Spring on the Prairie
Spring took its time in coming to Wisconsin this year, and when it arrived the rain clouds seemed to hang overhead for weeks at a time. All that water had to make something grow eventually, though, and...
View ArticleSummer on the Lake
Summers are fleeting but beautiful on Lake Superior. These photos come from a weekend camping trip to Chequamegon Bay and Madeline Island. The island, known as Moningwunakaauning in the Ojibwe...
View ArticleRemove Prairie du Chien’s Confederate Memorial
Note: This is a repost of my opinion letter printed in the June 10, 2020, Courier Press. The memorial sits in a federal cemetery managed by the National Cemetery Administration, which opposes any...
View ArticleStages of Spring, 2020
While shops, schools, and museums shut down for safety from March to May amid the COVID-19 Pandemic, the woods of Driftless Wisconsin came alive in their usual burst of spring color. This photo gallery...
View ArticleWisconsin Prickly Pear Cactus
Wisconsin is better known for trees, cows, and snow than for cactus. Even so, multiple species of prickly pears have a native range extending to the Upper Midwest. The cacti are not abundant, but they...
View ArticleComet Photos & Other Nighttime Diversions
Comet C/2020 F3 NEOWISE, discovered only a few months ago, is now putting on a marvelous show in the northern sky. I went out last week with a 55mm F1.8 lens to capture some obligatory comet photos and...
View ArticleBuy a Map to Support the Crawford Stewardship Project
The Driftless Slope Map that I created in 2013 is now available for sale from the nonprofit Crawford Stewardship Project. Both posters and postcards are available. Purchases support environmental...
View ArticleMarquette and Jolliet: 350 Years of Changing Evaluations
Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet are celebrities of Midwestern history. Cities and schools are named in their honor and their likenesses appear in art and architecture around the United States. This...
View ArticleWinter on the Mississippi River
It has been an exceptionally mild winter on the Upper Mississippi River in 2024, with little snow and average temperatures above freezing for much of the past month. It was a different story a year...
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