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I met the Lovelys back in 2019 when covering the Vernon County Dairy breakfast at the Dale and Brenda Torgerson Farm. While the Lovelys were performing, I stood for a while listening to them sing. There was something about them singing together that just made me feel good and smile.
The Bad Axe, a beautiful river but with a sad and violent history.
On top of a bluff overlooking the majestic Mississippi river, in Eastman, Wisconsin, sits one of the more unique bed and breakfasts I have come across in my travels.
Ever taken a drive down US Highway 14 in the Driftless? If you have, and driven the stretch between Mazomanie and Black Earth Wisconsin, you undoubtedly passed a unique and iconic establishment called Rookies Food and Spirits.
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.
Urban living, rural living. It is a personal choice that may carry few or many personal reasons.
When people stop by our farm on their way to Wildcat Mountain State Park or the Kickapoo Valley Reserve, they are often in awe of the beauty.
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.
“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.”
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.
The night sky, a truly amazing experience for anyone able to find a place to star gaze with limited to no light, man made of course, to spoil it.
