There are no interstate highways in Driftless Wisconsin, which is to say the roads allow a leisurely pace with frequent stops along the way to admire the landscape; secluded valleys with richly forested hillsides and ridge-top vistas that beg for...

Rivers set the pace of river towns. I remember as a child waking up to the smell of bacon, the sound of the morning news on local radio, and the booming voice of Ruth Downing.   Ruth remains to this day...

Crawford County is one of Wisconsin’s least populated counties, and for that reason, one of its most tranquil.  The people of Crawford County live here in part for that reason, a place you can work the fields or...

Their stoic faces and austere surroundings brought to mind the rugged character of frontier life.  It’s not unlike the image brought to life at Skumsrud Heritage Farm in Coon Valley, the site of the