An innovation window opened between 1910 and 1930; between old style barns, then still (and forever) in use, and the agri-revolution style houses containing rows and rows of milking machines. For a time, Dairy Farmers built big round barns because they were following a sensible trend in crop production, timeContinue Reading
What’s your story? I was born in New York, to newly immigrant German parents. I was raised in Beloit, Wisconsin, mostly by a single mother – in the 1970’s – a time when it was difficult to be a divorcee. My brother and I had a lot of time onContinue Reading
Trying to guess how they’ll get back to the original tune… or fire logs… or something. But that’s Jazz. It’s malleable and it too, can occasionally melt your face off. The Joe Policastro Trio started their set with “The Jet’s Song” from West Side Story. Then they did “Take OnContinue Reading
Where Art & Nature Meet – Spring Green has it all! Spring Green and the River Valley are special in many ways. Escaped the last great Ice Age, our visitors experience a landscape like no other in the Upper Midwest. With picturesque rolling hills and bluffs overlooking scenic WisconsinContinue Reading
Carl’s earliest memory of being in a canoe was on the Sugar River, near Brodhead Wisconsin sitting on the bottom of his family’s first canoe, just a little in front of his Dad, who was paddling stern. his brother was in front of the center thwart and Mom was paddlingContinue Reading
Join Us! 2024 is almost over but a new year is just around the corner. Let’s celebrate in style with Violet Palms and Sugar Mama and the Rent Check. We’ll rock the house and dance the night away. No cover, but donations for the band are encouraged. When:December 31, 2024-JanuaryContinue Reading
Join us the fourth Friday of every month for a night of Karaoke at Slowpoke. Janna Johnson hosts this night for the community to come together in song. Take a chance and come up on stage, or just cheer on your friends. We’ll get started around 8:00, and go untilContinue Reading
Monthly Acoustic and Bluegrass Jams return! All the cool cats will be there. When:Second Saturday of each month1:00pm – 3:00pm Where:Spring Green General Store Albany Street, Spring Green, WI 53588 Continue Reading
Alex Jordan’s awesome retreat built atop a chimney of rock opened to the public in 1960. The retreat was only the beginning. Alex used to explain his sprawling creation of collections, displays and galleries by saying that “one thing just sort of led to another.” On our self-guided tour youContinue Reading
Join Us! The Driftless Revelers formed in the second spring of the first global pandemic of the 21st century, with one ear turned toward the shellac platters and Victrola virtuosos of the early to mid 20th century, and the other ear glued to the soundscapes of the 1960’s & 1970’sContinue Reading