the Adirondacks through an internship with the Student Conservation Association (SCA) in 2012. Both were right out of college with no real job prospects at the time.
