I've noticed that most people who enjoy birdwatching or gardening tend to observe their own national holiday every year, and that is the retur…
Hello gentle readers! This seems to be gardening week at our place and my person, Peg, is outside doing things with seeds and plants and bark.…
The yellow-bellied sapsucker is a member of the woodpecker family and is the most migratory of all woodpecker species. It winters in the south…
The Park Falls Farmers Market will return on June 3, held each Wednesday from 2-5:15 p.m. in the parking lot of Christ the Servant Church loca…
It was with great excitement that my family loaded up the car to head north every Saturday night through the summer months to ABC Raceway in A…
Ratchet straps, paddles, life jackets, and cameras were flying everywhere as I rushed to unload my kayak from my car and get it to the lake. N…
RHINELANDER, Wis. (AP) — Two days after a country music festival in northern Wisconsin got the green light to hold four days of concerts expec…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed as moot a lawsuit that argued Gov. Tony Evers' "safer at home" order w…
We have a four-year-old. So dinosaurs are currently a really big deal in our house. Styracosaurus, Ankylosaurus, and Parasaurolophus (and yes,…
This is a photo of my uncle Johnny, my dad’s oldest brother. When he was shipped home after WWII he and some pals did some exploring in New Yo…
Is it partly sunny or partly cloudy? If my fading memory serves me right, it seems that the majority of the past Memorial Day weekends have be…
Sue Kartman was taking a walk around her property on Sailor Creek Flowage May 8 with her camera in hand when suddenly, guess what she saw peek…
We all have companions, human or otherwise, that help us get through our days. Those people or things that make our life easier and more enjoy…
Everyone makes mistakes, right?
The Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest is open for dispersed camping and campfires, although campfire restrictions remain in place on Langlad…
It is an immutable fact that as we enter adulthood, life becomes more complex. For many, including myself, the progressive addition of respons…
Construction on Highway 13 between Mellen and Park Falls in Ashland County is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, May 26.
If one must work from home, a place like our home office is not such a bad place to be cooped up in for several hours a day. It used to be bed…
Late spring rains and strong winds have kept many procrastinating yard work, but let that first warm, sunny Saturday morning dawn and it sound…
The Park Falls Farmers’ Market will return on June 3, held each Wednesday from 2-5:15 p.m. in the parking lot of Christ the Servant Church loc…
Rose-breasted grosbeaks, ruby-throated hummingbirds, and Baltimore orioles all show up around Mother’s Day in early May just like clockwork. A…
Tourism is top of mind across Wisconsin with Memorial Day weekend unofficially kicking off the summer season. But the coronavirus pandemic has…
For this time at home, I wrote a list of chores that need doing around the house. My thought process was that if the particular job was not co…
May is here and all the wild creatures are trying to get on with the business of raising families despite the continued cold temperatures. Aro…
Over the past few sunny days, my anxiety levels have been rising. Oh, there’s the global pandemic to worry about for sure, but that’s not why …
Electrofishing captures the public imagination more than any other DNR activity. There’s plenty of reason for intrigue. Very few people get an…
At 5 a.m., the lights are on in the kitchen at Phillips High School, and a staff of five women is already hustling to prepare 974 meals to fee…
What-if thinking is usually counterproductive. Most of the “what ifs” we think about never happen. A good thing that, especially if one is the…
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