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  • Driftless Thursday: Deer

    In my last DT post (Who’s Watching Whom), I mentioned that the estimated deer population in Wisconsin is 1.825 million. That’s a lot of deer, and a lot of them seem to not only live in our valley but love… Continue reading

    Driftless Thursday: Deer
  • Driftless Thursday: Birds

    As if my love of the Driftless Area isn’t obvious from my site or my books, I’ve decided to create a series of posts to highlight my little corner of Wisconsin. I’m calling it #DriftlessThursday. All pictures on Driftless Thursdays… Continue reading

    Driftless Thursday: Birds
  • Real “Things” in Driftless Spirits

    Driftless Spirits is a work of fiction, of course, but I like to sprinkle historical events, lore and even items in my writing that exist in real life. This post tries to capture links to those things in case you’d… Continue reading

    Real “Things” in Driftless Spirits
  • The Real Casten House (Sort of)

    Casten House is a very important place in Casten’s Horn. The little yellow house sits on a large lot, across the street from the Old Schoolhouse Diner. The house is in the Queen Anne style, yet humble. It has curved… Continue reading

    The Real Casten House (Sort of)