What is your best childhood memory? I remember spending a lot of time in our tall pine windbreak. I would climb as high as I could – as a seven or eight year old – something like 5 or 6 stories high and just gaze at the landscape. This isContinue Reading
By Aspen – When I googled “vegan restaurants near me” and the Cheeze Factory Restaurant in Baraboo came up, I dismissed it as a mistake, or maybe Wisconsin’s way of telling me to get real. I’d recently gone from vegetarian to vegan and found my options for eating out narrowedContinue Reading
By Rick Pedersen – Before the Internet, families used road trips down back roads to discover hidden gems in the country. Families piled into the station wagon on the weekend and went for a drive in the country to visit relatives or maybe to go for a ride and seeContinue Reading
What’s your preference when it comes to your favorite carbonated beverage? Everyone seems to have their preference, but more and more, folks are realizing the benefit of aluminum cans for beverages. One of the most frequent question we get from customers lately is, “Why did you change to cans? WeContinue Reading
An Interview with Ron Miller, Epic Inkjets“People of the Driftless” Now Serving The Driftless Area! Tell us about what you do for work or your business, and how long have you been doing this?Originally met the owner of Epic Inkjets through a mutual friend. We started to work together aContinue Reading
The Susie Show So, what’s your story? How long have you been here in the Driftless, Were you born in the Driftless, What keeps you here in the Driftless? I was born and raised in Chicago and moved to Wisconsin in 1988. My sister had moved to WI earlyContinue Reading
Where were you born Michael?I was born in Chicago, Illinois Where did you go to school?I went to school in Las Vegas until part-way through fifth grade, and from the rest of fifth grade on, I went to school here in Richland Center. Wait, let me get this straight. YouContinue Reading
By Joy Miller – As Driftless farmers, Rufus and I have the pleasure of meeting the creative chefs who turn our ingredients into full flavored compositions. I met Cindy Curtes and Tasha Peterson, owners of the Sunn Cafe, during an employee wellness fair at Duluth Trading Company in Mt. Horeb,Continue Reading
By Marilu Miller – The store itself had humble beginnings – friends pooling their resources to buy frozen bakery items from Riches Bakery. A favorite item was the cinnamon rolls, they were huge and oh, so very delicious! From there it just grew and mushroomed after they had a chanceContinue Reading
By Marilu Miller – Once again, our wonderful Publisher Dion, approached me and said, “I would like you to speak with Jerry Bower.” Okay. “You mean, Dr. Bower who taught History at the Richland Center Campus? This is going to be fun!” Well, that got me a bit of aContinue Reading
An Interview with Teri and Marty Richards – Ridge & Valley Tours When I was asked to do an interview with Marty and Teri Richards about their new business, I was excited to do it. I have known Marty and Teri and their family for many years. I have evenContinue Reading
An Interview with Wendy Burkholder and Tammy Morga – Apple’licious Pie Depot“People of the Driftless” Tell us about what you do for work or your business, and how long have you been doing this? We are a family owned bakery and started the business in 1995. This is our 25thContinue Reading
Discover it Here…The Richland Area is ready for you to find what you are looking for! If it is the unspoiled natural beauty, scenic views, friendly people, unique experiences, or all of the above you will find it here. Whether you are seeking a serene relaxing getaway or jaw droppingContinue Reading
By Marilu Miller – Interview with Norbert and Susan Calnin – Candlewood Cabins I have known who Norbert and Susan Calnin are for many of the years that they lived here in the Driftless. When asked to do this interview, I was interested to not only learn about their business,Continue Reading
The development of Richland Center as an agricultural support community and retail trade center is reflected in its fine architectural heritage. Buildings dating from as early as the mid-1850s and 1860s still remain in the city. The greatest wealth and diversity shown in the city’s architecture dates from the lateContinue Reading
So, what’s your story? Where were you born? How long have you been here in the Driftless, What keeps you here? Myself, and our two co-head brewers, were all born and raised in the Driftless within 30 miles of where we work and live now in Decorah, IA. What personallyContinue Reading
By Erica Howe – Suzie Howe“People of the Driftless” The Driftless Area is home to a varied population. It is hard to find any one person who embodies all that this area stands for, but we may have come close with Suzie Howe. Suzie was not born in the DriftlessContinue Reading
By Darren Bush – I was on a back-road just north and east of Viroqua. The name of the road is unimportant, since it’s one of a hundred similar roads in Vernon County. They’re often lined with big white houses and laundry flapping in the wind. No power lines stretchContinue Reading
About Driftless Music Gardens Driftless Music Gardens was born out of our love of people, music, and art. Our vision is to enrich the Driftless region with these gifts in a setting that heightens their potential through exceptional natural scenery, environmentally sound and organic practices, and some of the bestContinue Reading