Honoring our History
It will soon be here. Memorial Day is a day we set aside to honor those U.S. military personnel who served in the armed forces. My father was in the Navy during World War II, serving aboard the USS Crater.…
Amy Laundrie
Celebrating the Queen Bees in Our Lives
I pull off the main street in the Dells onto Bowman Rd. to get a supply of local honey. The “honey guy’s” truck is parked next to a farmer selling flower baskets, perfect Mother’s Day gifts. Honeybees and Mother’s Day…
Echoes of Feathered Friendships
It’s spring, the season of rebirth, and I drive toward Portage’s Tractor Supply with a longing heart. I picture the fluffy ducklings that they sell. I imagine holding them, listening to their soft peeps, and then setting them down so…
Earth Day Fun from your Camp Counselor
“Don’t take this the wrong way, Amy,” a fellow tennis player said to me, “but I just have to tell you.” I brace myself for what she’s going to say. We had just finished a doubles match, and although I’d…
The Unstoppable Bello Nock
I recently visited with the famous Bello Nock, a comic daredevil who’s performing this spring in Lake Delton. Come listen in on our conversation. “My earliest memories of you, Bello, were when I had you as a fourth-grade student at…
Lessons Learned From Rejection
I’m looking at my email and see I got another rejection—this one from a literary agent. Between agents and editors, my total must now be up into the thousands, or at least it feels that way. Several of my fellow…
My Grossly Fascinating Visitors
Credit Casey Butler
Cars Shape a Journey
“Wiggle, wiggle, Daddy.” My sister, brother, and I would call this out while sitting on the bench seat of our Rambler classic 550 station wagon. (The wagon had wing vents for ventilation and an A.M. radio with one speaker up…
Hoping for Spring
The first blooms of spring always make my heart sing.~S. Brown~ Like many of you, spring is the season I most anticipate. I watch for that first blooming crocus; I even enjoy spotting the first dandelion. I pour over photos…
Chilling Adventure in the Land of Ice and Luck
The warmer temperatures mean ice is melting, and anglers, snowmobilers, UTV and ATV drivers, and ice skaters need to check conditions before venturing out. On February 26th, The Wisconsin State Journal reported the Lake Rescue Team rescued an ice skater…