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My wife, Barb, and I recently enjoyed an eight-day Viking River Cruise on the
Danube river, with ports of call in five countries: Hungary, Croatia, Serbia,
Bulgaria, and Romania.
Mt. Horeb in Vernon County Wisconsin, well known for its Scandi Hovian Winter Festival and plethora of unique shops, has a new Chocolatier in town.
A little over three years ago, I wrote a story titled, “Santa, Snowmen, and Jeeps- Oh My!”. It was a story that we shared last month as our throw back Thursday post on our Facebook page.
The timing couldn’t have been better for Hoocąk (Ho-Chunk)/White Earth Ojibwe artist Christopher Sweet, as November is National Native American Heritage month.
With the unofficial end of Summer in the Dells marked by Labor Day, if you went to any number of eating venues, there is a good chance you caught musician Marc LaMere jamming out.
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 Viroqua Chamber Main Street is thrilled to announce The Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) recognized Viroqua for three Wisconsin Main Street Awards at the 32nd Wisconsin Main Street Awards ceremony.
An offshoot of Fermentation Fest and the Farm/Art Dtour in Sauk County, the Native American Arts Marketplace featured authentic Native art, crafts, storytelling, and food over the first two weekends of this month.
Back in October of 2020, I had published a story titled “WilloWood Inn: A special place in the Baraboo range”. The WilloWood Inn was purchased by Angie Lowe and her husband Aaron in February of 2018, and Angie has put in a considerable amount of time and hard work with the help of her family to improve the Inn.
Back in June of 2019, I had a profound interview with Eddy Nix, owner of Driftless Books and Music in Viroqua, Wisconsin. I titled the article, “A book and music mecca in the Driftless, with a dash of history”.
Back in March of this year, Stacey Roou (with the help of her husband and musician Lou Shields), set up her shop Driftless Artifacts inside the Viroqua Public Market. Roou’s shop is a walk back in time, featuring vintage clothing from the turn of the century through the ‘90s.
