Ideas and information about living your best life Up North
Northwestern Wisconsin is currently in a severe drought zone and one quick look at the environment will tell you all you need to know. Lake levels are low, so low that some lakes have exposed lake bed at the “shoreline”. Worse yet is the fact that some lakeshore owners are unable to dock their boats at …
The last month has been full of activity for us! The onset of summer brings more people to the area and that means a lot more contact with property owners and potential buyers for us. We love it! It’s a feast and famine business, like many others and we could always use more horses when …
It seems that summer is going to fall into our laps overnight, after a long stretch of cold and miserable weather. We were very grateful for the 3 inches of rain that fell last week. Our lake levels have risen a bit and at this point, every bit counts! But we are equally grateful for …
Today’s fishing opener has brought scads of traffic to the area. The roads are full of traffic and the boat landings at the major fishing lakes are full of trucks and boat trailers. We thought the restaurants would be crowded last night after witnessing the increased traffic levels, but not so. The fishing folk must …
If you’re looking for some mid-winter fun while you’re at the cabin this weekend, there are a few events you might want to check out. Feb. 6: Fort Folle Avoine – Family Fun Day – 10am-4pm. Forts Folle Avoine Historical Park is located on 80 wooded acres along the Yellow River near Danbury, Wisconsin. The park …
We are under a winter weather advisory today until 4pm. Light snow is supposed to fall all day. You should be able to get around on the roads if you take it easy and slow down a bit. The good news is the snow has freshened the whole world and it’s white, bright and beautiful!
For those of you coming Up North for the weekend, keep an eye on the weather. At this point, we are under a Winter Weather Watch, with freezing rain, ice and snow accumulations that are supposed to stretch throughout the weekend. I don’t like dangerous weather, but I am glad that we are in line …
I’m sure the Christmas snowstorm took a little “Ho, Ho, Ho” out of some Christmas plans and put a bunch of “Heave, Ho” in. Even so, we were able to take the whole family across the county on Christmas Eve in two trucks – gifts, food and wine, car seats, high chair, diaper bag, 8 people and …
Is it just me or is everyone “extra special happy” this year? Everywhere I turn, the spirit seems to be extra special giving, extra special smiling, extra special gracious. I love it! In a year, where we have all become numb to hearing how bad things have gotten, it’s so uplifting to see that people …
