Riding the Pecatonica State Trail
By Dena Nechkash Since I started working with the Belmont Tourism group, I’ve heard more and more about the Pecatonica State Trail, but I hadn’t spent much time on it. When I lived in Belmont several years ago, I would walk a mile or…
Rural Electrification
The village of Boaz was recently in the news for an Alliant Energy project establishing a microgrid to improve the reliability of power to this small community in the event of an outage or service interruption. Boaz is known for its electrical history. After…
Ice Hiking in Vernon County
By Dena Nechkash Sometimes it is easier to just stay at home in winter, where it’s warm and familiar. But then sometimes your system needs to be recharged, shocked into action. Winter is only cold and unbearable if you make it so. Wearing the…
Big Springs
By Dena Nechkash With no signs along the highway or any clues to its existence, it’s no wonder that Big Springs has remained a hidden gem for so long! Tucked away in a rural valley in Iowa County, near Highland, Wis., is a small…
Great Fall Color
By Dee Nechkash While we hoped the fall color would trickle in this year, showing itself over the first few weeks of October, most of Southwest Wisconsin has remained green in the warm, wet autumn conditions. Until now. I thought maybe it was a…
Take the Scenic Route
By Dee Nechkash Maybe you’ve seen the brown “Rustic Road” sign and didn’t quite know what it meant, or saw it and told yourself you’d give it a try some other day when you had more time. These little gems scattered all across Wisconsin…
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