Woodland Ways
Today I cam across a flyer for a very interesting event happening this Sunday , August 14th, at Dillman’s Resort in Lac du Flambeau (a simply beautiful setting!): Woodland Ways: 3rd Annual Benefit for Northwoods...
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The ice road cometh… but not quite yet!
The ice road from Bayfield to Madeline Island is not quite ready yet. The snow has been insulating the ice making the ice not yet stable enough car travel. They are hoping the upcoming cold weather will help solidify the ice....
Read More“To the Hunt” documents Wisconsin Deer Camp Tradition
November marks the return of the annual Wisconsin tradition of the deer hunt. For ten days in mid November, generations of Wisconsinites have kept the tradition alive of heading out to the deer camp in search of the white tail...
Read MoreCivil War Item Roll Call in Marathon County
The Woodson History Center (home of the Marathon County Historical Society) in Wausau is still filled with scaffolding, paint brushes and ladders. But the inaugural exhibit commemorating the Civil War Sesquicentennial for this...
Read More“Raise The Mast Of The Island Past On Madeline!”
It always amazes me when folks walk through museums or by historic areas and ask “I wonder what…”, yet they never take the time to solve the mysteries at hand. Always ask the docent… especially Margrette...
Read MoreWashburn & Bayfield for One
It isn’t often that I am given the chance to head out and explore Wisconsin as a solo act- but this past week I headed to Washburn and Bayfield sans co-pilots. I arrived in Washburn at about 11:30 and decided to begin the...
Read MoreNorthwoods cabin features contemporary design
Jay DeWitt wanted a rustic timber frame cabin on his parcel of land on Sand Lake near Cumberland, WI. But what evolved during the design process was not a rustic northwoods getaway, but a modernist dwelling with a warm and...
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