Most people could probably identify a monarch butterfly. And, I suspect that most people are aware of the dwindling population of monarchs and of the current efforts to reverse that trend. But, did you know that monarchs are the only…
Glacier National Park Trip: Part 2 At the end of Part 1, Riding the rails, I included a picture my wife took of me staring out the window of the Empire Builder, camera in hand, watching the countryside pass by. …
Glacier National Park Trip: Part 1 It's difficult for me to imagine a time when most work was done by hand or by horse. Then came the advent of steam. Then came the railroads. The quest to build a railroad…
Last summer I wrote a post about Flag Day. It was the result of a trip to Washington, DC, a place where it's impossible not to notice flags, especially the American flag. After that trip it seemed like I was…
When I'm heading up north in the summer, I'm not usually thinking of colors. If I were asked to, however, the colors that would probably come to mind are green for the trees, blue for the summer sky, and maybe…
If you've ever been to the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union on the shores of Lake Mendota in Madison, you've probably seen those iconic chairs on the terrace. There they are: yellow, orange and green! They're known as Sunburst Chairs…
I've written before about the Lions Club Fly-in Fish Boil that's held every year on Washington Island. The last time, however, I wrote mostly about the "fly-in" aspect of the event. It's difficult not to be fascinated by all of…
If you're not a sailor, the usual route to Rock Island starts with a drive north on Wisconsin Highway 42 to the tip of the Door County peninsula. There you can take a car ferry from Northport to Washington Island. …
Fields were filled with cars. Tractors were pulling wagon loads of people. This was not an ordinary day on the farm. In fact, it was the annual Dane County Breakfast on the Farm. This year it was held on the…